For other people named Andrew Alexander, see Andrew Alexander (disambiguation).
Lamar Alexander
Official portrait, 2017
United States Senator from Tennessee
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by
Fred Thompson
Succeeded by
Bill Hagerty
Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by
Tom Harkin
Succeeded by
Patty Murray
Chair of the Senate Republican Conference
In office December 19, 2007 – January 26, 2012
Leader
Mitch McConnell
Preceded by
Jon Kyl
Succeeded by
John Thune
5th United States Secretary of Education
In office March 22, 1991 – January 20, 1993
President
George H. W. Bush
Deputy
David T. Kearns
Preceded by
Lauro Cavazos
Succeeded by
Richard Riley
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office August 6, 1985 – August 26, 1986
Preceded by
John W. Carlin
Succeeded by
Bill Clinton
45th Governor of Tennessee
In office January 20, 1979 – January 17, 1987
Lieutenant
John Wilder
Preceded by
Ray Blanton
Succeeded by
Ned McWherter
2nd President of the University of Tennessee system
In office 1988–1991
Preceded by
Edward J. Boling
Succeeded by
Joseph E. Johnson
Personal details
Born
Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr.
(1940-07-03) July 3, 1940 (age 83) Maryville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Leslee Buhler
(m. 1969; died 2022)
Children
4
Education
Vanderbilt University (BA) New York University (JD)
Lamar Alexander's voice
Alexander honors former Senator Howard Baker Recorded July 8, 2014
Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987 and the 5th United States Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993, where he helped with the implementation of Education 2000.
Born in Maryville, Tennessee, Alexander graduated from Vanderbilt University and the New York University School of Law. After establishing a legal career in Nashville, Tennessee, Alexander ran for Governor of Tennessee in 1974, but was defeated by Democrat Ray Blanton. Alexander ran for governor again in 1978, and this time defeated his Democratic opponent. He won re-election in 1982 and served as chairman of the National Governors Association from 1985 to 1986.
Alexander served as the president of the University of Tennessee from 1988 until 1991, when he accepted an appointment as Secretary of Education under President George H. W. Bush. Alexander sought the presidential nomination in the 1996 Republican primaries, but withdrew before the Super Tuesday primaries. He sought the nomination again in the 2000 Republican primaries, but dropped out after a poor showing in the Iowa Straw Poll.
In 2002, Alexander was elected to succeed retiring U.S. Senator Fred Thompson. Alexander defeated Congressman Ed Bryant in the Republican primary and democrat Congressman Bob Clement in the general election. He served as Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference from 2007 to 2012 and as chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee from 2015 to 2021. He introduced the Every Student Succeeds Act, which supplanted the No Child Left Behind Act in 2015. On December 17, 2018, Alexander announced that he would not run for a fourth term in the Senate in 2020.
Andrew LamarAlexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2003 to...
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and LamarAlexander. 4% for LamarAlexander, 2% each for Gary Bauer and John Kasich and 1% for Bob Smith. 3% for John Kasich, 2% for LamarAlexander, and...
2018, U.S. Senator LamarAlexander announced that he would not run for a fourth term. When asked about possible successors, Alexander named Hagerty and...
Senator LamarAlexander defeated Democrat Gordon Ball, and was re-elected to a third term in office with 61.9% of the vote against 31.9%. LamarAlexander narrowly...
former Tennessee Governor LamarAlexander, who eventually succeeded Thompson in the Senate two years later. When Alexander dropped out, Thompson endorsed...
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not to seek re-election. Republican LamarAlexander once again ran for governor. In the general election, Alexander defeated Democratic nominee Jake Butcher...
state's senior senator in January 2021 upon the retirement of Senator LamarAlexander. A supporter of the Tea Party movement, Blackburn is a staunch backer...
punish." Following his 2014 re-election, Senate HELP Committee Chairman LamarAlexander (R-TN), who had served as Education Secretary under President George...
Republican LamarAlexander had been re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2008. Alexander sought re-election to a third term. On August 7, 2014, Alexander won the...
policies popularized by Ronald Reagan. Former Governor of Tennessee LamarAlexander had promising showings in the early Iowa and New Hampshire primaries—finishing...
to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican governor LamarAlexander was now qualified to run for re-election because of Tennessee's 1978...
senate elections. Former Governor and U.S. Secretary of Education LamarAlexander was elected in 2002 to succeed retiring senator Fred Thompson. He has...
former Senator Ross Bass. His opponent in the general election was LamarAlexander, who had been a campaign manager for the incumbent, Winfield Dunn (the...
LamarAlexander Rocky Fork State Park (RFSP) is a 2,265 acres (9.17 km2) state park in Unicoi County in East Tennessee. It is situated in the Blue Ridge...
Tennessee. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator LamarAlexander won re-election to a second term. Alexander flipped reliably Democratic Davidson County,...
filed but failed to qualify for the ballot. Three-term Republican LamarAlexander was re-elected in 2014. He announced in December 2018 that he would...
to the Minority Leader: Bob Bennett Republican Conference Chairman: LamarAlexander Republican Conference Vice Chairman: Lisa Murkowski, until September...
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