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Phil Gramm
United States Senator from Texas
In office January 3, 1985 – November 30, 2002
Preceded by
John Tower
Succeeded by
John Cornyn
Chair of the Senate Banking Committee
In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001
Preceded by
Paul Sarbanes
Succeeded by
Paul Sarbanes
In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by
Al D'Amato
Succeeded by
Paul Sarbanes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 6th district
In office January 3, 1979 – January 5, 1983
Preceded by
Olin Teague
Succeeded by
Himself[a]
In office February 12, 1983 – January 3, 1985
Preceded by
Himself
Succeeded by
Joe Barton
Personal details
Born
William Philip Gramm
(1942-07-08) July 8, 1942 (age 81) Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.
Gramm questions Fed chairman Alan Greenspan at his renomination hearing Recorded January 26, 2000
William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democrat, Gramm switched to the Republican Party in 1983. Gramm was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1996 Republican Party presidential primaries against eventual nominee Bob Dole.
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William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of Congress. Though he began his...
Governor Rick Perry (1990 Texas Agriculture Commission election), and PhilGramm (1982 U.S. House and 1984 U.S. Senate elections). Since leaving the White...
former United States Senator PhilGramm. Gramm has gained notoriety for her role in the Enron scandal. Wendy Lee Gramm was born in Hawaii and is of Korean...
Senator PhilGramm won re-election to a second term. Hugh Parmer, State Senator and former Mayor of Fort Worth PhilGramm, incumbent U.S. Senator Gramm, a...
Tower decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican PhilGramm won the open seat. Lloyd Doggett, State Senator from Austin since 1975...
Texas was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator PhilGramm won re-election to a third term. Victor Morales, Teacher, Navy veteran...
Women is a 1974 film, directed by Mark L. Lester and partly financed by PhilGramm. A mother (Lieux Dressler) runs a brothel for truckers on the New Mexico...
publisher from New York Lamar Alexander, former Governor of Tennessee PhilGramm, U.S. Senator from Texas Alan Keyes, former U.S. ECOSOC Ambassador from...
general. Among the 1996 Republican Party candidates, both Steve Forbes and PhilGramm proposed the flat tax. During the campaign, Kemp's endorsement was highly...
after Sen. Gramm's objections were overcome. CCH CFMA Guide at 15 (after describing House passage of H.R. 4541 "However, Senator PhilGramm, among others...
against underdog candidates such as the more conservative U.S. Senator PhilGramm of Texas and more centrist U.S. Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania...
during the 97th Congress, but Reagan convinced conservative Democrats like PhilGramm to support the bill. The Act passed the US Congress on August 4, 1981...
Incumbent Assumed office December 2, 2002 Serving with Ted Cruz Preceded by PhilGramm Ranking Member of the Senate Narcotics Caucus In office January 20, 2021 –...
election. Incumbent Republican PhilGramm won re-election to a third term over Democratic Navy veteran Victor Morales. Gramm was easily renominated in the...
also said term limits ought to cover all senators, including Senator PhilGramm (Republican), who had been elected in 1984 and re-elected in 1990. (He...
Tower decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican PhilGramm won the open seat over Democratic State Senator Lloyd Doggett. The Democratic...
resolve and "backbone." During the general election, Doggett's opponent, PhilGramm, leveraged vicious identity-based attacks on Doggett. On one occasion...
there was no reorganization because Senate was out of session. In Texas, PhilGramm (R) resigned November 30, 2002, to give his successor advantageous office...
Incumbent Republican PhilGramm won re-election to a second term, beating Hugh Parmer, State Senator and former Mayor of Fort Worth Gramm, a popular incumbent...
was forced into bankruptcy. Republican Senator PhilGramm, husband of Enron Board member Wendy Gramm and also the second-largest recipient of campaign...
June 15, 1961 – January 3, 1985 Preceded by Bill Blakley Succeeded by PhilGramm Personal details Born John Goodwin Tower (1925-09-29)September 29, 1925...
January 20, 2001 Preceded by PhilGramm Succeeded by PhilGramm In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 Preceded by PhilGramm Succeeded by Richard Shelby...
Packwood. Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jim DeMint. PhilGramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration...
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