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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Senate · Tennessee · 2003–2021
Lamar Alexander was a Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee, serving 2003–2021. Sponsored 179 bills, 10 of which became law. Cast 5,336 votes and missed 5.3%.
- Years in Congress
- 17
- Bills sponsored
- 179
- Became law
- 10
- Votes missed
- 5.3%
- Raised (all campaigns)
- $48.1M
- Born
- 1940
Biography
Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. is an American politician, academic administrator, and attorney who served as a U.S. senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously the 45th governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987 and the 5th United States Secretary of Education under President George H. W. Bush, serving from 1991 to 1993.
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Terms in office
- Senate, Tennessee2003–2021 · Republican
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Capitol Receipts, “Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Senate 2003–2021,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/A000360/lamar-alexander (accessed 2026-10-13).