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Howard Baker Jr.
Republican · Senate · Tennessee · 1967–1985
Howard Baker Jr. was a Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee, serving 1967–1985. Sponsored 161 bills, 10 of which became law. Cast 7,049 votes and missed 17.1%.
- Years in Congress
- 17
- Bills sponsored
- 161
- Became law
- 10
- Votes missed
- 17.1%
- Born
- 1925
- Died
- 2014
Biography
Howard Henry Baker Jr. was an American politician, diplomat and photographer who served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to the rank of Senate minority leader and then Senate majority leader. A member of the Republican Party, Baker was the first Republican to be elected to the U.S. Senate in Tennessee since the Reconstruction era.
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Terms in office
- Senate, Tennessee1967–1985 · Republican
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Capitol Receipts, “Howard Baker Jr. (R-TN), Senate 1967–1985,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/B000063/howard-baker-jr (accessed 2026-10-15).