Congressional Directory for the 116th Congress (2019-2020), July 2020.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Republican, of Maryville, TN; born in Maryville,
July 3, 1940; only Tennessean ever popularly elected both Governor and
U.S. Senator; 2008 general election vote total of 1,579,477 is the
largest ever received by a statewide candidate; in October 2019, will
have served more combined years (24 years, 9 months) as Governor and
U.S. Senator than any other Tennessean; education: graduated with honors
in Latin American history, Phi Beta Kappa, Vanderbilt University; New
York University Law School; served as Law Review editor; professional:
clerk to Judge John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans;
legislative assistant to Senator Howard Baker (R-TN), 1967; staff
assistant to Bryce Harlow, counselor to President Nixon, 1969; manager
of Winfield Dunn's general election campaign, 1970; president,
University of Tennessee, 1988-91; co-founded Nashville's Dearborn &
Ewing law firm, 1972, and two successful businesses: Blackberry Farm,
Inc., 1976, and Corporate Child Care Inc., 1987, which merged with
Bright Horizons, becoming the largest provider of worksite day care;
public service: Republican nominee for Governor of Tennessee, 1974;
Governor of Tennessee, 1979-87; chairman of the National Governors
Association, 1985-86; chairman, President Reagan's Commission on
Americans Outdoors, 1986; U.S. Secretary of Education under President
George H.W. Bush, 1991-93; candidate for President of the United States,
1995-96 and 1999-2000; professor of practice in public service,
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, 2001-02; community service:
chairman, Salvation Army Red Shield Family Initiative; chairman, Museum
of Appalachia in Norris, TN; received Tennessee Conservation League
Conservationist of the Year Award; family: married to Honey Alexander;
four children; nine grandchildren; chair, Senate Republican Conference,
2007-12; committees: chair, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions;
Appropriations; Energy and Natural Resources; Rules and Administration;
elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 2002; reelected to each
succeeding Senate term.
Office Listings
https://alexander.senate.gov https://facebook.com/senatorlamaralexander
twitter: @SenAlexander
455 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC (202) 224-4944
20510.................................................
Chief of Staff.--David Cleary. FAX: 228-3398
Legislative Director.--Lindsay Garcia.
Counsel.--Allison Martin.
Communications Directors: Ashton Davies, Taylor
Haulsee.
Executive Assistant / Scheduler.--Sarah Fairchild.
3322 West End Avenue, Suite 120, Nashville, TN 37203.. (615) 736-5129
Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, 800 Market (865) 545-4253
Street, Suite 112, Knoxville, TN 37902................
Federal Building, 167 North Main Street, Suite 1068, (901) 544-4224
Memphis, TN 38103.....................................
111 Murray Guard Drive, Suite D, Jackson, TN 38305.... (731) 664-0289
Joel E. Solomon Federal Building, 900 Georgia Avenue, (423) 752-5337
Suite 260, Chattanooga, TN 37402......................
Tri-Cities Regional Airport, Terminal Building, P.O. (423) 325-6240
Box 1113, 2525 Highway 75, Suite 101, Blountville, TN
37617.................................................