Member:Senator

Party:Republican

Hometown:Maryville

State:Tennessee

Starting DateJan 07, 2003

Date of Birth:7/3/1940

Place of Birth:Maryville, TN

Bio:Republican, of Nashville, TN; born in Maryville, TN, July 3, 1940; 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; executive assistant to Bryce Harlow, counselor to President Nixon, 1969; President, University of Tennessee, 1988-91; co-director, Empower America, 1994-95; helped found a company that is now the nation's largest provider of worksite day care, Bright Horizons; public service: Republican nominee for Governor of Tennessee, 1974; Governor of Tennessee, 1979-87; U.S. Secretary of Education, 1991-93; community service: chairman, Salvation Army Red Shield Family Initiative; and the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, TN; received Tennessee Conservation League Conservationist of the Year Award; family: married to Honey Alexander; four children; committees: Appropriations; Budget; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 2002.

Washington
455 Dirksen Senate Office Building ,
Washington, District of Columbia 20510
Tel: (202) 224-4944
Fax: (202) 228-3398

District
3322 West End Avenue, Suite 120,
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Tel: (615) 736-5129

District
Howard H. Baker, Jr. U.S. Courthouse; 800 Market Street, Suite 112,
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
Tel: (865) 545-4253

District
Federal Building 167 North Main Street, Suite 1068,
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
Tel: (901) 544-4224

District
Federal Building 109 South Highland Street, Suite B-9,
Jackson, Tennessee 38301
Tel: (731) 423-9344

District
Joel E. Solomon Federal Building 900 Georgia Avenue, Suite 260,
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
Tel: (423) 752-5337

District
Tri-Cities Regional Airport, Terminal Building, Suite 101,
Blountville, Tennessee 37617
Tel: (423) 325-6240