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Profile of Lamar Alexander


Party: Republican
Born: July 3, 1940, in Knoxville, Tenn
Family: Wife - Leslee 'Honey'; 4 children, Drew, Kathryn, Leslee and Will.
Religion: Presbyterian
Military: None.
Web Site: LamarAlexander.org

    Education:
  • New York University Law School, J.D. (1965)
  • Vanderbilt University, B.A., (1962)
    Professional Experience:
  • 1993-95 Chairman of the Republican Satellite Exchange Network.
  • Founded the Republican Neighborhood Meeting, an hour-long live television show
  • President of University of Tennessee, 1988-1990
  • Founding partner Dearborn & Ewing Law Firm, 1987
  • With wife helped found Corporate Child Care Management Services, Inc., now Bright Horizons Family Solutions, which now employs 15,000 people
  • Author of 4 books on Tennessee/Politics/Life
    Political Experience:
  • Co-director of Empower America, a conservative advocacy group
  • Secretary of Department of Education, 1991-1993
  • Chairman, National Governors Association, 1985-1986
  • Governor of Tennessee 1979-1987
  • Ran for Republican Presidential nomination, 1996
Sources:
Jeff Rushing, Comparing the Candidates

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Lamar Alexander on other issues:
Abortion
Budget/Economy
China
Civil Rights
Crime
Defense
Drugs
Education
Environment
Families
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Immigration
Labor
Principles
School Choice
Social Security
Tax Reform
Technology
War & Peace
Welfare
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