Lamar Alexander on Principles & Values Republican Sr Senator (TN); previously candidate for President

Declined to debate in Republican primary

"Lamar's website doesn't tell you a lot of things," Carr says in the radio ad. Carr led the charge for stricter immigration laws in the Tennessee Legislature and believes the focus on immigration reform could pay off for him in the Aug. 7 primary election.

Voted with Republican Party 88.1% of 319 votes.

Pledge Plus Three: daily patriotic affirmation in schools

Campaign focus: Education; lower taxes; strong defense

They are:
• To fix public education;
• To improve family incomes by lowering taxes and securing Social Security;
• To strengthen our national defense.

Voted YES on confirming of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court.

"In the past month, many Senators have asked me about my judicial philosophy. It is simple: fidelity to the law. The task of a judge is not to make the law--it is to apply the law. And it is clear, I believe, that my record in two courts reflects my rigorous commitment to interpreting the Constitution according to its terms; interpreting statutes according to their terms and Congress's intent; and hewing faithfully to precedents established by the Supreme Court and my Circuit Court. In each case I have heard, I have applied the law to the facts at hand."

Voted YES on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice.

Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.