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Who Really Represents Tennessee?
Meet Your Member: Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
ALEXANDER, Lamar, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Maryville, Tennessee, on July 3, 1940; B.A., Vanderbilt University 1962; J.D., New York University Law School 1965; governor of Tennessee 1979-1987; U.S. secretary of education 1991-1993; elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009. Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Sen. Lamar Alexander | |
| District | N/A |
| Party | R |
| Term | 1st |
| Next Election | 2008 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 54.27 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking** | N/A |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking** | N/A |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 49 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 19 out of 100 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 66 out of 100 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 45,000 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 0 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 1,490,750 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 21.10 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 515,052 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 1,632,345 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 488,774 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 18.90 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 1,286,141 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 13.10 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 420,506 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 1,940 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 439,973 |