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| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2008 | Senator | TN | Republican |
Committee Membership
- Senate Appropriations
- Commerce, Justice, and Science and Related Agencies
- Homeland Security
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Senate Environment and Public Works
- Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Senate Rules and Administration
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
| On the Concurrent Resolution (H. Con. Res. 398 ) |
Nay July 31, 2008 |
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S.3001 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001 ) |
Nay July 31, 2008 |
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H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 On the Conference Report (H.R. 4137 Conference Report ) |
Nay July 31, 2008 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
- Least often votes with: Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
- Democrat most often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
- Republican least often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
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Lamar Alexander in the News
September 05, 2008 Key McCain Strategist Met With Log Cabin Republicans
John McCain"s senior campaign strategist Steve Schmidt, who has become a central figure in the Republican Party, has drawn comparisons to Karl Rove, whom he worked with beginning around 2004. But as Ana Marie Cox reported this week, those comparisons
September 05, 2008 College Republicans come out for candidate
Democrats often feel they have a lock on college campuses when it comes to presidential elections, but a collection of University of Tennessee students say they hope to change that perception come November. "We're here, and we're here to make a
September 03, 2008 Friendly Huckabee promotes GOP ticket, hits Democrats
With a smile on his face and an occasional chuckle, former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on Wednesday urged the Tennessee delegation to work hard for the Republican ticket of Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin while
Lamar Alexander in the Blogs
September 05, 2008 Berke barbecue builds ballot bridges
While his message did not skimp on scathing rebukes of Senator Lamar Alexander's voting record, Tuke had only kind words for his friend, Senator Bob Corker. Berke then took the stage in front of a standing, cheering crowd, ...
Source: TennesseeTicket.com
September 05, 2008 Smith Pads His Own Pocket with Special Interest Cash
Gordon Smith took $5000 from Senator Lamar Alexander's (R-TN) PAC, TENN PAC. In April 2006, Smith took $5000 from TENN PAC and put it right into his pocket. Three months before and one month after, Smith took another $10000 total from ...
Source: Jeff Merkley for Senate
September 04, 2008 Day 3 from the RNC: What a difference one speech makes in the ...
Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander are in no way close to wanting to retire their Senate seats. So Blackburn will have an even smaller voice in a more Democratic dominated House. Perhaps she can join Bredesen after 2010 in the ...
Source: Political Salsa
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On November 20, 2007 Lamar Alexander was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is trying to win back an amendment to ban lawsuits against employers requiring employees to speak English at work, which been cut from the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill by the Democratic leadership. "I think we need more unity in the country, not more disunity, and our common language is one source of unity," Alexander said in the Senate last week. The amendment will likely be voted on when Congress takes up an omnibus bill later this year.
Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: National HealthCare Corp ($36,200)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $817,636 | 20.7 % |
| Misc Business | $621,825 | 15.7 % |
| Health | $491,112 | 12.4 % |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $481,075 | 12.2 % |
| Other | $451,804 | 11.4 % |
| Construction | $206,250 | 5.2 % |
| Transportation | $189,970 | 4.8 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $167,650 | 4.2 % |
| Agribusiness | $167,071 | 4.2 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $165,100 | 4.2 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $155,949 | 3.9 % |
| Defense | $25,950 | 0.7 % |
| Labor | $7,500 | 0.2 % |
| Total: | $3,948,892 |
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Those who vote for unconstitutional warrentless wiretaps and vote to protect the criminals that violate our privacy are not worthy of the position they hold. It's impossible to justify undermining the very essence of our constitution in order to protect it. Another sell out.
There is an immediate need for an emergency unemployment extension, people and their children are at witts end out here.
Privacy is not explicitly guaranteed by any letter of the United States Constitution.
I have been out of work since November 2007. My unemployment benefits have run out. My money has run out. I unable to obtain employment and need more time to continue my search for employment. I am at risk of losing my car. Gas prices continue to rise daily. I am highly skilled in my field. My State Rhode Island is one of the hardest hit with unemployment. I am 53 old and have worked hard all my life. I've paid taxes all my life, and this is how my country is treating me. Unbelievable. The Senate, House and President continue to play games as peoples life's are put in jeopardy. Totally disgusting. So all the extra time that I am not spending on looking for employment, I will dedicate to making sure any politician that votes nay on not extending unemployment insurance will be out of a job their next term by informing the public of their decision in every forum available. I will encourage others to do so as well. It is time in this country for the people to take control of their government again and take it out of the hands of the uninformed, out of touch, uncompassionate, ignorant, greedy, self absorbed fools that are the true terrorists ruining this country. Pass a fxxkxxg bill extending unemployment benefits or you will be out of a fxxkxxg job!!!!!!!!! Try to remember you work for all the PEOPLE of this country! And all those PEOPLE will remember how you vote on this issue.
As I sit here typing this, my mind is frantic with worry. I continue to wonder how my family and I will survive the next few months. I have been unemployed since October 2007. My full time job has been looking for employment….just looking takes hours. Thank God for the internet. Who could afford to do it the old fashioned way with gas costs so high.
I received my last $188 payment via direct deposit last weekand I have no more benefits to receive.
We have some food but it will run out soon.I have no equity in our home and cannot sell it, because the market has erased my 20% down payment.I cannot sell my car because we live in an outlying area with no public transportation and I need mine to go on the few job interviews where I never get a call back. But you have to try anyway, right? I cannot drive back and forth because gas costs are too high.
We do not live above our means. We tried to do everything society said we should do. I purchased a reasonably priced home and avoided credit card debt as best as I could until we had to start charging the heat, electric, phone, and water bills on my credit card. Now, we will be paying for that during the next 10 years provided I can get a job now, but that looks unlikely. We depleted my savings and retirement plans so no chance of getting income from that. All we had left as extra income was the unemployment benefits that I receive but now unemployment is gone too.
Please, please, please, pass this bill. Otherwise, my family just like other American families will be homeless. We know we are blessed because at least we will have a car to sleep in when we are foreclosed upon.
I wonder where I went wrong. I worked and never received any government assistance. Now, we need your help and it just don’t seem like you are there for us .
Please pass this bill so that we can have some relief from this economy. How anyone can say that this bill is useless is amazing to me. Obviously, they are in the minority of people who are just getting along fine because the majority of us are not!
I want to work, but I cannot find a job. I have a stable work history, excellent references, and a ton of education and certifications but all of that is useless because it means nothing in this job market. The economy is just too bad now and nothing seems to be working in anyone’s favor to make it better.
Of course, I appreciated the economic stimulus checks you guys made a big deal about but even that did not work as we only got $600 instead of the $1200 you promised. Somewhere along the line you came up with “it depends on filing status” though you didn’t say that in the beginning..
If my family and I don’t get this extension, like many other families, we are up the creek without a paddle.
Won’t you help us like we have helped you?
Lisa Douglas Drummonds,Tn
Are you serious? You charged your bills to your credit cards? There are non-profits that help pay heat, you need to turn off the T.V., wash in cold water, wear clothes more than one day, get off the d@mn computer and take whatever you can find...even if that means McDonalds. At least you wouldn't have been STEALING credit you cannot pay back! How many phones do you have? Cells? Home? What new crap did you buy your kids? Are you buying soda? Name brands? Snacks? I bet you are. Buy discounted items such as scratch and dent. NO ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU! YOU ARE GROWN! MY MONEY HAS BEEN SUPPORTING YOU!!! For months and months you have been given others money and you have NEVER worked for ME! Get off your @ss and take ANYTHING you can get. I once chopped wood for a man who was clearing his property. I saw him working, I stopped, I said I need a job, and he gave me one. Not what I wanted, didn't pay great, but I was earning my own money not taking someone elses. Spoiled, selfish people this is one reason why our country is dying.
NO MORE MONEY FOR THE HOPELESSLY UNEMPLOYED!!!
Totally against the wire taps though....
Why is it taking so long to send out the letters for the emergency unemployment
extension? Why are we repeatedly being told to wait on letters. Are you all that
incompetent? It's not rocket science. People are hungry and can't pay
bills. School is about to start and my kids need
uniforms and shoes. What is the hold up and why can't we get any real
answers besides wait on the letters? God forbids, if you all get laid-off and
run out of money.It seems so ridiculous that there is no uniform system to handle this situation on the federal level. We are all long term unemployed and everyone is in dire need of their Extended Benefits. They know how to standardize the paying of our federal income taxes by April 15th. Why can't someone come up with a similar way to instruct the UE offices to handle this federally mandated extension? Maybe then you will understand the meaning of emergency.
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