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There's not a chance the treaty will be approved this year
Alexander says treaty won't pass this year Apr 11, 2010
Even though Judge Sotomayor's political and judicial philosophy may be different than mine, especially regarding Second Amendments rights
Alexander supports Sotomayor appointment Jul 30, 2009
With the Supreme Court pushing to the front of the agenda in the Senate and jobs, terror and debt being our major issues we should be worrying about, this is a treaty for next year
Alexander says treaty won't pass this year Apr 11, 2010
Things depend entirely on the administration's commitment to nuclear modernization
GOP: START approval not a sure thing Oct 04, 2010
We don't blame the president for problems he inherited, but we do believe he ought to accept responsibility for making our economy worse
Obama's jobs plan: Spending, tax cuts Sep 07, 2011
Andrew Lamar Alexander (born July 3, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee and Conference Chair of the Republican Party. He was previously the 45th Governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987, United States Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush and candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1996 and 2000.
Alexander was born in Maryville, Tennessee, where he was raised, to Genevra Floreine (née Rankin) and Andrew Lamar Alexander. In high school he was elected Governor of Tennessee Boys State. Alexander graduated with a B.A. from Vanderbilt University where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Chi Fraternity in 1962 and from the New York University School of Law in 1965. After graduating from law school, Alexander clerked for United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit judge John Minor Wisdom in New Orleans from 1965 to 1966.
In 1969 Alexander married Honey Buhler, who grew up in Victoria, Texas, and graduated from Smith College of Massachusetts. They had met during a softball game for Senate staff members; he was then a staffer for Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee while she worked for Senator John Tower of Texas. Together they have four children: Drew, Leslee, Kathryn, and Will.