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Andrew Lamar Alexander, Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is an American politician and the senior United States senator from Tennessee having served since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Alexander previously served as the conference chair of the Republican Party in the US Senate from 2007 to 2012. Born in Maryville, Tennessee, Alexander is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and New York University School of Law. He worked as a legislative assistant to Senator Howard Baker and as an assistant in the Nixon Administration in the late 1960s. He won the Republican nomination for the 1974 Tennessee gubernatorial election but was defeated by Congressman Ray Blanton in the general election. In 1978, Alexander defeated Knoxville Democrat Jake Butcher for the governorship, serving as the 45th Governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987. In 1991, he was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to serve as Secretary of Education, from 1991 to 1993. Alexander ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 1996 and 2000. He defeated Democratic Congressman Bob Clement to replace outgoing Senator Fred Thompson in 2002 and was re-elected in 2008 and 2014. ==Early and personal life== Alexander was born in Maryville, Tennessee, where he was raised, the son of Genevra Floreine (''née'' Rankin), a preschool teacher, and Andrew Lamar Alexander, Sr., a high school principal.〔(Finding Aid for Governor Lamar Alexander Papers ), 1991. Retrieved: 3 January 2013.〕〔Lamar Alexander, ''Six Months Off'' (New York: Morrow, 1988), pp. 24-38.〕 His family is of Scotch-Irish descent.〔 He attended Maryville High School, where he was class president,〔 and was elected Governor of Tennessee Boys State. He was also an Eagle Scout, and would eventually be presented with the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.〔(Distinguished Eagle Scout Award ), Boy Scouts of America website. Retrieved: 26 June 2013.〕 In 1962, Alexander graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in Latin American History 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/15691/lamar-alexander#.VGO4dSh22XQ )〕 where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity.〔 He was also the editor of ''The Vanderbilt Hustler'', the main student newspaper on campus, and he advocated for open admission of African Americans.〔(Vanderbilt University: The Vaughn Home )〕 In 1965, he obtained his J.D. from the New York University School of Law. 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.〔(Lamar Alexander (1991–1993): Secretary of Education ), Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia.〕 In 1969, Alexander married Leslee "Honey" Buhler,〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Alexander for Senate )〕 who grew up in Victoria, Texas, and graduated from Smith College in Massachusetts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Honey Alexander's Biography )〕 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. Alexander is a classical and country pianist. He began taking lessons at age 3, and won several competitions as a child.〔 In April 2007, he played piano on singer Patti Page's re-recording of her 1950 hit "Tennessee Waltz". He appeared on the record at the invitation of record executive Mike Curb. Alexander and Page then performed the song live at an April 4 fundraiser for his Senatorial re-election campaign in Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center. He is a member of Sons of the Revolution. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lamar Alexander」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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