US Sen. Lamar Alexander not seeking re-election
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(17 Dec 2018) Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee says he won't seek re-election in 2020. Alexander said in a news release that he's deeply grateful for being elected to serve more combined years as governor and senator than anyone else in Tennessee. But he said now it's time for someone else to have that privilege. The Maryville, Tennessee native served as governor from 1979 until 1987, and helped bring the auto industry to the state. After leaving the governor's office, Alexander served as president of the University of Tennessee from 1988 to 1991. Alexander was a candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 1996 and 2000 and was U.S. education secretary from 1991 to 1993 under George Bush. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and was re-elected in 2008 and 2014. Alexander's announcement leaves an open 2020 race after a 2018 election in which Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee declined to run again. Republican Sen.-elect Marsha Blackburn won an expensive, tough race against former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/b54600bb5887be9d38052ea155ce78c1
