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Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.)

  • District: Junior Senator from Tennessee
  • Residence: Chattanooga
  • Born: August 24, 1952; Orangeburg, S.C.
  • Religion: Protestant
  • Family: Wife, Elizabeth Corker; two children
  • Education: U. of Tennessee, B.S. 1974 (industrial management)
  • Military Service: None
  • Political Highlights: Sought Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, 1994; Tenn. Finance and Administration Department commissioner, 1995-96; mayor of Chattanooga, 2001-05; U.S. Senate, 2007-present
  • Elected: Elected: 2006 (1st term); Defeated Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr., D, to succeed Bill Frist, R, who retired
  • Committee Assignments: Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs (Financial Institutions & Consumer Protection - Ranking Member; Housing, Transportation & Community Development; Securities, Insurance & Investment); Energy & Natural Resources (Energy; National Parks; Water & Power); Foreign Relations (African Affairs; European Affairs; International Development - Ranking Member; Near Eastern & South Central Asian Affairs); Special Aging - Ranking Member
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Election History
Year Election Candidate Votes Percent
2006 general Bob Corker (R) 929,911 50.7%
Harold Ford (D) 879,976 48%
Ed Choate (I) 10,831 0.6%
David Gatchell (I) 3,746 0.2%
Emory Heyward (I) 3,580 0.2%
H. Keplinger (I) 3,033 0.2%
Chris Lugo (I) 2,589 0.1%
2000 general Bill Frist (R) 1,255,444 65.1%
Jeff Clark (D) 621,152 32.2%
Tom Burrell (GREEN) 25,815 1.3%
Charles Johnson (I) 10,004 0.5%
write-ins (I) 8,416 0.4%
David Ownby (I) 4,388 0.2%
Joel Kinstle (I) 3,135 0.2%
1994 general Bill Frist (R) 834,226 56.4%
Jim Sasser (D) 623,164 42.1%
John Jay Hooker (I) 13,244 0.9%
Charles F. Johnson (I) 6,631 0.4%
Philip L. Kienlen (I) 3,087 0.2%
Vote For President
Year Democrat Republican Independent
2008 Barack Obama: 41.83% John McCain: 56.9%
2004 John Kerry: 43% George W. Bush: 57%
2000 Al Gore: 47% George W. Bush: 51%
1996 Bill Clinton: 48% Robert Dole: 46%
1992 Bill Clinton: 47% George H. W. Bush: 42%
1988 Michael Dukakis: 42% George H. W. Bush: 58%
1984 Walter F. Mondale: 42% :
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