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==2006 Senate Campaign== | ==2006 Senate Campaign== | ||
| − | In 2004, Corker announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Incumbent Republican [[Bill Frist]], [[Senate Majority Leader]], had said that he was not going to run for reelection in 2006. Corker faced two other Republicans in the August primary, Ed Bryant and Van Hilleary, which he won with 48% of the vote to Bryant's 34% and Hilleary's 17%. Corker's [[Democratic]] opponent in the general election was congressman [[Harold Ford, Jr.]]. As of Wednesday November 8th, Corker | + | In 2004, Corker announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Incumbent Republican [[Bill Frist]], [[Senate Majority Leader]], had said that he was not going to run for reelection in 2006. Corker faced two other Republicans in the August primary, Ed Bryant and Van Hilleary, which he won with 48% of the vote to Bryant's 34% and Hilleary's 17%. Corker's [[Democratic]] opponent in the general election was congressman [[Harold Ford, Jr.]]. As of Wednesday November 8th, Corker had been declared the winner for the Senate seat in Tennessee. Results showed that the election was close, with Corker winning by less than three percentage points. |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://corker.senate.gov/ United States Senator Bob Corker, official Senate site] | *[http://corker.senate.gov/ United States Senator Bob Corker, official Senate site] | ||
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Revision as of 01:38, August 24, 2007
Robert Phillips "Bob" Corker, Jr. (born August 24, 1952) is the junior United States Senator from Tennessee. He was formerly the mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee and a successful businessman. He is the only freshman Republican Senator in the 110th Congress. He is a member of the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations; Armed Services; Energy and Natural Resources; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and the Special Committee on Aging.
2006 Senate Campaign
In 2004, Corker announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Incumbent Republican Bill Frist, Senate Majority Leader, had said that he was not going to run for reelection in 2006. Corker faced two other Republicans in the August primary, Ed Bryant and Van Hilleary, which he won with 48% of the vote to Bryant's 34% and Hilleary's 17%. Corker's Democratic opponent in the general election was congressman Harold Ford, Jr.. As of Wednesday November 8th, Corker had been declared the winner for the Senate seat in Tennessee. Results showed that the election was close, with Corker winning by less than three percentage points.