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| − | '''Robert Phillips "Bob" Corker, Jr.''' | + | '''Robert Phillips "Bob" Corker, Jr.''', born August 24, 1952 (age {{age|1952|8|24}}), is the junior [[United States Senator]] from [[Tennessee]]. He was formerly the mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee and a successful businessman. 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== | ==2006 Senate Campaign== | ||
Revision as of 02:55, March 22, 2009
| Bob Corker | |||
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| U.S. Senator from Tennessee From: January 3, 2007 – Present | |||
| Predecessor | Bill Frist | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Corker | ||
| Religion | Presbyterian | ||
Robert Phillips "Bob" Corker, Jr., born August 24, 1952 (age 74), is the junior United States Senator from Tennessee. He was formerly the mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee and a successful businessman. 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, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, 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.