James Ralph Sasser

US Senator from Tennessee

A Senator from Tennessee; born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., September 30, 1936; attended the public schools of Nashville; attended the University of Tennessee 1954-1955; graduated, Vanderbilt University, Nashville 1958; graduated, Vanderbilt Law School 1961; admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1961 and commenced practice in Nashville; served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve 1957-1963; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1976; reelected in 1982 and 1988 and served from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1995; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1994; chairman, Committee on the Budget (One Hundred First and One Hundred Second Congresses); fellow, Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1995; appointed ambassador to the Peoples Republic of China by President William Jefferson Clinton, September 22, 1995, confirmed December 14, 1995, and served until 2001; is a resident of Washington, D.C.

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Sharon Percy Rockefeller	Robert Carlyle Byrd, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, James P Moran, Tom Daschle, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Wyche Fowler Jr, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Joe Manchin, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
David Geffen	Erskine B Bowles, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Tom Downey	Erskine B Bowles, Robert Carlyle Byrd, Stephen Cohen, Chris Dodd, Thomas Chester Edwards, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Al Dwoskin	Erskine B Bowles, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, James P Moran, Mark Pryor, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Tennessee Democratic Party, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
John D Raffaelli	Erskine B Bowles, Robert Carlyle Byrd, Chris Dodd, Thomas Chester Edwards, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, James P Moran, Mark Pryor, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Ellen S Richman	Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Tennessee Democratic Party, Joe Manchin, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Charles M Brain	Erskine B Bowles, Lincoln Davis, Chris Dodd, Thomas Chester Edwards, Tom Harkin, Baron P Hill, John Kerry, James P Moran, Mark Pryor, John S Tanner, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Bob Clement, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Joe Manchin, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Peter Buttenwieser	Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Baron P Hill, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Wyche Fowler Jr, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Bernard Rapoport	Stephen Cohen, Chris Dodd, Thomas Chester Edwards, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Wyche Fowler Jr, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Will Pryor, Max Baucus
Andrew Tobias	Erskine B Bowles, Robert Carlyle Byrd, Stephen Cohen, Tom Harkin, Baron P Hill, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Tennessee Democratic Party, Jon Tester
James S Gilliland	Erskine B Bowles, Stephen Cohen, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, John S Tanner, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bob Clement, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Tennessee Democratic Party
Leon Black	Erskine B Bowles, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Wyche Fowler Jr, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Joe Manchin, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Barbra Streisand	Erskine B Bowles, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Baron P Hill, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Wyche Fowler Jr, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Jay Rockefeller	Erskine B Bowles, Robert Carlyle Byrd, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, Tom Daschle, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Wyche Fowler Jr, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Joe Manchin, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Frederick Graefe	Erskine B Bowles, Robert Carlyle Byrd, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, John S Tanner, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Bob Clement, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Joe Manchin, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Esther Coopersmith	Erskine B Bowles, Robert Carlyle Byrd, Stephen Cohen, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, James P Moran, Mark Pryor, John S Tanner, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Bob Clement, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Jon Tester
Cappy McGarr	Erskine B Bowles, Robert Carlyle Byrd, Chris Dodd, Thomas Chester Edwards, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Elizabeth Bagley	Erskine B Bowles, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Baron P Hill, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Wyche Fowler Jr, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Richard P Richman	Chris Dodd, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, Harold Ford Jr, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Tennessee Democratic Party, Joe Manchin, Jon Tester
Herbert H Kohl	Erskine B Bowles, Robert Carlyle Byrd, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mark Pryor, Tom Daschle, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Wyche Fowler Jr, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Joe Manchin, Max Baucus, Jon Tester

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Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative
Gender	Male
Birthday	Sep 30 '36
Aliases	Jim Sasser

James Ralph Sasser

US Senator from Tennessee

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