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.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Business Positions

APCO Worldwide PR and lobbying firm

• international advisory council member

Board Memberships

National Committee on United States-China Relations Promotes understanding and cooperation between the United States and Greater China

• vice chairman

Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform

• member ('94)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

1 / 4

Tennessee Democratic Party

• 5 contributions · 5,500 USD ('00→'06)

Eric Stewart

• 2 contributions · 2,500 USD ('12)

Lincoln Davis US Representative from Tennessee

• 3 contributions · 2,500 USD ('02→'06)

Jon Tester US Senator from Montana (2007-present)

• 1 contribution · 2,000 USD ('11)

John Edwards Former U.S. Senator from North Carolina

• 3 contributions · 2,000 USD ('03)

Chris Dodd President & CEO of MPAA; former Democratic US Senator from CT

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('95→'03)

Bob Clement Lobbyist and Former US Representative from Tennessee

• 2 contributions · 1,250 USD ('02)

Jeff Clark

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('00)

Tom Daschle Lobbyist. Former US Representative and Senator from South Dakota

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('03)

John S Tanner Former US Representative from Tennessee (TN8 1989 to 2011). Currently chairman of the ICCF foundation.

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('00)

Campaign Donors

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Phillip Rooney Former Executive at ServiceMaster

• 9 contributions · 6,000 USD ('93→'94)

Franklin Haney FLH Company, LLC - Chattanooga Tennessee

• 3 contributions · 3,000 USD ('93→Feb 16 '93)

Avron B Fogelman Former owner of the Kansas City Royals MLB baseball team; Fogelman Properties, Memphis

• 4 contributions · 2,500 USD (Jul 7 '93→Mar 2 '94)

Fred Dettwiller President and CEO of DET Distributing

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD (Jan 25 '93→Jan 28 '94)

James S Gilliland

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('93→'94)

Harriet Zimmerman Vice presixent and board member of AIPAC

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('93)

Chris Whittle

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('93)

Phil Bredesen former Governor of Tennessee

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('93→Jan 28 '94)

Charles T Manatt Founded one of the biggest and most influential law firms in Los Angeles and then became a political power as chairman of the state and national Democratic parties

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('93→'94)

Mary Alice Haney Fashion designer

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD (Oct 15 '93→Feb 22 '94)

Memberships

Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

US Senate upper house of the United States Congress

• Senator ('77→'95)

Schools

Vanderbilt University School of Law

• JD (?→'61)

Vanderbilt University

• BA (?→'58)

Updated over 3 years ago

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