William M. Hendon (1966, 1971) was a Congressman from North Carolina during the 97th-99th congresses.
Government and Military
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Barton J. Gordon (1973) represents Tennessee’s sixth district in the U.S. Congress.
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John J. Duncan Jr. (1969) has represented Tennessee’s second district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1988.
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Robert N “Bob” Clement (1967) was president of Cumberland College from 1983 to 1987 and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1988 to 2002
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James R. “Jim” Sasser attended UT from 1954 to 1955. He was a U.S. senator from Tennessee, serving from 1977 to 1995. He also was ambassador to China.
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James DeMint (1973) was elected U.S. senator from South Carolina in 2004. He formerly represented South Carolina’s fourth congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Saxby Chambliss was elected in 2002 as a U.S. senator from Georgia. He is a 1968 UT law graduate.
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Howard Baker Jr. (1949) was U.S. ambassador to Japan from 2001 through 2004. Baker served as both minority and majority leader during his 18 years in the U.S. Senate. He …
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Gary R. Wade was appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court in 2006. He previously was presiding judge of the state Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Deborah Taylor Tate was sworn in as a member of the Federal Communications Commission in 2006. She is a former director of the Tennessee Regulatory Authority. She holds bachelor’s and …