Robert Corker
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| 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 57), is the junior United States Senator from Tennessee. 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. He has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 84.6%. [1]
Corker was formerly the mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee and a successful businessman.
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.. 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.
