| | Except for the reelection of Governor [[Lamar Alexander]] in 1982, Tennessee would not win another statewide race until 1994, when they captured the governorship with [[Don Sundquist]] and both Senate seats taken by [[Bill Frist]] and [[Fred Thompson]]. | | Except for the reelection of Governor [[Lamar Alexander]] in 1982, Tennessee would not win another statewide race until 1994, when they captured the governorship with [[Don Sundquist]] and both Senate seats taken by [[Bill Frist]] and [[Fred Thompson]]. |
| | From 1984 to 1987 and again from 1992 to 1995, Beard served as a [[NATO]] deputy secretary-general in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]].<ref>Robin Beard Obituary (2007) - Charleston, SC - Charleston Post & Courier (postandcourier.com), accessed October 29, 2021.</ref> Beard later ran an import-export business in [[Washington, D.C.]], for a time resided in the liberal stronghold of Alexandria, [[Virginia]]. Beard retired to Charleston County, [[South Carolina]], where he later ran unsuccessfully in 2006 for a seat on the county school board. | | From 1984 to 1987 and again from 1992 to 1995, Beard served as a [[NATO]] deputy secretary-general in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]].<ref>Robin Beard Obituary (2007) - Charleston, SC - Charleston Post & Courier (postandcourier.com), accessed October 29, 2021.</ref> Beard later ran an import-export business in [[Washington, D.C.]], for a time resided in the liberal stronghold of Alexandria, [[Virginia]]. Beard retired to Charleston County, [[South Carolina]], where he later ran unsuccessfully in 2006 for a seat on the county school board. |