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'''David Alfred Perdue, Jr.''' (born December 10, 1949 (age {{age|1949|12|10}})) is the senior United States Senator from [[Georgia]]. He is a member of the [[Republican Party]], and was elected in November 2014.
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'''David Alfred Perdue, Jr.''' (born December 10, 1949 (age {{age|1949|12|10}})) is the former senior United States Senator from [[Georgia]]. He was a member of the [[Republican Party]], and was elected in November 2014.
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Perdue serves on the Agriculture Committee; Budget Committee; Foreign Relations Committee; Judiciary Committee; and the Special Committee on Aging.
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Perdue served on the Agriculture Committee; Budget Committee; Foreign Relations Committee; Judiciary Committee; and the Special Committee on Aging.
    
Sen. Perdue holds [[globalist]] leanings, as evident with his positions on visas for foreign workers who compete with Americans for jobs.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/27/gop-lawmakers-lobbied-for-more-foreign-workers-before-joblessness/ Republicans Lobbied for More Foreign Workers Before Joblessness Jumped Nearly Fivefold]</ref> However, he has generally been a strong ally of President [[Donald Trump]] and is a supporter of the latter's [[conservative]] agenda.<ref>Westwood, Sarah (September 3, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/david-perdue-the-outsider-who-has-become-trumps-man-inside-the-senate/article/2632946 David Perdue, the outsider who has become Trump's man inside the Senate]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved September 3, 2017.</ref>
 
Sen. Perdue holds [[globalist]] leanings, as evident with his positions on visas for foreign workers who compete with Americans for jobs.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/27/gop-lawmakers-lobbied-for-more-foreign-workers-before-joblessness/ Republicans Lobbied for More Foreign Workers Before Joblessness Jumped Nearly Fivefold]</ref> However, he has generally been a strong ally of President [[Donald Trump]] and is a supporter of the latter's [[conservative]] agenda.<ref>Westwood, Sarah (September 3, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/david-perdue-the-outsider-who-has-become-trumps-man-inside-the-senate/article/2632946 David Perdue, the outsider who has become Trump's man inside the Senate]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved September 3, 2017.</ref>
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Perdue, despite having Trump's endorsement, lost a primary bid for the governorship of Georgia in 2022 to [[Brian Kemp]].
    
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