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'''Trent Lott''' is the junior [[U.S. Senate|Senator]] from [[Mississippi]].
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==Legislative Career==
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'''Trent Lott''', born October 9, 1941 (age {{age|1941|10|9}}), was a [[U.S. Senate|Senator]] from [[Mississippi]] and the former Senate Majority Leader.
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After graduating from the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford, Trent Lott was the staffer for Rules Committee chairman [[William Colmer]], a conservative Democrat. When Colmer retired in 1972, Lott ran as a Republican for the House and received Colmer's endorsement.<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/16/timep.lott.tm/ Lott: Tripped up by history], Dan Goodgame and Karen Tumulty, CNN.com, December 16, 2002</ref>. In the House, Lott defended President [[Richard M. Nixon]] in [[Watergate]] and achieved prominence as Minority Whip from 1981-1989. In 1988 he was elected to the United States Senate to succeed [[John Stennis]]. In the Senate, he has served as Majority Leader and Minority Leader, and is currently the Minority Whip.
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Long attacked by the [[liberal]] media, they forced Lott to resign his position as Majority Leader after he praised [[Strom Thurmond]] at his 100th birthday party in connection with his presidential bid in 1948.  Media reports implied that it was racist for Lott to praise Thurmond in such a manner, as Thurmond had run on a pro-segregation and states' rights platform.  Lott was then replaced as Majority Leader by the Bush-selected Senator [[Bill Frist]], who was inexperienced and less effective in running the [[U.S. Senate]].
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==Legislative career==
  
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In 2007, Lott has come under increasing fire from many conservatives for his support of [[amnesty]] for [[illegal immigrants]]. His seat is set to come up for election in 2012, but he announced in November 2007 that he would step down from Senate by the end of the year. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312866,00.html Sen. Trent Lott to Resign by End of Year] [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], November 26, 2007</ref>
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After graduating from the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford, Trent Lott was the staffer for Rules Committee chairman [[William Colmer]], a conservative Democrat. When Colmer retired in 1972, Lott ran as a Republican for the House and received Colmer's endorsement.<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/12/16/timep.lott.tm/ Lott: Tripped up by history], Dan Goodgame and Karen Tumulty, CNN.com, December 16, 2002</ref> In the House, Lott defended President [[Richard M. Nixon]] in [[Watergate]] and achieved prominence as Minority Whip from 1981-1989. In 1988 he was elected to the United States Senate to succeed [[John Stennis]]. In the Senate, he has served as Majority Leader and Minority Leader, and completed his tenure as the Minority Whip in 2007.
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Long attacked by the [[liberal]] media, they forced Lott to resign his position as Majority Leader after he praised [[Strom Thurmond]] at his 100th birthday party in connection with his presidential bid in 1948.  Media reports implied that it was racist for Lott to praise Thurmond in such a manner, as Thurmond had run on a pro-segregation and states' rights platform.  Lott was then replaced as Majority Leader by the Bush-selected Senator [[Bill Frist]], who was inexperienced and less effective in running the [[U.S. Senate]].  In January 2010, the Democratic Majority Leader [[Harry Reid]] was quoted in making a far more offensive racial remark, but liberals defended his remaining in power.
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In 2007, Lott came under increasing fire from many conservatives for his support of [[amnesty]] for [[illegal immigrants]]. His seat was set to come up for election in 2012, but he announced in November 2007 that he would step down from Senate by the end of the year, and he left office at the end of that year.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312866,00.html Sen. Trent Lott to Resign by End of Year] [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], November 26, 2007</ref>
  
 
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*[http://lott.senate.gov/public/ Official Site]
 
*[http://lott.senate.gov/public/ Official Site]
 
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Trent_Lott.htm Lott On the Issues]
 
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Trent_Lott.htm Lott On the Issues]
 
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/l000447/ Voting record]
 
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/l000447/ Voting record]
  
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Revision as of 23:19, April 9, 2019

Trent Lott
Lott.jpg
U.S. Senator from Mississippi
From: January 3, 1989 - December 18, 2007
Predecessor John Stennis
Successor Roger Wicker
U.S. Representative from Mississippi's 5th Congressional District
From: January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1989
Predecessor William M. Colmer
Successor Larkin I. Smith
Information
Party Republican
Spouse(s) Patricia Thompson Lott
Religion Baptist

Trent Lott, born October 9, 1941 (age 82), was a Senator from Mississippi and the former Senate Majority Leader.

Legislative career

After graduating from the University of Mississippi at Oxford, Trent Lott was the staffer for Rules Committee chairman William Colmer, a conservative Democrat. When Colmer retired in 1972, Lott ran as a Republican for the House and received Colmer's endorsement.[1] In the House, Lott defended President Richard M. Nixon in Watergate and achieved prominence as Minority Whip from 1981-1989. In 1988 he was elected to the United States Senate to succeed John Stennis. In the Senate, he has served as Majority Leader and Minority Leader, and completed his tenure as the Minority Whip in 2007.

Long attacked by the liberal media, they forced Lott to resign his position as Majority Leader after he praised Strom Thurmond at his 100th birthday party in connection with his presidential bid in 1948. Media reports implied that it was racist for Lott to praise Thurmond in such a manner, as Thurmond had run on a pro-segregation and states' rights platform. Lott was then replaced as Majority Leader by the Bush-selected Senator Bill Frist, who was inexperienced and less effective in running the U.S. Senate. In January 2010, the Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid was quoted in making a far more offensive racial remark, but liberals defended his remaining in power.

In 2007, Lott came under increasing fire from many conservatives for his support of amnesty for illegal immigrants. His seat was set to come up for election in 2012, but he announced in November 2007 that he would step down from Senate by the end of the year, and he left office at the end of that year.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Lott: Tripped up by history, Dan Goodgame and Karen Tumulty, CNN.com, December 16, 2002
  2. ↑ Sen. Trent Lott to Resign by End of Year Fox News, November 26, 2007

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