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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeJames Ralph SASSER
(1936- )
Senate Years of Service:
1977-1995Party: DemocratSASSER, James Ralph, a
Senator from Tennessee; born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn.,
September 30, 1936; attended the public schools of Nashville;
attended the University of Tennessee 1954-1955; graduated,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville 1958; graduated, Vanderbilt Law
School 1961; admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1961 and commenced
practice in Nashville; served in the United States Marine Corps
Reserve 1957-1963; elected as a Democrat to the United States
Senate in 1976; reelected in 1982 and 1988 and served from January
3, 1977, to January 3, 1995; unsuccessful candidate for reelection
in 1994; chairman, Committee on the Budget (One Hundred First and
One Hundred Second Congresses); fellow, Institute of Politics, John
F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1995;
appointed ambassador to the People’s Republic of China by
President William Jefferson Clinton, September 22, 1995, confirmed
December 14, 1995, and served until 2001; is a resident of
Washington, D.C.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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