Lamar Alexander: Inexplicable Enrichment
Few politicians are as accomplished as Lamar Alexander, currently Tennessee’s Senior Republican Senator. Lamar Alexander presents himself as Tennessee’s working man, political outsider. For years, he has worn a plaid shirt during campaigns to show his working class status. This ideal Tennessean has even played piano at the Grand Ol’ Opry (Holznagel). While his political concerns may or may not be valid, there is no question that Lamar has used his influence to create vast wealth for himself. This “working man” has been involved in politics since the young age of 27, and is heavily connected with some of Tennessee wealthiest families.
Andrew Lamar Alexander was born July 3rd, 1940 in Maryville, Tennessee, the town he grew up in. The Alexander family has been in Tennessee for 7 generations. Lamar received a B.A. from Vanderbilt in 1962 and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law in 1965. He worked for......
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