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William Harrison Frist (born February 22, 1952) is an American physician, businessman, conservationist and policymaker who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as Senate Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Frist studied government and ...
His mother, Patricia C. Frist, served as a director of SunTrust Banks from 2000 to 2010. [2] His paternal grandfather, Thomas F. Frist, Sr., was a co-founder of HCA. His paternal uncle, Bill Frist, served as United States Senate Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007. [3] Frist was educated at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, where he was a ...
Government. v. t. e. The 1994 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jim Sasser ran for re-election to a fourth term but was defeated by Republican nominee Bill Frist. [2] The election was held concurrently with the special election for the open Tennessee U.S. Senate seat, which ...
The 2006 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Senator Bill Frist, the Majority Leader, retired after two terms in office. The open seat was won by Republican nominee Bob Corker, who defeated Democratic nominee Harold Ford Jr. The race between Ford and Corker was one of the most ...
"Bobby Harshbarger is a fantastic Candidate who will do an incredible job in the Tennessee State Senate!" Trump posted on Truth Social late Friday evening. "An America First Conservative and ...
The 109th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, from January 3, 2005, to January 3, 2007, during the fifth and sixth years of George W. Bush's presidency. House members were elected in the 2004 ...
Arizona (Tuesday, July 30) Races to watch: Senate; 1st, 3rd and 8th congressional districts. Polls close: 10 p.m. Eastern. The big-ticket race to watch in Arizona is the GOP primary for Senate ...
Frist served on the committee; Enzi was its chairman. On March 21, Congress passed a bill, S.686, that allowed Schiavo's case to be moved into a federal court. The controversial law is colloquially known as the Palm Sunday Compromise. It passed the Senate on Sunday afternoon unanimously, 3-0, with 97 of 100 Senators not present.