Bill Hagerty
2021 - Present
2027
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Bill Hagerty (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Tennessee. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Hagerty (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Tennessee. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
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Biography
Bill Hagerty's career experience includes working as the managing director of and founding Hagerty Peterson & Company; an economic advisor to President George H. W. Bush, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, and Mitt Romney; on the domestic policy staff of the George H. W. Bush administration; a White House fellow with the NASA administrator and the Office of the Vice President; the national finance chairman of the Mitt Romney 2008 presidential campaign; and the Tennessee commissioner of economic development with the Governor Bill Haslam administration.[1][2][3][4]
Donald Trump presidential transition team
Hagerty was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team. The transition team was a group of around 100 aides, policy experts, government affairs officials, and former government officials who were tasked with vetting, interviewing, and recommending individuals for top cabinet and staff roles in Trump's administration. He oversaw presidential appointments.[5][6]
Committee assignments
U.S. Senate
2021-2022
Hagerty was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Foreign Relations
- Subcommittee On Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, And Global Women's Issues
- Subcommittee On Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, And Counterterrorism
- Subcommittee On State Department And USAID Management, International Operations, And Bilateral International Development, Ranking member
- Subcommittee On East Asia, The Pacific, And International Cybersecurity Policy
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Energy and Water Development
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Committee on Rules and Administration
- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
- Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
- National Security and International Trade and Finance, Ranking Member
Elections
2020
See also: United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2020
United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)
United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)
General election for U.S. Senate Tennessee
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Tennessee on November 3, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Bill Hagerty (R) |
62.2
|
1,840,926 |
|
|
Marquita Bradshaw (D) |
35.2
|
1,040,691 | |
|
|
Elizabeth McLeod (Independent) |
0.6
|
16,652 | |
|
|
Yomi Faparusi (Independent) |
0.4
|
10,727 | |
|
|
Steven Hooper (Independent) |
0.3
|
9,609 | |
|
|
Kacey Morgan (Independent) (Unofficially withdrew) |
0.3
|
9,598 | |
|
|
Ronnie Henley (Independent) |
0.3
|
8,478 | |
|
|
Aaron James (Independent) |
0.2
|
7,203 | |
|
|
Eric William Stansberry (Independent) |
0.2
|
6,781 | |
|
|
Dean Hill (Independent) |
0.2
|
4,872 | |
|
|
Jeffrey Grunau (Independent) |
0.1
|
4,160 | |
|
|
John Gentry (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
64 | |
|
|
Total votes: 2,959,761 |
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Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee
Marquita Bradshaw defeated Robin Kimbrough, James Mackler, Gary Davis, and Mark Pickrell in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 6, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Marquita Bradshaw |
35.5
|
117,962 |
|
|
Robin Kimbrough |
26.6
|
88,492 | |
|
|
James Mackler |
23.8
|
78,966 | |
|
|
Gary Davis |
9.3
|
30,758 | |
|
|
Mark Pickrell |
4.8
|
16,045 | |
|
|
Total votes: 332,223 |
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 6, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Bill Hagerty |
50.8
|
331,267 |
|
|
Manny Sethi |
39.4
|
257,223 | |
|
|
George Flinn Jr. |
3.4
|
22,454 | |
|
|
Jon Henry |
1.2
|
8,104 | |
|
|
Natisha Brooks |
1.2
|
8,072 | |
|
|
Byron Bush |
0.8
|
5,420 | |
|
|
Clifford Adkins |
0.8
|
5,316 | |
|
|
Terry Dicus |
0.3
|
2,279 | |
|
|
Tom Emerson Jr. |
0.3
|
2,252 | |
|
|
David Schuster |
0.3
|
2,045 | |
|
|
John Osborne |
0.3
|
1,877 | |
|
|
Roy Cope |
0.3
|
1,791 | |
|
|
Kent Morrell |
0.3
|
1,769 | |
|
|
Aaron Pettigrew |
0.2
|
1,622 | |
|
|
Glen Neal |
0.2
|
1,233 | |
|
|
Total votes: 652,724 |
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Josh Gapp (R)
- Larry Crim (R)
- Tom Kovach (Independent)
- Jim Elkins (R)
- Diana Onyejiaka (D)
- Clyde Benson (R)
- Johnny Presley (R)
- Garrett Nichols (R)
- Stokes Nielson (R)
- Tharon Chandler (D)
Candidate profile
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
- U.S. Ambassador to Japan (2017-2019)
- Tenn. Commissioner of Economic Development (2011-2015)
Sources: YouTube, "The Right CHoice," July 2, 2020, YouTube, "Massachusetts Manny," July 17, 2020; LinkedIn, "Bill Hagerty," accessed July 28, 2020
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Tennessee in 2020
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bill Hagerty did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. Senate Tennessee |
Officeholder U.S. Senate Tennessee |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Hagerty Peterson & Company, "William F. Hagerty IV," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ The Tennesseean, "Trump to name Nashville's Bill Hagerty ambassador to Japan," January 4, 2017
- ↑ Oversight and Government Reform, "Testimony of Mr. William 'Bill' F. Hagerty, IV Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Before The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform On 'Tennessee Job Creation: Do Federal Government Regulations Help or Hinder Tennessee’s Economic Development?' June 18, 2012," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ Office of the Governor of Tennessee, "Haslam Names Bill Hagerty Economic & Community Development Commissioner," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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