There are 61 article(s) tagged Lamar Alexander:

• December 2018

  • Politics Podcast: The old year and the new year

    The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast highlights "Behind the Headlines" moments from 2018; what County Mayor Lee Harris is doing ahead of the new year; and Lamar Alexander’s book "Six Months Off" as the senator prepares for retirement.

    By Natalie Van Gundy December 28, 2018

  • State Sen. Kyle eyes run for U.S. Senate seat

    Sara Kyle says constituents have been encouraging her to consider running even before U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander announced he would not seek re-election.

    By Sam Stockard December 21, 2018

  • Lamar Alexander won’t seek another Senate term in 2020

    Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander announced on Monday he won’t seek another U.S. Senate term in 2020, leaving the post open for another contentious election and ending one of the most prolific political careers in Tennessee history.

    By Sam Stockard December 18, 2018

  • Haslam considering run; Boyd nixes idea of replacing Alexander

    Gov. Bill Haslam is mulling a run for the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Sen. Lamar Alexander while University of Tennessee interim president Randy Boyd is ruling out the 2020 race.

    By Sam Stockard December 18, 2018

  • Sanford: Alexander served with honor, earning the right to step aside

    The statement contained a total of 102 words. But for a man who has served his state and country as long as Lamar Alexander has, it was remarkable for its brevity.

    By Otis Sanford December 17, 2018

  • Tennessee unveils official portrait of Gov. Bill Haslam

    Gov. Bill Haslam choked back emotions Monday morning before the state unveiled the official portrait of Tennessee’s 49th governor, a painting that will hang in the State Capitol for years.

    By Sam Stockard December 17, 2018

  • Sanford: Will U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander seek a fourth term in 2020?

    Will he or won’t he?

    By Otis Sanford December 13, 2018

  • Bush remembered locally for start of ‘thousand points of light’ effort

    Former president George H.W. Bush was a frequent point man in Memphis for Reagan administration policies during his two terms as Ronald Reagan’s vice president. Bush began his “thousand points of light” volunteerism initiative in Memphis less than a year into his presidency.

    By Bill Dries December 02, 2018

• October 2018

  • Early voting in Shelby County opens in midterm elections

    Shelby County voters begin casting ballots in the last election of 2018 Wednesday, Oct. 17, as early voting opens before the Nov. 6 election day. The 27 early voting sites across Shelby County are all open from Wednesday through Nov. 1. The midterm general election cycle typically sees a higher turnout than the August county general and state and federal primary elections.

    By Bill Dries October 17, 2018

  • Senate confirms Norris as federal judge

    Tennessee state Senate Republican leader Mark Norris of Collierville was confirmed Thursday, Oct. 11, as a federal judge for the Western District of Tennessee.

    By Bill Dries October 12, 2018

  • Kavanaugh protest mirrors ongoing national debate

    A group of 50 protesters and a few dissenters outside the Peabody Place office building Downtown Monday evening played out the ongoing national debate over the Senate confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. And it came with a brief tug of war over a megaphone at the rally organized by Ama Ehrmann that drew leaders of the Indivisible Memphis organization.

    By Bill Dries October 09, 2018