Bob Corker

A Senator from Tennessee. Born in Orangeburg, S. C. , August 24, 1952. Attended the public schools in Chattanooga, Tenn. Graduated with a bachelor of science degree in industrial management, University of Tennessee 1974. Commercial real estate developer. Construction company owner. Unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate 1994. Commissioner, Tennessee Finance and Administration Department 1995-1996. Mayor of Chattanooga 2001-2005. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2006. Reelected in 2012, and served from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2019. Chair, Committee on Foreign Relations (One Hundred Fourteenth and One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses). Was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2018.