William H. Frist

A Senator from Tennessee. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. , on February 22, 1952. Attended public and private schools in Nashville. Graduated from Princeton University 1974. Graduated from Harvard Medical School 1978. Worked as a heart and lung transplant surgeon. Director, heart and lung transplantation program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Author. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1994. Reelected in 2000, and served from January 3, 1995, to January 3, 2007. Chairman, National Republican Senatorial Committee (2001-2003). Majority leader (2003-2007). Not a candidate for reelection in 2006.