Bill Hagerty
William Francis "Bill" Hagerty IV (born August 14, 1959) is an American businessman and politician. He is the junior U.S. Senator from Tennessee since 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Bill Hagerty | |
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| United States Senator from Tennessee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 Serving with Marsha Blackburn | |
| Preceded by | Lamar Alexander |
| 30th United States Ambassador to Japan | |
| In office August 31, 2017 – July 22, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Caroline Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | Rahm Emanuel |
| Commissioner of Economic and Community Development of Tennessee | |
| In office February 14, 2011 – June 6, 2014 | |
| Governor | Bill Haslam |
| Preceded by | Matt Kisber |
| Succeeded by | Randy Boyd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Francis Hagerty IV 14 August 1959 (aged 66) Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Chrissy Hagerty
(m. 2001) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Vanderbilt University (BA, JD) |
He was the managing director and co-founder of Hagerty Peterson & Company, a private equity investment firm.[1]
On March 27, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Hagerty to serve as United States Ambassador to Japan, replacing Obama appointee Caroline Kennedy.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate in a 86-12 vote.[3]
Hagerty was born in Tennessee. He studied at Vanderbilt University.
On July 16, 2019, Hagerty announced he would resign as Ambassador to Japan.[4] This came after President Trump announced his support for Hagerty for U.S. Senator of Tennessee in the 2020 election.[5][6][7] In August 2020, he won the Republican nomination.
Bill Hagerty Media
- President George W. Bush poses for photos in the Oval Office with members of the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.jpg
Hagerty (right) and members of the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America with President George W. Bush in 2006
- President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Tokyo (47953644093).jpg
Hagerty and family with Donald and Melania Trump in the ambassadorial residence in 2019
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- Hagerty for Senate logo.png
Hagerty's congressional campaign logo, used during the 2020 election
- JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR.svg
Ribbon bar: Order of the Rising Sun (Japan), 1st Class Grand Cordon
References
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- ↑ President Donald J. Trump Sends Nominations to the Senate. White House press pool email. 2017-03-27. http://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-president-donald-j-trump-sends-nominations-to-1793690487. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
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- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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