Trent Lott
Chester Trent Lott, Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American politician. He is a former United States Senator from Mississippi. He was a member of both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate. He became Senate Majority Leader, then fell from power after praising Strom Thurmond's 1948 segregationist Dixiecrat presidential bid.[1]
Trent Lott | |
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| Senate Majority Leader | |
| In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001 | |
| Deputy | Don Nickles |
| Preceded by | Tom Daschle |
| Succeeded by | Tom Daschle |
| In office June 12, 1996 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Dole |
| Succeeded by | Tom Daschle |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
| In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Deputy | Don Nickles |
| Preceded by | Tom Daschle |
| Succeeded by | Tom Daschle |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001 | |
| Deputy | Don Nickles |
| Preceded by | Tom Daschle |
| Succeeded by | Tom Daschle |
| Senate Minority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – December 18, 2007 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | Dick Durbin |
| Succeeded by | Jon Kyl |
| Senate Majority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – June 12, 1996 | |
| Leader | Bob Dole |
| Preceded by | Wendell Ford |
| Succeeded by | Don Nickles |
| United States Senator from Mississippi | |
| In office January 3, 1989 – December 18, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | John C. Stennis |
| Succeeded by | Roger Wicker |
| House Minority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989 | |
| Leader | Robert H. Michel |
| Preceded by | Robert H. Michel |
| Succeeded by | Dick Cheney |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | William M. Colmer |
| Succeeded by | Larkin I. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chester Trent Lott 9 October 1941 (aged 85) Grenada, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (1972–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 1972) |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Thompson |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Mississippi (BPA, JD) |
| Signature |  |
Trent Lott Media
Lott with President Richard Nixon in 1973
Lott with President Ronald Reagan in 1982
Lott with President George W. Bush in 2001
Newt Gingrich with Trent Lott at the 2004 Republican National Convention
Lott's official Senate portrait
Lott with Cindy Hyde-Smith in 2018
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References
- ↑ Edsall, Thomas B.; Faler, Brian (December 11, 2002). "Lott Remarks on Thurmond Echoed 1980 Words". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A37288-2002Dec10. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
Other websites
Media related to Trent Lott at Wikimedia Commons
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