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Official Biography

Verified July 31, 2026

BILL HAGERTY, Republican, of Nashville, TN; born in Gallatin, TN, August 14, 1959; education: B.A., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1981; J.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1984; professional history: management consultant; White House Fellow / staff member, George H.W. Bush administration; co-founder / managing director, private equity investment firm; commissioner, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, 2011-14; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 2017-19; election history: elected to the U.S. Senate on November 3, 2020.

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