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Jim Sasser

Jim Sasser
Personal detailsBornJames Ralph Sasser
(1936-09-30)September 30, 1936
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedSeptember 10, 2024(2024-09-10) (aged 87)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
PartyDemocraticSpouse
Mary Gorman
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(m. 1962)​
Children2EducationUniversity of Tennessee
Vanderbilt University (BA, LLB)Military serviceAllegianceUnited StatesBranch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service
1957–1963UnitReserve
Sasser describes the effects of the Gulf War on Iraq's imports and exports
Recorded January 11, 1991

James Ralph Sasser (September 30, 1936 – September 10, 2024) was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served three terms as a member of the United States Senate from 1977 to 1995, and was Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on the Budget. From 1996 to 1999, during the Clinton administration, he was the United States Ambassador to China. To date, he is the most recent Democratic U.S. senator from Tennessee.

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