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Voting Record on Legislation that Involves Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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Lamar Alexander
U.S. Senate: Senator
Republican Next Election Year: 2014

Education:
JD, New York University Law School, 1965 BA, Latin American History, Vanderbilt University, 1962

Profession:
Lawyer, Law Firm of Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry and Woolf, 1998 Lawyer, Law Firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman and Caldwell, 1993-1995 Chair, Republican Exchange Satellite Network, 1993-1995 President, University of Tennessee, 1988-1991 Chair, Leadership Institute at Belmont University, 1987-1988 Special Counsel to Senate Minority Leader Howard Baker, 1977 Commentator, WSM Television in Nashville, 1975-1977 Lawyer/Founding Partner, Law Firm of Dearborn and Ewing, 1970-1976 Director, Tennessee Governor Winfield Dunn's Election Campaign, 1970 Executive Assistant to Bryce Harlow, White House Congressional Liaison for President Richard Nixon, 1969-1970 Legislative Assistant, Tennessee Republican Senator Howard Baker, 1967-1968 Director, Howard Baker's Campaign for United States Senate, 1966 Law Clerk, United States Circuit Court Judge John Minor Wisdom, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, New Orleans, 1965-1966 Co-Founder, Corporate Child Care Services Goodman Professor, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Lawyer, Law Firm of Fowler, Roundree and Robertson Author

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Voting Record on Legislation Involving Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

(2010) HR 2965 Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act

Outcome: Concurrence Vote Passed (65/31)

Summary: -Repeals the policy concerning homosexuality in the armed forces, commonly known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", which includes, but is not limited to, the following requirements (Sec. 2):

-That a member of the armed forces who has engaged in a homosexual act be terminated from the armed forces; -That a member of the armed forces who has stated that he or she is a homosexual or a bisexual be terminated from the armed forces; and -That a member of the armed forces who has married or attempted to marry a person of the same biological sex be terminated from the armed forces. -Specifies that the Secretary of Defense has requested a comprehensive review assessing the potential impact of the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (Sec. 2). -Specifies that the repeal will become effective 60 days after the date on which the last of the following occurs (Sec. 2):

-Receipt by the Secretary of Defense of the results of the comprehensive review; and -Transmittal of a written certification, signed by the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to the congressional defense committees stating that the recommendations posed by the review have been considered and that implementation of the repeal will be consistent with standards of military readiness. -Specifies that existing policy will remain in effect until the aforementioned requirements are met (Sec. 2). -Specifies that the repeal of this policy does not invalidate any portion of the Defense of Marriage Act, which states that marriage is between one man and one woman and that a spouse is someone of the opposite sex (Sec. 2). -Specifies that nothing in the legislation should be construed to create grounds for a private lawsuit (Sec. 2).

Alexander's Vote

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(2010) S 3772 Employment Discrimination Law Amendments

Outcome: Cloture Not Invoked (58/41)

Summary:

Alexander's Vote

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