| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:human 
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                                | gptkbp:almaMater | gptkb:Vanderbilt_University New York University School of Law
 
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                                | gptkbp:awards | gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_(2022) 
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                                | gptkbp:birthDate | 1940-07-03 
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                                | gptkbp:birthPlace | gptkb:Maryville,_Tennessee,_USA 
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                                | gptkbp:children | 4 
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                                | gptkbp:educationSecretaryTermEnd | 1993-01-20 
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                                | gptkbp:educationSecretaryTermStart | 1991-03-22 
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                                | gptkbp:fullName | gptkb:Andrew_Lamar_Alexander_Jr. 
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                                | gptkbp:governorTermStart | 1979-01-16 
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                                | gptkbp:memberOf | gptkb:Omicron_Delta_Kappa gptkb:Phi_Beta_Kappa
 
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                                | gptkbp:nationality | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:notable_campaign | 1996 2000
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableWork | advocacy for education reform support for the Every Student Succeeds Act
 
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                                | gptkbp:occupation | gptkb:academic_administrator gptkb:lawyer
 gptkb:politician
 
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                                | gptkbp:politicalParty | gptkb:Republican_Party 
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                                | gptkbp:positionHeld | gptkb:United_States_Senator gptkb:state_order
 United States Senator from Tennessee
 
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                                | gptkbp:precededBy | gptkb:Fred_Thompson 
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                                | gptkbp:precededByAsEducationSecretary | gptkb:Lauro_Cavazos 
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                                | gptkbp:precededByAsGovernor | gptkb:Ray_Blanton 
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                                | gptkbp:presidentDuringEducationSecretary | gptkb:George_H._W._Bush 
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                                | gptkbp:ranForOffice | gptkb:President_of_the_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:religion | gptkb:Presbyterianism 
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                                | gptkbp:residence | gptkb:Maryville,_Tennessee,_USA 
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                                | gptkbp:signature | Lamar Alexander signature.svg 
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                                | gptkbp:spouse | gptkb:Honey_Alexander 
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                                | gptkbp:succeededByAsEducationSecretary | gptkb:Richard_Riley 
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                                | gptkbp:succeededByAsGovernor | gptkb:Ned_McWherter 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | gptkb:Bill_Hagerty 
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                                | gptkbp:termEnd | 2021-01-03 1987-01-17
 
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                                | gptkbp:termStart | 2003-01-03 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://www.alexander.senate.gov/ 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:The_Invisible_War 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Senator Lamar Alexander 
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