Albert Gore Sr. Official Bio

Albert Gore Sr.

Albert Arnold Gore was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1953 to 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a U.S. Representative from the state's 4th congressional district from 1939 to 1953. He was the father of Al Gore, who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 until 2001, and held Tennessee's other U.S. Senate seat from 1985 to 1993. A native of Granville, Tennessee, Gore graduated from Middle Tennessee State Teachers College and taught school. From 1932 to 1936 he was superintendent of schools for Smith County. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Albert Gore Sr. has nine videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1966 Senate Committee. The year with the most videos was 1984 with two videos as a Democratic Representative for Tennessee's 4th district. Most appearances with Al Gore Jr. (2), Bill Clinton (2).

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Previously

U.S. Senator, D-TN January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1971 Videos: 7 U.S. Representative, D-TN 4th January 3, 1939 - July 7, 1952 Videos: 1

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Former Ideology Rankings

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

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