1. William Francis Hagerty IV is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since 2021.
30 Facts About Bill Hagerty
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From 2011 to 2014, Bill Hagerty served as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
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Bill Hagerty led a successful effort to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Nashville.
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Bill Hagerty was sworn in as the 30th United States ambassador to Japan on July 27,2017.
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Bill Hagerty resigned in July 2019 to run for the US Senate.
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Bill Hagerty ran in the 2020 election for the US Senate seat being vacated by Lamar Alexander.
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Bill Hagerty won the Republican primary and defeated Democratic nominee Marquita Bradshaw in the general election.
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Bill Hagerty is a native of Gallatin, in Sumner County, Tennessee.
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Bill Hagerty became an Eagle Scout, and was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in 2017.
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Bill Hagerty is a 1977 graduate of Madisonville North Hopkins High School in Kentucky.
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Bill Hagerty earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and business administration in 1981 from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt Law School in 1984.
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Bill Hagerty began his career at Boston Consulting Group, culminating in a three-year assignment to Tokyo.
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Bill Hagerty served as a national finance chair for Mitt Romney's 2008 presidential campaign.
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Trump nominated Bill Hagerty to be the United States Ambassador to Japan on March 27,2017.
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On July 16,2019, Bill Hagerty announced that he would resign as Ambassador to Japan to run for the Senate.
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The next day, Trump tweeted that Bill Hagerty would resign as ambassador to Japan to run for the open Senate seat.
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Bill Hagerty was mentioned as a potential US secretary of state during the same period.
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Bill Hagerty initially planned to object to certifying the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count over unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud.
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On May 28,2021, Bill Hagerty voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the Capitol attack.
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Bill Hagerty's actions drew the ire of both Democratic and Republican senators, with Democrats accusing Hagerty of doing Trump's bidding and Republicans such as Mitt Romney and Kevin Cramer showing frustration.
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In July 2022, Business Insider reported that Bill Hagerty had violated the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, a federal transparency and conflict-of-interest law, by failing to disclose on time sales of stock from his three of his dependent children's trusts.
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In October 2024, it was reported that Bill Hagerty was being considered for a Cabinet position, either Treasury, Commerce, or State.
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Bill Hagerty's views have been characterized as populist and in line with Trump's political views.
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Bill Hagerty was called "entitled" for acquiring a $2.5 million loan to his campaign from Pinnacle Bank at a time when small businesses were having difficulty getting federal stimulus loans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bill Hagerty believes that Sharia Law is a national security threat to the US and that the US should continue to support Israel.
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Bill Hagerty supports reducing taxes and supports enacting a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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Bill Hagerty opposes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and believes that the federal government should reduce its involvement in health care.
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Bill Hagerty supports increased investment and development of fossil fuels, and supports repealing renewable energy and energy efficiency standards.
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Bill Hagerty is married to Chrissy Bill Hagerty, and has four children.
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Bill Hagerty is an Episcopalian and identifies as a conservative Christian.