26 Facts About Phil Gramm

1. Phil Gramm is making a specific claim that seems difficult to justify.

2. Phil Gramm is married to Wendy Lee Gramm, a native of Hawaii, who is associated with George Mason University's Mercatus Center in Virginia.

3. Phil Gramm endorsed US Senator Marco Rubio in the 2016 Republican presidential primary stating: "He's the best prepared on national security.

4. On July 18, 2008 Phil Gramm stepped down from his position with the McCain campaign.

5. Phil Gramm was co-chair of John McCain's presidential campaign and his most senior economic adviser from the summer of 2007 until July 18, 2008.

6. In 2002, Phil Gramm left his Senate seat a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators.

7. Phil Gramm was one of five co-sponsors of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000.

8. Phil Gramm defeated Victor Morales of Dallas in November 1996 to win what would be his final term in the Senate.

9. Phil Gramm threw his support to senatorial colleague Robert J Dole of Kansas.

10. Phil Gramm employed his "Dickey Flatt Test" to determine if federal programs were worthwhile.

11. Phil Gramm won his second Senate term in 1990 with a victory over Democratic State Senator and former Fort Worth Mayor Hugh Parmer.

12. In 1990, Phil Gramm failed in an effort to amend the Iraq International Law Compliance Act of 1990.

13. Phil Gramm served on the Senate Budget Committee from 1989 until leaving office in 2003.

14. Phil Gramm was the first US Senate candidate in the history of Texas to receive more than three million votes.

15. In 1984, Phil Gramm was elected as a Republican to represent Texas in the US Senate.

16. Phil Gramm became the first Republican to represent the district since its creation in 1846.

17. Phil Gramm was reelected to his House seat as a Democrat in 1980.

18. Phil Gramm received a doctorate in economics from the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business in 1967.

19. Phil Gramm attended public schools, graduated in 1961 from Georgia Military Academy, and graduated in 1964 from the University of Georgia.

20. Phil Gramm was born on July 8, 1942 in Fort Benning, Georgia, and grew up in nearby Columbus.

21. Phil Gramm was a senior economic adviser to John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign.

22. Phil Gramm became a lobbyist for UBS and founded a public policy and lobbying firm, Gramm Partners.

23. Phil Gramm sought the presidential nomination in the 1996 Republican primaries but dropped out after the first set of primaries.

24. Phil Gramm became a member of the Senate Banking Committee in 1999, serving as chairman until 2001.

25. Phil Gramm won election to the United States Senate in 1984.

26. Phil Gramm won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1978, becoming one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress.