Sanford: Alexander served with honor, earning the right to step aside

Plenty of Senator-want-to-be’s will jockey to fill seat vacated by veteran lawmaker

By , Daily Memphian Published: December 25, 2018 12:49 AM CT
Otis Sanford
Daily Memphian

Otis Sanford

Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu. 

The statement contained a total of 102 words. But for a man who has served his state and country as long as Lamar Alexander has, it was remarkable for its brevity.

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Governor Lamar Alexander President George H.W. Bush U.S. Senate University of Tennessee

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