Saxby Chambliss | |
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| United States Senator from Georgia | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Max Cleland |
| Succeeded by | David Perdue |
| Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Thad Cochran |
| Succeeded by | Tom Harkin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 8th district | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Roy Rowland |
| Succeeded by | Jim Marshall (Redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clarence Saxby Chambliss November 10, 1943 Warrenton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Julianne Frohbert (m. 1966) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Georgia (BBA) University of Tennessee, Knoxville (JD) |
Clarence Saxby Chambliss (/ˈsæksbi ˈtʃæmblɪs/; born November 10, 1943) is an American lawyer and retired politician who was a United States Senator from Georgia from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. Representative from 1995 to 2003.
During his House tenure, Chambliss chaired the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security. This subcommittee oversaw investigations of the intelligence community following the September 11 attacks in 2001.
Chambliss was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, defeating Democratic incumbent Max Cleland. As a senator, he chaired the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry during the 109th Congress (2005–2007). During the 112th Congress (2011–2012), he was the ranking Republican on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. In December 2011, the Washington Post named Chambliss as one of the Best Leaders of 2011 for his attempts to craft a bipartisan deficit reduction package. Chambliss was re-elected to the Senate in 2008, but did not seek reelection in 2014.