Chester Trent Lott Sr. Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Chester Trent Lott, Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is a former United States Senator from Mississippi, who served in numerous leadership positions in both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate. He entered Congress as one of the first of a wave of Republicans winning seats in Southern states that had been solidly Democratic. He became Senate Majority Leader, then fell from power after praising Strom Thurmond's 1948 segregationist Dixiecrat presidential bid.Lott entered Congress in 1968 as an administrative assistant to Representative William M. Colmer of Mississippi, who was also the chairman of the House Rules Committee. Upon Colmer's retirement, Lott won Colmer's former seat in the House of Representatives. In 1988, Lott ran successfully for the U.S. Senate to replace another retiree, John Stennis. After Republicans took the majority in the Senate, Lott became Senate Majority Whip in 1995 and then Senate Majority Leader in 1996, upon the resignation of presidential nominee Bob Dole of Kansas.On December 20, 2002, after significant controversy following comments regarding Strom Thurmond's presidential candidacy, Lott resigned as Senate Minority Leader. He resigned from the Senate in 2007 and Republican Roger Wicker won the 2008 special election to replace him.Lott became a lobbyist, co-founding the Breaux-Lott Leadership Group. The firm was later acquired by law and lobbying firm Patton Boggs. Lott serves as a Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), where he focuses on issues related to energy, national security, transportation and congressional reforms. Lott is also a co-chair of BPC's Energy Project.
[on why he thinks building an electrified fence along the US-Mexican border will keep Mexicans from entering the country] [They're] at least as smart as goats. Now one of the ways I keep those goats in the fence is I electrified them. Once they got popped a couple of times, they quit trying to jump it.
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U.S. Senate Majority Whip (1995-1996).
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U.S. Senate Minority Whip (2007).
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U.S. Senate Minority Leader (2001, 2001-2003).
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(November 26) Announced that he will resign his Senate seat by the end of the year. [2007]
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U.S. House Minority Whip (1981-1989).
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U.S. Senate Majority leader (1996-2001, 2001).
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Republican U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1973-1989).
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Republican U.S. Senator from Mississippi (1989-2007).
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Title
Year
Status
Character
Between the Lines
2016
TV Series
Himself
Cavuto on Business
2013
TV Series
Himself (segment "Capitol Classics") / Himself
This Week
2011
TV Series
Himself
Prime Votes
2010
TV Series
Himself - Panelist
The Daily Show
2005-2006
TV Series
Himself
Hardball with Chris Matthews
2004-2006
TV Series
Himself
The Big Story
2005
TV Series
Himself
Anderson Cooper 360°
2005
TV Series
Himself
Hannity & Colmes
2005
TV Series
Himself
Meet the Press
2005
TV Series
Himself
The Awful Truth
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
Firing Line
1997
TV Series
Himself - For the Affirmative
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Best Government Money Can Buy?
2009
Documentary
Himself - Former Senator
Run Granny Run
2007
Documentary
Himself
Oil on Ice
2004
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Hardball with Chris Matthews (2004-2006) as Himself
The Daily Show (2005-2006) as Himself
Cavuto on Business (2013) as Himself / Himself (segment "Capitol Classics")
$16 Million
