Sen. Bill Hagerty

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Biographical

Full Name: William Francis Hagerty IV
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: "bill" HA-GUR-tee
Date of Birth: Aug. 14, 1959 (age: 64)
Place of Birth: Gallatin, Tenn.
Religion: Episcopalian
Hometown: Madisonville, Ky.
Place of Residence: Nashville, Tenn.
Previous Occupation: Business executive

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Family:

Married: Chrissy Hagerty, 2001

4 children: William, Stephen, Tara, Christine

Biography:

Born in Gallatin, Tennessee, Bill learned the value of hard work from an early age. His parents raised him with strong conservative Tennessee values. Bill’s mother was a career school teacher, and his father, a veteran, worked road construction. As a boy, he raised pigs and cattle, baled hay, and later worked road construction like his father, mostly shoveling asphalt.

Though Bill’s father did not graduate college, he worked hard so that Bill could do so. Bill worked summers and part-time during the school year to earn his degree. With a strong academic foundation, Bill started a successful business career. But nothing was more important to Bill than to build his own family.

Bill and later met and married his wife Chrissy, and ev entually, they lived in the home his grandfather built in Sumner County until their second child was born. At that point, they moved into Davidson County, and today are the proud parents of four children.

Raising his family, Bill knew that he wanted to give back to his community and the state that he loves so dearly. From 2011 to 2014, Bill took leave from the private sector and served as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Tennessee’s unemployment rate went from being above the national average when he assumed his duties in 2011 to one of the best-performing state economies in the nation. During that time, Tennessee brought in more companies and jobs than ever before, transforming the state into a national economic leader.

However, Bill wanted to do more for our rural communities, and much-needed change had to come from the federal level. That’s why Bill strongly supported Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election cycle. During the presidential campaign, Bill volunteered full-time as Donald Trump’s Tennessee Victory Chair, where Donald Trump won 92 Tennessee counties.

After Donald Trump resoundingly won the presidency, Bill served as a senior leader of the Trump transition team. Bill quickly earned the president’s seal of approval and was tapped to serve as the United States Ambassador to Japan, the third-largest economy in the world and one of America’s strongest allies.

In his role as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Bill worked night and day to protect American lives from aggressive regimes in China, North Korea, and Russia. In the Trump Administration, Japan became America’s most strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific region. The United States has more military stationed in Japan than any other nation outside America. As the president’s representative and the senior American in that country, Bill worked extensively to strengthen our military and strategic posture in this critical region. As U.S. ambassador, Bill worked steadfastly to help President Trump secure a U.S.-Japan trade deal. Bill also worked tirelessly to encourage Japanese companies to invest in America.

Before Bill had announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate, President Trump backed Bill’s decision and announced his complete and total endorsement for Bill. He won his election and was sworn in to the Senate on January 3, 2021. See more >>

Miscellaneous Links:

Ballotpedia

C-SPAN

GovTrack

Project VoteSmart

Campaign Links:

Website, campaign

Email, campaign: info@teamhagerty.com

X (Twitter), campaign

Instagram, campaign

Facebook, campaign

Open Secrets political finance profile

YouTube, campaign

Social Networking:

Facebook

LinkedIn

Facebook, official

X (Twitter), official

YouTube, official

Instagram, official

Official Links:

Website, official

Press Releases

Education

Vanderbilt University Law School - JD (1981-1984)

Activities and notes: Wilson Scholar; Vanderbilt Law Review, associate editor
Vanderbilt University - BS, economics (1977-1981)

Activities and notes: Phi Beta Kappa
Madisonville (Ky.) North Hopkins High School - Diploma (1977)

Greek Organizations:

Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. Senate (Jan. 3, 2021-) In Office

Member, U.S. Senator for Tennessee

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

U.S. Senate Seat for Tennessee (Class 2)

William Francis Hagerty IV (Bill), 62.20%
Republican

Marquita Bradshaw, 35.16%
Democrat

Employment History

U.S. Embassy in Japan (Aug. 2017-July 2019)

U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Donald J. Trump Presidential Transition Team (June 2016-Jan. 2017)
Donald John Trump

Director, Presidential Appointments
Hagerty Peterson & Co. LLC (Jan. 2015-Jan. 2017)

Co-Founder/Managing Director
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (Feb. 2011-Jan. 2015)

Commissioner
Hagerty Peterson & Co. LLC (1997-Feb. 2011)

Co-Founder/Managing Director
Trident Capital LP (1993-1994)

Venture Capital and Private Equity Investor
Office of the Vice President of the United States (Sept. 1991-Jan. 1993)
James Danforth Quayle (Dan)

White House Fellow
Boston Consulting Group Inc. (Aug. 1984-Aug. 1991)

International Management Consultant, Senior Expatriate Japan

Associated Organizations

Place of worship:

St. George's Episcopal Church (Nashville, Tenn.)

Election campaign:

Team Hagerty (Tennessee)

Board membership:

Ultra Stores Inc.
WisdomTools Enterprises Inc.
Sound Advice Inc.
Birch Telecom
Tennessee Community Ventures LLC
NEW Customer Services Cos. Inc.
Vice Chair
Cymed Inc.
Chair
Fred Jones Enterprise LLC (Aug. 2019-)
Director
Main Street Management Corp. (Jan. 2001-)
Roundstone Ventures LLC (Jan. 2001-)

Presidential Commission:

Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups
Thought Leader
President's Commission on White House Fellowships (2009)
Barack Hussein Obama
Member/Chair, Regional Selection Panel
President's Commission on White House Fellowships (Jan. 2001-2009)
George Walker Bush
Member/Chair, Regional Selection Panel
President's Commission on White House Fellowships (1997-Jan. 2001)
William Jefferson Clinton (Bill)
Member/Chair, Regional Selection Panel

Political organization:

Trump Victory
Donald John Trump
Finance Chair, Tennessee
Romney for President Inc.
Willard Mitt Romney (Mitt)
Chair, National Finance

Bar membership:

New York State Bar

Namesake organization:

William F. Hagerty Revocable Living Trust (Aug. 2003-)
Trustee

Owner:

Hagerty Consulting (Jan. 2002-)

Board membership:

R.J. O’Brien & Associates LLC (Dec. 2019-July 2020)
Director
R.J. O’Brien & Associates LLC (June 2016-July 2017)
Director/Chair, Governance Committee
Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. (May 2016-July 2017)
Director
Hall Capital LLC (2016-July 2017)
Member, Advisory Board
Pinnacle Bank Holding Co. Inc. (July 2015-July 2017)
Director
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (May 2015-July 2017)
Director
Boy Scouts of America Middle Tennessee Council (2011-July 2017)
Member, Executive Committee
Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Museum of Art (2004-July 2017)
Trustee, Executive Committee/Member, Advisory Committee
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. (2010-2013)
Director/Chair, Compensation Committee
Boy Scouts of America National Capital Area Council (1997-2010)
Chair, Executive Board

Neighborhood-related organization:

Nashville (Tenn.) Major League Soccer Organizing Committee (May 2016-July 2017)
Co-Founder/Organizer

Awards

Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)
Defender of Limited Government Award (Institute for Legislative Analysis) (June 2023)
Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)
Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (Boy Scouts of America) (2017)

Activities and Interests

Languages: Japanese

Official Signature

Contact Information

Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	251 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-4944

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2023, 2022, 2022 (Amendment), 2021, 2021 (Amendment)
Election Candidate: 2020, 2020, 2020 (Amendment), 2020 (Amendment)
Candidacy Extension: 2019
Extension Letter: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
Stock transaction: 01/10/2024, 10/18/2023, 08/14/2023 (Amendment), 09/02/2022, 07/20/2022, 07/13/2022, 05/16/2022, 04/13/2022, 04/01/2022, 03/29/2022, 01/10/2022, 12/22/2021, 11/23/2021, 07/08/2021, 06/08/2021, 05/04/2021, 04/08/2021, 02/24/2021, 02/19/2021
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Congressional Staff

Staff Turnover:

Turnover Index: 0.05
(House Average: 0.22)
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Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $68,124.99
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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By Calendar Year
By Quarter

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Committees

Senate Appropriations Committee Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee

Senate Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development Subcommittee

Senate Appropriations Committee Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, Ranking Member

Senate Appropriations Committee Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee

Senate Appropriations Committee State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Housing, Transportation and Community Development Subcommittee

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee, Ranking Member

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Senate Foreign Relations Committee East Asia, the Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy Subcommittee

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy Subcommittee

Senate Foreign Relations Committee State Department and USAID Management, International Operations and Bilateral International Development Subcommittee, Ranking Member

Senate Rules and Administration Committee

Caucuses

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Sen. Bill Hagerty

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Office History

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

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Official Signature

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