Chambliss, Saxby, 1943-

CHAMBLISS, Saxby, a Senator and a Representative from Georgia; born in Warrenton, Warren County, N.C., November 10, 1943; graduated C.E. Byrd High School, Shreveport, La.; B.A., University of Georgia, Athens 1966; J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law 1968; attorney, Moultrie, Ga.; elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Fourth and the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2003); not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002; reelected in 2008, and served from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2015; chair, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (One Hundred Ninth Congress); was not a candidate for reelection in 2014.

<p>Clarence Saxby Chambliss (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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>Chambliss was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002. 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.</p>