Saxby Chambliss

Saxby Chambliss (1943-) is a Republican U.S. Senator and former U.S. Congressional Representativefrom Georgia, first elected to Congress in 1994. He is a cosponsor of the FairTax legislation.

Committees

• Senate Armed Services Committee
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Senate Rules Committee
• Senate Special Committee on Aging
• Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

He chaired the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, which investigated intelligence lapses prior to 9/11s and, in May of 2006, Chambliss was honored with the CIA Director's Award by the Director of Central Intelligence.

Caucuses and groups

• Senate Caucus on Military Depots, Arsenals and Ammunition Plants
• Congressional Sportsmen Foundation
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Rural Healthcare Coalition
• Juvenile Diabetes Caucus
• co-chair of the Senate Reserve Caucus

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Georgia (1966
• Juris Doctor degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law (1968)