Bob Clement (Napoleon's World)

Robert Nelson Clement (born September 23, 1943) is an American Democratic politician from Tennessee who currently serves as the United States Senator for the state's Class 2 seat. Previously, he served as the US Representative for Tennessee's 7th District from 1983-1995 and then again from 1999-2003, succeeded by and preceded by Ed Bryant. In 2002, he was elected to succeed retiring Nationalist Senator Ruth Reynolds, thus recapturing his father Frank Clement's old Senate seat, which Nationalists had held since 1966 (the same seat was also once held by US Vice President Al Droughns). Clement is regarded as a moderate and is a leader of the Senate Bipartisan Working Group, which he founded with Nova Scotia Senator Scott Brison in 2005. Clement's father, Frank, served as Governor of Tennessee (1953-1959) and US Senator (1961-1967).