NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Former Tennessee Sen. Jim Sasser died this week.
He was 87.
Sasser was the last Democrat to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate starting in 1977.
He was the former U.S. Ambassador to China during former President Bill Clinton's administration. He remained in office until 1994 until former Sen. Bill Frist beat him for the term.
We are reaching out to Tennessee politicians for their memories of Sasser.
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