Phil Gramm

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William Philip Phil Gramm (born July 8 1942) is an American economist and politician who has served as a Democratic Congressman (1979–1983) a Republican Congressman (1983–1985) and a Republican Senator (1985–2002) from Texas. He later became a lobbyist for UBS and founded a public policy and lobbying firm Gramm Partners. He was a senior economic adviser to John McCain’s presidential campaign from the summer of 2007 until July 18 2008.

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active years end date

1985-01-05, 2001-01-03, 2001-06-06, 2002-11-30

active years start date

1979-01-03, 1985-01-03, 1999-01-03, 2001-01-20

alma mater

University of Georgia

birth date

1942-07-08

birth name

William Philip Gramm

birth place

Fort Benning

order in office

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs

party

Republican Party (United States), Democratic Party (United States)

spouse

Wendy Lee Gramm