Bob Tuke
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Bob Tuke | |
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| Born | Robert Dudley Tuke Script error: No such module "person date". Rochester, New York, U.S. |
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| Party | Democratic |
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| University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University | |
| Profession | attorney |
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Robert Dudley Tuke (born December 5, 1947, Rochester, New York) was the Democratic nominee for the 2008 United States Senate election in Tennessee, having won the Democratic primary in August. He faced incumbent Republican Lamar Alexander in the general election in November, losing by approximately 33% of the final vote.[1]
Life
Tuke served in the United States Marine and led a combined force in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.[citation needed] He led the Veterans for Kerry campaign for Tennessee in 2004. Tuke was elected chairman of the Democratic Party of Tennessee on June 18, 2005, serving for two years.[2] He also served as Barack Obama's Presidential campaign chair in Tennessee.[3]
Tuke earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He is also a graduate of Vanderbilt University, where he received his Juris Doctor.[4] As of 2008[update], Tuke is a partner at the Nashville law firm of Trauger and Tuke.[5][6] Tuke is married to Susan Cummins Tuke; the couple have two grown children, Andrew and Sarah.[6]
See also
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alexander wins re-election in landslide". The Tennessean. 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2008-11-18. [dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mielczarek, Natalia (June 19, 2005). "Lawyer Tuke is Democrats' new chairman". The Tennessean. p. B2. Retrieved August 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Three major candidates put Tenn. in travel plans". The Tennessean. March 5, 2008. p. A14. Retrieved August 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robert D. 'Bob' Tuke Project Vote Smart
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Johnson, Bonna (February 24, 2008). "Attorney Tuke hopes to unseat Alexander". The Tennessean. p. B1. Retrieved August 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chairman Bob Tuke Begins His First Week of Work as the Chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party". Tennessee Tribune. 21 July 2005. Template:ProQuest.
Further reading
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Clement Names Bob Tuke As State Finance Chairman". The Chattanoogan. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."How this law came about". Tennessee Bar Journal.[permanent dead link]
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wade, Paula (22 May 1995). The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tenn. p. A.1.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wiley, Henry (10 January 2008). "Battle brewing in tennessee". Tri-State Defender. Template:ProQuest.
