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Bob Corker Biography

Bob Corker

Facts of Bob Corker

Date of Birth: 1952 , August-24
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 6 Inch

Quick Timeline of Bob Corker

1952 Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
1974 Graduated from University of Tennessee
1978 Owner of his own Construction Company
1994 Appointed by Tennessee Commissioner of Adminitration
2001 Elected mayor of Chattanooga
2006 Elected as a chairman of United States Senate
2010 Awarded by "Save the Children"
1987 Married to Elizabeth
2016 Bob Corker's Networth

Detail Timeline of Bob Corker

August 24 , 1952

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Bob Corker, an American politician, and a businessman, currently the chairman of the United States Senate Committee, was born on August 24, 1952, to the parents Robert Phillips Corker and Jean J. Hutto, in Chattanooga, Tennesse located in the United States of America.

1974

Graduated from University of Tennessee

Firstly Bob had completed his primary education from the Chattanooga High School in 1970. After that, he went to Knoxville for his further studies. There Bob completed his graduation with a degree in Industrial Management from the University of Tennessee in 1974.

1978

Owner of his own Construction Company

Just after the graduation in 1974, Bob worked for 4 years as a construction superintendent till 1978 and he started his own construction company with U.S $8,000. The company grew as it quickly gained a reputation for meeting deadlines on time and under budget and eventually expanded to operations in 18 states.

1994

Appointed by Tennessee Commissioner of Adminitration

Bob was appointed Tennessee Commissioner of Finance and Administration in 1994, there he served for two years in the highest appointed office in state government. As commissioner, he tightened the state's budget and helped move almost 40,000 Tennesseans off welfare and into jobs.

2001

Elected mayor of Chattanooga

Bob was again elected mayor of Chattanooga in 2001. He transformed Chattanooga’s waterfront, implemented merit bonus pay for teachers which dramatically raised student achievement in some of the city’s most challenged schools. After that, he became well-known to all.

2006

Elected as a chairman of United States Senate

He was the mayor of Chattanooga till 2005 and then on November of 2006, Bob Corker was again elected to serve the people of Tennessee in the United States Senate. Moreover, Bob is the current chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in the 114th Congress.

2010

Awarded by "Save the Children"

Senator Bob Corker received Save the Children's "Congressional Champion for Real and Lasting Change Award" as in 2010 from former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. Moreover, he has also won the "True Blue Award" sponsored by Focus.

January 10 , 1987

Married to Elizabeth

At the age of 35, Bob Corker got married to Elizabeth on January 10, 1987. They are living a happy married life together. Moreover, Bob's family is blessed with two daughters named "Julia Croker" and "Emily Croker" together with her wife.

2016

Bob Corker's Networth

He earns his salary from his business and the political career so that Bob's net worth is estimated to be U.S $ 18 million in present time. He is a well known business investor which adds up to his net worth.

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After graduation from the University of Tennessee in 1974 with a degree in Industrial Management, Bob started his career as a businessman by started his own construction company with U.S $8,000, after working four years as a construction superintendent. Along with this, Bob was appointed Tennessee Commissioner of Finance and Administration in 1994, where he served for two years.

After that, Bob was elected as mayor of Chattanooga in 2001 and he transformed Chattanooga’s waterfront. He was the mayor of Chattanooga until 2005 and then in November of 2006, Bob Corker was again elected to serve the people of Tennessee in the United States Senate. In recent days Bob is the chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in the 114th Congress.

Bob has got married to his Elizabeth on January 10, 1987, and has two daughters together. Bob Corker is 64 years old and holds an American nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. He earns his salary from his business and the political career and in recent days Bob's net worth is estimated to be around U.S $ 18 million.