Bob Clement
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Robert Nelson Clement （born September 23, 1943） is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party.
He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1988 until 2003, when he retired to run （unsuccessfully） for the United States Senate.
Clement is the son of former Tennessee Governor Frank G. Clement.
During his father's third run for governor in 1962, he joined his father on the campaign trail, often making speeches when his father developed throat trouble.
Clement graduated from Hillsboro High School in Nashville.
He went on to attend the University of Tennessee graduating in 1967.
He served in the National Guard from 1969 to 1971 and also served in the reserves until 2001, retiring as a colonel.
Clement considered buying a telephone company while he was studying at the University of Tennessee, but his father would not lend him the money.
He gained knowledge about the Tennessee Public Service Commission which regulated phone companies and other utilities.
Clement wanted to work for the commission's staff.
In 1972, Clement ran against Hammond Fowler in the Democratic primary for the incumbent's seat and won.
He won by a 3 to 1 margin which was the most lopsided defeat of a statewide incumbent in Tennessee history.
He went on to win against Republican nominee Tom Garland in the general election in what was otherwise largely a good year for Republican candidates in Tennessee.
（No Republican was ever elected to the Public Service Commission in the state during its existence...