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saxby chambliss

clarence saxby chambliss -lrb- born november 10 , 1943 -rrb- is an american politician who was a united states senator from georgia from 2003 to 2015 .
a member of the republican party , he previously served as a u.s. representative from 1995 to 2003 .
during his four terms in the house , chambliss served on the united states house of representatives permanent select committee on intelligence and chaired the house intelligence subcommittee on terrorism and homeland security , which oversaw investigations of the intelligence community after the september 11 attacks in 2001 .
during his 2002 bid for the u.s. senate , chambliss focused on the issue of national defense and homeland security .
he won with 53 % of the vote .
for several years he was the ranking republican on the senate committee on agriculture , nutrition and forestry , and chaired the committee during the 109th congress -lrb- 2005 -- 2007 -rrb- .
in the 112th congress -lrb- 2011 -- 2012 -rrb- he is the ranking republican on the select committee on intelligence .
chambliss has a conservative voting record in the senate , but he has participated in some bipartisan legislation .
in december 2011 the `` washington post '' named chambliss and the `` gang of six '' as one of the best leaders of 2011 for attempts to craft a bipartisan deficit reduction package .
on january 24 , 2013 , chambliss announced that he would not be running for a third term .
