Congressional portrait of Bill Hagerty
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Bill Hagerty

Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan

RepublicanBioguide H000601

Bill Hagerty is a Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee, first elected in 2020. His official Senate biography records a private-sector business and investment career, service as Tennessee commissioner of economic and community development, and service as U.S. ambassador to Japan before his election to the Senate.

Profile updated Aug 20, 2026

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Bill Hagerty is a Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee, first elected in 2020. His official Senate biography records a private-sector business and investment career, service as Tennessee commissioner of economic and community development, and service as U.S. ambassador to Japan before his election to the Senate.

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Biography & Current Office

Bill Hagerty

Bill Hagerty is a Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee, first elected in 2020. His official Senate biography records a private-sector business and investment career, service as Tennessee commissioner of economic and community development, and service as U.S. ambassador to Japan before his election to the Senate.

Hagerty’s official Senate office lists current service on the Banking, Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Rules and Administration Committees. His foreign-policy background and Banking assignment place him in recurring Senate work on trade, sanctions, financial regulation and international economic policy.

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Current / reviewed roles

  • Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Committees & Leadership

Current and reviewed institutional roles

  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
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