Bill Hagerty

Bill Hagerty is a private equity investor running for the U.S. Senate representing Tennessee
in the 2020 election.

Hagerty earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor, both from Vanderbilt University.

He began his career at Boston Consulting Group, culminating in a three-year assignment
to Tokyo. Hagerty served as an economic advisor and White House Fellow under President
George H. W. Bush, and then began a career in private equity.

Hagerty was Mitt Romney's finance chairman for his presidential campaign. In 2016
Hagerty was Victory Chair for Trump in Tennessee. Trump nominated Bill Hagerty
Ambassador to Japan, succeeding Caroline Kennedy.

Hagerty has never before run for office. In his announcement, Hagerty defined his political
stance: "What I've seen coming out of Washington is a great threat to economy but more
importantly, it's a threat to our conservative Tennessee values," he said, pointing to the
"liberal, social agenda" being pushed by Democrats. His campaign video is interspersed
with images of flag burning and protests. Trump tweeted that Hagerty had his “complete
and total endorsement.” Hagerty is fully against abortion and supports constitutional judges
like U.S. Supreme Court justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. He would repeal the
Affordable Care Act. He promises to pass a balanced budget amendment to the
Constitution and yet he supports the Trump tax cuts for the wealthy that increased the
federal budget deficit by 26%. Hagerty opposes a national gun registry, red flag laws and
universal background checks.