Bill Hagerty

Bill Hagerty
Official portrait, 2021
United States Senator from Tennessee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2021 Serving with Marsha Blackburn
Preceded by	Lamar Alexander
30th United States Ambassador to Japan
In office August 31, 2017 – July 22, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Caroline Kennedy
Succeeded by	Rahm Emanuel
Tennessee Commissioner of Economic and Community Development
In office February 14, 2011 – June 6, 2014
Governor	Bill Haslam
Preceded by	Matt Kisber
Succeeded by	Randy Boyd
Personal details
Born	William Francis Hagerty IV (1959-08-14) August 14, 1959 (age 64) Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Chrissy Hagerty ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	4
Education	Vanderbilt University (BA, JD)
Website	Senate Website
Bill Hagerty's voice Bill Hagerty questions witnesses on China and Fentanyl overdoses in the United States Recorded February 15, 2023

William Francis Hagerty IV (/ˈhæɡərti/ HAG-ər-tee; born August 14, 1959) is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 30th United States ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2019 under President Donald Trump.

Hagerty worked as an economic advisor and White House fellow under President George H. W. Bush. He then began a career in private equity. Hagerty is the co-founder of Hagerty Peterson & Company, a private equity investment firm; he is a former managing director of the firm. From 2011 to 2014, Hagerty served as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. He led a successful effort to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Nashville. President Donald Trump nominated Hagerty to serve as U.S. ambassador to Japan on March 27, 2017; he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 13, 2017, in an 86–12 vote. Hagerty was sworn in as the 30th United States ambassador to Japan on July 27, 2017; he resigned in July 2019 to run for the U.S. Senate.

Hagerty ran in the 2020 election for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Lamar Alexander. He won the Republican primary and defeated Democratic nominee Marquita Bradshaw in the general election.