Coverdell, Paul

Coverdell, Paul
▪ 2001

      American politician (b. Jan. 20, 1939, Des Moines, Iowa—d. July 18, 2000, Atlanta, Ga.), was a Republican U.S. senator from Georgia from 1993 until his death. After working in his family's insurance and financial services company, Coverdell began his career in politics when he was elected to the Georgia state Senate in 1970. He remained a state senator until 1989, when he was appointed director of the Peace Corps by Pres. George Bush. As a U.S. senator, Coverdell was an effective, self-effacing deal maker who was respected for his expertise in the areas of education and foreign policy. At the time of his death from a massive cerebral hemorrhage, he was working as the U.S. Senate liaison for the presidential campaign of George W. Bush.

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