Bob Corker Wiki
Bob Corker (full name Robert Phillips Corker Jr.) is currently serving Tennessee as a United States junior senator, a position which he has held since 2007. Corker has decided, along with his family, that he will be retiring and not be running for re-election in 2018. This will officially end his time in politics.
Corker, however, is a very successful businessman, starting from nothing. He continues to have business interests that contribute to his bottom line. It could mean that his retirement is just from politics and that he will spend more time in business.
Below is pretty much everything you need to know about the senator, including Bob Corker’s net worth, his business and political career information, and his Twitter war of words with Trump. Consider this article a Bob Corker wiki page.
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- Bob Corker’s Political Career
- Bob Corker’s Political Motivation
- Bob Corker’s Business
- Bob Corker’s Net Worth
- Bob Corker’s Family
- Bob Corker’s Wife
- Bob Corker’s Kids
- Trump & Bob Corker’s Twitter Battle
- Some more Facts to Know
#1. Bob Corker’s Political Career
Corker is a member of the Republican Party. After selling his first business, he took a run at politics, running for United States Senate in 1994 and finishing second.
Since Corker didn’t win the Senate race in 1994, he worked as the Commissioner of Finance and Administration for the State of Tennessee. Corker accepted the position after being appointed by Governor Don Sundquist. He was in this position from 1995 to 1996.
From 2001 to 2005, Corker served as the mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He used his business background to better the town as much as he could from a economic point of view. For instance, during Corker’s time as mayor, he oversaw a $120.0-million riverfront renovation project, which rejuvenated the area. In addition, Chattanooga’s river walk was expanded, an aquarium was built in order to bring more tourists into the city, and the Creative Discovery Museum was renovated.
He also focused on bringing jobs to the town by being involved in the development of the Enterprise South Industrial Park in Chattanooga. This is now a 3,000-acre piece of land that is home to a Volkswagen assembly plant. Corker also spent his time as mayor working with local departments to decrease crime rates in the city.
Corker announced in 2004 that he would run for the U.S. Senate again. A seat opened up because Republican Senator Bill First was not running for re-election. Corker ended up winning the seat, and was sworn in during January 2007.
In 2012, Corker ran for re-election and won with approximately two-thirds of the votes. In September 2017, Corker announced that he does not plan to run for re-election in 2018. He said he will retire and spend more his time with his family.
#2. Bob Corker’s Political Motivation
Corker’s motivation for getting into politics was not the need for a high salary; it was to help other people as much as he could. His interest in serving the public started when he was in his twenties; Corker went on a mission trip to Haiti to volunteer his time. This trip opened Corker’s eyes to another world.
After the trip to Haiti, Corker helped the not-for-profit organization Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise (CHE), which provides low-interest home loans and home maintenance education to locals. Over time, with his success in the business world, Corker wanted to give more of his time for the benefit of others.
#3.Bob Corker’s Business
Bob Corker is one of the few senators in the country who could call himself a self-made millionaire.
He started working at the age of 13 by collecting garbage and bagging ice. After graduating from college, Corker worked for four years as a construction superintendent. As a superintendent, he saved up $8,000 to form his own construction company named Bencor.
One of the company’s first large deals was with The Krystal Company; which is a drive-through burger restaurant chain. Corker grew Bencor by double-digits annually. The business was eventually sold off in 1990.
In 1999, Corker acquired two real estate companies in Tennessee using his funds from the sale of Bencor. The companies were Osborne Building Corporation and Stone Fort Land Company. It is said that, when Corker initially went into real estate, he was putting more money into the business than he was making. Eventually, Corker turned things around and sold the two businesses off at a profit a few years later.
#4. Bob Corker Net Worth is estimated at $50 Million
Corker is one of the wealthiest senators in the United States, with an estimated Bob Corker $50 million.
Credit: Drew Angerer/Staff/Getty Image
The vast majority of his net worth was gained through his business dealings. To this day, he continues to own various investments.
The bulk of his wealth is held in cash, invested in the stock markets, in real estate holdings, and held in trust for his children. He also owns an interest in the Sweetgreen restaurant company. This is a healthy food restaurant chain with locations in Washington, California, and New York.
As a senator, he earns an annual salary of approximately $175,000.
#5. Bob Corker’s Family
Bob Corker has a wife, children, and grandchildren.
Bob Corker poses with Daughter Emily Corker 17 (L), wife Elizabeth Corker (2nd-R) and daughter Julia Corker (Credits: Rusty Russell / Stringer/ Getty Images)
#6. Bob Corker’s Wife Elizabeth Corker
Bob Corker married Elizabeth Corker in 1987. He says he does not make any major decision without his wife’s assistance and input. He credits his success to Elizabeth, as a result of her love, support and sacrifices.
Bob Corker participates in a reenacted swearing-in with his wife Elizabeth Corker (Credits: Chip Somodevilla/Staff/Getty Images)
#7. Bob Corker’s Kids
Bob and Elizabeth Corker have two daughters together, Julia and Emily.
Julia, the older daughter, once worked as an assistant to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Presently, Julia works as a realtor, which she has being doing for more than 10 years. Julia is also a mother, which makes Bob and Elizabeth grandparents.
Emily, the younger daughter, works and lives in New York. She currently works in the fashion industry.
#8. Trump & Bob Corker’s Twitter Battle
President Donald Trump is known for having battles with individuals on Twitter. One of his recent targets has been Senator Bob Corker.
During Barrack Obama’s time as president, Corker was the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and supported signing a deal to allow Iran’s nuclear program to go ahead, but to monitor that program. Trump was not a supporter of this deal, and he plans to void or amend it. Here are two tweets that Trump posted about the Iran deal and Corker:
Sen. Corker is the incompetent head of the Foreign Relations Committee, & look how poorly the U.S. has done. He doesn't have a clue as…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
…the entire World WAS laughing and taking advantage of us. People like liddle' Bob Corker have set the U.S. way back. Now we move forward!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
After Corker announced that he would not be running for re-election as senator, Trump said that he had not endorsed Corker’s re-election bid , and that this is why Corker wasn’t going to run again. Whereas, Corker says that Trump did endorse him, and asked Corker to run for re-election.
…Corker dropped out of the race in Tennesse when I refused to endorse him, and now is only negative on anything Trump. Look at his record!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
Here is another Twitter attack from Trump toward Corker:
Bob Corker, who helped President O give us the bad Iran Deal & couldn't get elected dog catcher in Tennessee, is now fighting Tax Cuts….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
This is a common tactic from Trump when someone disagrees with him.
Even though Corker will be stepping out of the political spotlight later, he is not shy about voicing his opinion now. Corker, who has said that the current staff in charge of the White House are part of an “adult day care center,” tweeted the following in response to the attacks from Trump:
Same untruths from an utterly untruthful president. #AlertTheDaycareStaff
— Senator Bob Corker (@SenBobCorker) October 24, 2017
There is no telling whether this Twitter debate between Trump and Corker will continue.
#9. Some more Facts to Know
Bob Corker Age
Bob Corker was born on August 24, 1952 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Therefore, at the time of this writing, he is 65 years old.
University Days
Corker is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. His roommate in the fraternity house was Jimmy Haslam, the current owner of the Cleveland Browns NFL team.
Bob Corker House
The Corker residence in Tennessee is known as the Anne Haven Mansion. It was built by Anne Lupton and Frank Harrison, heirs to Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) fortune. As of this writing, The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) owns approximately 27% of the outstanding shares of Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated. (Source “Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated, ” Morningstar, last accessed October 27, 2017.)