NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Jim Sasser, a former U.S. senator and ambassador, has died, his family confirmed to News 2. He was 87. According to Gray Sasser, Jim’s son, the former lawmaker died ...

Jim Sasser, the last Democrat to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate, who later went on to serve as U.S. Ambassador to China during the Clinton administration, died on Tuesday. He was 87.