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 served in the U.S. Senate from 1977 to 1995 and later served as U.S ... three-term U.S. Senator from Tennessee and former ambassador, dies at 87. Story by Vivian Jones and Angele ...

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.