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Bill Frist is a politician and physician from Tennessee, he became U.S. Senate majority leader in January, after Trent Lott resigned the post amid a furor over racially provocative remarks he made in December at Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday celebration. President Bush looked to Frist, a relative newcomer to politics who is known for his calm demeanor and his organizational skills, to promote Medicare reform. First elected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 1994, Frist was the first practicing physician elected to the Senate since 1928. On November 7, 2000, Bill Frist was elected to a second term in the United States Senate by the largest margin ever received by a candidate for statewide election in the history of Tennessee. So he is obviously well respected