Fred Thompson filled Al Gore's vacated Senate seat in a 1994 special election, having held a variety of Capitol Hill jobs. He left the Senate in 2003 to concentrate on his film career. Despite a well-publicized entry into the race, Thompson dropped out shortly after the South Carolina primary. --AP
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