2008 Presidential Candidates

• U.S. Senate
• Adjunct Professor, Widener University School of Law, 1991-present.
  

• JD, Syracuse University College of Law, 1968
• BA, History/Political Science, University of Delaware, 1965.
  

• Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
• Co Chair, Senate North Atlantic Treaty Organization Observer Group

Sam Brownback

Campaign Web Site:http://www.brownback.com/s/

DOB: September 12, 1956

Hometown: Parker, Kansas

Current Residence: Kansas

Family - Wife: Mary Stauffer, Five children:

Current Job/Prior Elected Office

• Senate 1996-present
• House of Representatives 1994-1996
• Teacher (dates unknown)

Education

• JD University of Kansas, 1982
• Bachelors Kansas State University 1979

Money Raised - first quarter 1,871,057

Affiliation (membership in groups)

• Appropriations, Judiciary, and Joint Economic Committees
• Helsinki Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
• Co-chairs the Senate Cancer Coalition and the Human Rights Caucus
• Chairs the Senate Values Action Team
• Senate Fiscal Watch Team
  

Researched by: Janet Sorlin-Davis and Barb Gruber

Hillary Clinton

Campaign Web Site:http://www.hillaryclinton.com/

DOB:October 26, 1947

Hometown:Park Ridge, ILL

Current Residence :New York

Family: Husband Bill. Daughter - Chelsea

Current Job/Prior Elected Office

• U.S. Senator (NY) Attorney
• U OF Arkansas Law SCHOOL

Education

• J.D., Yale Law School
• B.A., Wellesley College;

Money Raised - first quarter $36,054,568

Affiliation (membership in groups)

• Children's Defense Fund
• The Child Care Action Campaign,
• Children's Television Workshop
• American Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession

Researched by: Anna Marie Safi

Chris Dodd

Campaign Web Site:http://www.chrisdodd.com/

DOB: May 27, 1944

Hometown: Willimantic, Connecticut

Current Residence: East Haddam, Connecticut

Family - Wife and two daughters

Current Job/Prior Elected Office

• Senator in 1980 - present
• House of Representatives in 1975

Education

• BA Providence College
• University of Louisville School of Law

Money Raised - $3,250,00

• Merrill Lynch
• Citigroup
• American International Group

Affiliation (membership in groups)

• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
• Member of the Council on Foreign Relations
• Helsinki Commission
• Former Co-Chair of the Democratic National Committee
• Member of the Roman Catholic Church

Researched By : Kristin Forester-Dillon

John Edwards

Campaign Web Site:http://johnedwards.com/splash/

DOB:  June 10, 1953

Hometown:  Robbins, North Carolina

Current Residence:  Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Family: Elizabeth Edwards (wife) + 3 children

Education: 

• 1977 Law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill; 
• 1974 Bachelor Degree from NC State University

Current Job: 

• Director for the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity; Trial Lawyer; 
• Note: Held teaching position at the UNC-Chapel Hill Law School   

Elected Offices: 

• US Senator, 1998-2005
• Democratic Presidential Candidate, 2004

Campaign Contributions:  $14,021,504 (first quarter)

Affiliations: 

• NAACP
• ACLU
• NEA
• DAR
• Planned Parenthood
• DLC

Researched By: Michelle Woodford

Jim Gilmore - withdrew 07/14/07

Campaign Web Site:http://www.gilmoreforpresident.com/blog/index.php

DOB: October 6, 1949

 Hometown: Richmond, Virginia

 Current Residence: Richmond and Alexandria, Virginia

 Family: Lives with wife, Roxane, and has two sons.

 Current job/Prior elected offices:

• Currently a lawyer and partner with the law firm Kelley Drye & Warren
• Elected offices:
• Virginia Governor, 1998-2002.
• Chairman of Republican National Committee from 2001-2002.
• Virginia Attorney General, 1993-1997.
• Commonwealth's Attorney, Henrico County, Va., 1988-1994.

 Education: 

• Graduate of University of Virginia 
• University of Virginia Law School.

 Money Raised as of 1^st Quarter: $203,896.99 (one committee and 106 individuals).

 Affiliations: 

• Current Chairman of the National Council on Readiness and Preparedness,  
• President of USA Secure 

References:

• http://www.gilmoreforpresident.com/about.php
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gilmore
• http://www.fec.gov/

Researched By: Janet Louise Sorlin-Davis

Newt Gingrich- not an official candidate

Campaign Web Site:No campaign site

DOB: June 17, 1943

Hometown: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Current Residence: Virginia

Family: Lives with wife, Callista, and has two daughters, two sons-in-law and two grandchildren

Current job/Prior elected offices:

• Currently the Chairman of the Gingrich Group, a communications and consulting firm that specializes in transformational change, with offices in Atlanta and Washington, DC. 
• Served in Congress for the Sixth District of Georgia from 1978-1999; held the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995-1999.
• Note: Prior to election to Congress, he taught History and Environmental Studies at West Georgia College for eight years.

Education: 

• Bachelors degree from Emory University 
• Masters and Doctorate in Modern European History from Tulane University.

Money Raised as of 1^st Quarter: None reported.

Affiliations:

• General Chairman of American Solutions for Winning the Future
• Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC
• Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California
• Honorary Chairman of the NanoBusiness Alliance
• News and political analyst for the Fox News Channel.

References:
http://www.newt.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt_Gingrich
http://www.fec.gov/

Researched By: Janet Louise Sorlin-Davis

Rudy Giuliani

Campaign Web Site:http://www.joinrudy2008.com/

DOB: May 28, 1944 (Brooklyn, New York )

• Mayor, New York City, 1994-2001

• New York University School of Law, J.D., 1968
•  Manhattan College, B.A. 1965
•  Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School

• Bracewell & Giuliani, 2005-present
• Giuliani Partners, 2002-present
• America-Israel Friendship League U.S. National Advisory Board
•  Academy of Achievement (2003)
• Planned Parenthood   
• Officer of the British Empire (Honor)

Al Gore - not an official candidate

Campaign Web Site: No campaign site

Date of Birth: March 31, 1948

Hometown: Washington, DC and Carthage, TN

Current Residence: Nashville, TN

Family: Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Aitchison “Tipper” Gore Children: Karenna, Kristen, Sarah, Albert III (children)

Prior Elected Office:

• 1993-2001 Vice President of the United States
• 1985-1993 United States Senate from Tennessee;
• 1977-1985 United States House of Representatives from Tennessee;

Education Job:

• Visiting professor at Fisk University, Middle Tennessee State University, Columbia University, and UCLA
  

Current Jobs:

• Co-founder and Chairman of the investment firm Generation Investment Management;
• Co-founder and Chairman of the television network Current;
• Chairman, of the advocacy group Alliance for Climate Protection;
• Author

Education:

• Harvard University, B.A.

Money raised as of 1st Quarter: $0 (not an official candidate)

Affiliations:

• Board of Directors of Apple Computer, Inc;
• Senior Advisor to Google, Inc.

Researched by: Michael Fitzgerald

Mike Gravel

Campaign Web Site:http://www.gravel2008.us/

Date of Birth: May 30, 1930

Hometown: Springfield, Massachusetts

Current Residence: Arlington, Virginia

Family: Whitney Stewart Gravel (wife) Martin Gravel, Lynn Gravel Mosier(children)

Prior Elected Office:

• 1969-1981 Senator, United States Senate from Alaska;
• 1965-1966 Speaker, Alaska House of Representatives, ;
• 1963-1966 Alaska House of Representatives,

Current Job:

• Presidential Candidate

Education:

• Columbia University, B.S.

Money raised as of 1st Quarter: $11,118

Affiliations:

• The Democracy Foundation,
• Philadelphia II,
• Direct Democracy

Researched by: Michael Fitzgerald

Chuck Hagel - not an official candidate

Campaign Web Site: No campaign website

DOB: October 4, 1946

Hometown : North Platte, Nebraska

Current Residence: Omaha, NE

Family - Wife, Lilibet, and two children, daughter Allyn, 16, and son Ziller, 14

Current Job/Prior Elected Office

• U.S. Senator, Nebraska 1996- present
• President of McCarthy & Co., an investment banking firm based in Omaha, Nebraska prior to electon to Senate

Education

• Brown Institute for Radio and Television, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• BA, University of Nebraska

Money Raised - - Status undetermined 

• Institute of Politics at Harvard University; International Republican Institute
• German Marshall Fund’s Trade and Poverty Forum; 
• Director Emeritus, the Eisenhower World Affairs Institute; 
• Private Sector Council; 
• Ripon Society
• American Red Cross
• Bread for the World
• Council on Foreign Relations. 
• Trustee at Bellevue University and Hastings College
• Co-chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Corporate Council.

Mike Huckabee

Campaign Web Site:http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Blogs.Home

DOB: August 24, 1955

Hometown: Hope, Arkansas

Current Residence: Hope, Arkansas

Family - Wife: Janet, Children: John, David, Sarah

Current Job/Prior Elected Office

• Govenor, Arkansas 1996-2007
• President, Cambridge Communications, 1992-1996

Education

• Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, M.A., 1980
• Ouachita Baptist University, B.A., 1975

Money Raised - first quarter

• First Quarter April 16, 2007 - $544,157

• Former Chairman of the Education Commission of the States
• Former Chairman, Southern Governors' Association
• Former Chairman, Southern Regional Education Board
• Former Chairman, Southern Growth Policies Board
• Former Chairman, Southern Technology Council
• Former Chairman, Southern International Trade Council
• Former Chairman, Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission

Duncan Hunter

Campaign Web Site:http://www.gohunter08.com/inner.asp?z=4

DOB: May 31, 1948

Hometown: Riverside, CA

Current Residence: Alpine, CA

Family - Wife: Lynne; Sons: Duncan Duane Hunter and Sam Hunter

Current Job/Prior Elected Office

• Congressman, California 1980- present
• Trial Lawyer, 1976-1980

Education

• BS Western State University, 1968
• JD Western State University, 1976

Money Raised - first quarter

• First Quarter April 16, 2007 - $538,524
• Top 3 donators

• Congressional Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus
• Co Chair, Congressional Task Force on Bowhunting
• Co Chair, National Security Caucus
• Republican Study Committee.
• Navy League.

Dennis Kucinich

Campaign Web Site:http://kucinich.us/

DOB: October 8, 1946

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Current Residence: Ohio

Family - one child from his second marriage

Current Job/Prior Elected Office

• Served in both the House and Senate
• Ran for President in 2004
• Mayor of Cleveland in 1977

Education

• BA Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland
• Masters Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland

Money Raised - $345,000

Affiliation (membership in groups)

• Cleveland City Council
• Congressional Education and Labor Committee
• Government Reform Committee
• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Member of the Roman Catholic Church

Researched By: Kristin Forrester-Dillon

John McCain

Campaign Web Site:http://www.johnmccain.com/

DOB: August 29, 1936

Hometown: Alexandria, VA

Current Residence:

Immediate Family: Wife: Cindy Hensley McCain and seven children

Current Job:

• U.S. Senator

Prior Elected Offices:

• House Of Representatives from 1983-1987

Education:

• National War College, 1973
• United States Naval Academy, 1958

Money Raised as of October 1, 2007:

Affiliation:

• American Dream Political Action Committee,
• Hispanic Youth Foundation,
• National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts,
• Board of Trustees Gallaudet Univeristy,
• Kids Voting Arizona,
• About 50 other organizations

Researched by: Debbie Bergeron

Barak Obama

Campaign Web Site:http://www.barackobama.com/

DOB: August 4, 1961

Hometown: Honolulu, HI

Current Residence: Chicago, IL

Family – immediate: Wife – Michelle; 2 Children – Malia, Sasha

Current Job:

• US Senate

Education:

• JD, Harvard Law School, 1991
• BA, Columbia University, 1983
• Attended, Occidental College

Money raised as of 1st Quarter: $25,797,721

Affiliation:

• Member, Trinity United Church of Christ, present
• Center for Neighborhood and Technology
• Chicago Anneberg Challenge
• Cook County Bar
• Cook County Bar Association
• President, Harvard Law Review
• Board Member, Joyce Foundation
• Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
• Leadership for Quality Education
• Board Member, Woods Fund of Chicago

Researched by: Ronald H Pannell

Ron Paul

Campaign Web Site:http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

DOB: August 20, 1035

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Current Residence: Lake Jackson, Texas

Family: Wife: Carol Paul, Children: Ronald, Lori, Rand, Robert and Joy

Current Job/Prior Elected Office

• Current: House of Representatives for Texas
• Prior: US Air Force Flight Surgeon, owned physician practice

• Gettysburg College, BA
• Duke University, MD

Bill Richardson

Campaign Web Site:http://action.richardsonforpresident.com/page/s/learnmore?source=2000

DOB: November 15, 1947

Hometown: Pasadena California & Mexico City

Current Residence :New Mexico

Family: Wife – Barbara

Current Job/Prior Elected Office

• Governor of New Mexico, Elected 2002
• U.S. Secretary of Energy by President Clinton August 25, 1998.
• U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations on December 13, 1996
• Bill Richardson served as a member of the President's Cabinet and also a member of the National Security Council.
• Teaches at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

Education

• Tufts University, MA

Money Raised - 6,249,354

Affiliation (membership in groups)

• Chairman of Freedom House
• Member- The Inter-American Dialogue

Researched By: Anna Marie Safi

Mitt Romney

Campaign Web Site:http://www.mittromney.com/

DOB: March 12, 1947

Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Current Residence: Belmont, Mass.

Family – Wife: Ann Romney, Children: Tagg Romney, Matt Romney, Josh Romney, Ben Romney, Craig Romney

Current Job/Prior Elected Office

• Current: Governor of Mass. Until 2007
• Prior: founded Bain and Company; Vice President of Bain and Company
• Organizing committee member of Salt Lake City Olympics

Education: 

• Brigham Young, BA
• Harvard, MBA
• Harvard, JD

Money raised as of 1^st Quarter: $20,737,149

Affiliation (groups in which they are members): 

• Chairman, Republican Governors Association

Tom Tancredo

Campaign Web Site:http://www.teamtancredo.org/

DOB: December 20, 1945

Hometown: Denver Colorado

Current Residence: Littleton, Colorado

Family– Wife, Jackie: Two Sons, Ray and Randy

Current Job/Prior Elected Office:

• Appointed regional representative for the Department of Education (Ronald Reagan)
• Elected to the U.S. House of representatives, Colorado’s 6th Congressional
• School teacher by trade
  

Education

• B.A. Political Science 1969: University of Northern Colorado in Greeley
  

Money raised as of 1st Quarter - $1,185,536

Affiliation (groups in which they are members)

• Foreign Affairs Committee
• Natural Resources Committee
• NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the Organization for Security

Researched By: Bernadine Pearson

Fred Thompson - not an official candidate

Campaign Web Site: No campaign site

DOB: August 19, 1942

Hometown: Lawrenceburg, TN

Current Residence:

Family: Wife: Jeri Kehn Thompson and Four Children (one deceased in 2002)

Current Job:

• Actor

Prior Elected Offices:

• U.S. Senator 1994-2003

Education:

• Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1967
• Memphis State University, B.A., 1964

Money Raised as of October 1, 2007: No Data Available

Affiliation:

• American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Researched by Debbie Bergeron

Tommy Thompson

Campaign Web Site:http://www.tommy2008.com/Home.aspx

DOB: November 19, 1941

Hometown : Elroy, Wisconsin

Current Residence : Elroy, Wisconsin

Family– Wife, Sue Ann : Three children – Kelli, Tommi and Jason

Current Job/Prior Elected Office:

• Current: Senior Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld (law firm)
• President of Logistics Health, Inc
• Elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1966.
• Elected Governor of Wisconsin 1986; Reelected 1990, 1994 and 1998
• Appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services by President George W. Bush 2001
• Elected Chairman of Board, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 2003

Education

• University of Wisconsin - Madison, J.D., 1966
• University of Wisconsin - Madison, B.S., 1963

Money raised as of 1st Quarter: $386,795

Affiliation (groups in which they are members)

• The National Education Goals Panel
• Former member of U.S. Army Reserve
• Council for National Policy
• Export/Import Bank Chairman's Advisory Board
• Inter-American Dialogue
• The National Education Goals Panel

Researched By: Bernadine Pearson