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My Senator
John Warner, a Republican from Virginia,
began his twenty-fifth year of service in the United States Senate on January
7, 2003 after having been elected to his fifth term on November 5, 2002.
He is currently the third longest serving U.S. Senator in the history of
the Commonwealth after Harry F. Byrd and Carter Glass. He was born
on February 18, 1927. He was in the NAVY and went over and faught
in the Korean War. He then Finished his law degree at UVA.
He has been the secretary of the NAVY for 5 years. In 1978 he was
elected into the Senate and is still representing us.
My other Senator
As a member of the influential Commerce, Science
and Transportation Committee, as well as the Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Committee, Senator Allen has made the creation of quality, good paying
jobs in the Commonwealth his focus. Because of the tremendous high-tech
presence in Northern Virginia, Senator Allen was appointed in the last
Congress to serve as the Chairman of the High Tech Task Force where he
looked for ways to address the downturn in the tech economy through sound
public policy. Prior to his election to the Senate, Senator Allen
served as the 67th Governor of Virginia from 1994-1998. As Governor, he
won wide recognition for educational improvements. Senator Allen
holds a B.A. in History as well as a law degree from the University of
Virginia. He and his wife, Susan, reside in Fairfax County with their three
children: Tyler, Forrest, and Brooke.
2004
Presidential Election Candidates
PRESIDENT
GEORGE W. BUSH
GOP nominee for Congress,
1978 (47%). Senior Advisor, George Bush for President Campaign, 1988. Governor
of Texas, 1995-December 2000 (Elected 1994, re-elected 1998). President
of the United States, 2001-present (Elected 2000 - 47.9% - 271 Electoral
Votes). Managing General Partner, Texas Rangers pro baseball team,
1989-94. Founder & CEO, Bush Exploration Oil & Gas Company, 1975-86.
Pilot, Texas Air National Guard, 1968-73. B.A., Yale University,
1968. M.B.A., Harvard Business School, 1975. Born July 6, 1946 in
New Haven, Connecticut. Married to Laura Welch Bush. Two daughters. Methodist.
Grandson of the late US Senator Prescott Bush (R-CT). Son of former President
George H.W. Bush (R-TX). Brother of Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL).
JOESEPH
R. BIDEN, JR.
For most of 2002, former
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joe Biden -- currently the
committee's top Democrat -- was seriously looking at making a second run
for President in 2004. The September 2001 terrorist attack on America helped
quickly raise his national profile -- as Biden now regularly appears on
the TV news shows as a leading voice on foreign policy matters. His first
bid -- a disasterous run in 1988 -- ended before the first primary under
the weight of allegations that he plagiarized some material in his campaign
speeches (including biographical segments) from other politicians. First
elected to the Senate in 1972 as a challenger at the age of 29, Biden matured
and became a respected Senate leader.
CAROL MOSELEY
BRAUN
State Representative, 1979-87;
Cook County Recorder of Deeds, 1988-92; US Senator, 1993-99 (elected in
1992; lost for re-election in 1998); Special Consultant, US Department
of Education, 1999; US Ambassador to New Zealand, 1999-2001. [Note: Braun
was the first African-American Democrat to serve in the US Senate and the
first African-American female to serve in the US Senate.] Attorney.
Assistant US Attorney, 1973-77. B.A., University of Illinois, 1969.
J.D., University of Chicago, 1972. Born August 16, 1947 in Chicago,
Illinois. Divorced. One son. Catholic.
WESLEY
K. CLARK (My Choice)
Starting in late 2002, retired
4-star Army General Wesley Clark began flirting with a possible run for
President in 2004 (or, maybe, in 2008). He made visits to New Hampshire,
North Carolina and other key states in 2002 to endorse local Democratic
candidates. He followed that up with meetings with top national and Iowa
party leaders. During his NH visit, Clark sharply criticized the Bush Administration
and laid out a clear vision of where he thinks American foreign policy
should be headed. Clark also has been meeting with groups of top Democratic
donors and insiders starting in Fall 2002. I chose him because he
has the largest support base and an ideal backround to be a good president.
HOWARD
DEAN
State Representative, 1983-87;
Lieutenant Governor, 1987-91 (elected in 1986, re-elected in 1988, 1990);
Governor, 1991-2003 (elected in 1992, re-elected in 1994, 1996, 1998 &
2000); Chair, National Governors Association, 1994-95; Chair, Democratic
Governors Association, 1997. Physician. B.S., Yale University,
1971. M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1978. Born November
17, 1948, in New York City, New York. Married to Dr. Judith Steinberg,
a physician. Two children. Congregationalist.
JOHN R.
EDWARDS
U.S. Senator, 1999-present
(elected 1998). Attorney, 1977-present. B.S., North Carolina
State University, 1974. J.D., University of North Carolina, 1977.
Born June 10, 1953 in Seneca, South Carolina. Married to Elizabeth Anania
Edwards. Four children (one deceased). Methodist.
RICHARD
A.GEPHARDT
St. Louis City Alderman,
1971-76; US Congressman, 1977-present; US House Majority Leader, 1989-95;
US House Minority Leader, 1995-2003; Candidate for President, 1988.
Attorney. Air National Guard, 1965-71. B.S., Northwestern University,
1962. J.D., University of Michigan, 1965. Born January 31, 1941,
in St. Louis, Missouri. Married to Jane Byrnes Gephardt. Three children.
Baptist.
D. ROBERT
GRAHAM
State Representative, 1966-70;
State Senator, 1970-78; Governor, 1979-87 (elected in 1978, re-elected
in 1982); US Senator, 1987-present (elected in 1986, re-elected in 1992
&
1998); Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, 1993-95.
Attorney; Real Estate Developer; Cattle Ranch Owner. B.A., University
of Florida, 1959. J.D., Harvard Law School, 1962. Born November 9,
1936, in Coral Gables, Florida. Married to Adele Khoury Graham. Four children.
United Church of Christ.
JOHN F.
KERRY
Democratic nominee for Congress,
1972; Lieutenant Governor, 1982-85 (elected 1982); US Senator, 1985-present
(elected in 1984, re-elected in 1990, 1996 & 2002). Chair, Democratic
Senatorial Campaign Committee, 1987-89. US Navy, 1966-69 (awarded
the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts for combat action
in Vietnam). Attorney. Assistant District Attorney, 1977-82. B.A.,
Yale University, 1966. J.D., Boston College, 1976. Born December
11, 1943, in Denver, Colorado. Married to Theresa Heinz Kerry. Two children;
three step-children. Catholic.
DENNIS
J. KUCINICH
Cleveland City Councilman,
1970-75 & 1983-85; Democratic nominee for Congress, 1972; Cleveland
Clerk of Municipal Courts, 1975-77; Mayor of Cleveland, 1977-79 (elected
in 1977; defeated for re-election in 1979); State Senator, 1995-97; US
Congressman, 1997-present (elected in 1996, re-elected in 1998, 2000 &
2002). Radio talk show host, 1979 & 1989; Lecturer, 1980-83;
Energy Consultant,1986-94; TV News Reporter, 1989-92. Attended Cleveland
State University, 1967-70. B.A. & M.A., Case Western Reserve University,
1973. Born October 8, 1946, in Cleveland, Ohio. Divorced. One child.
Catholic.
JOSEPH
I. LIEBERMAN
State Senator, 1970-80 (State
Senate Majority Leader, 1974-80); Candidate for Lieutenant Governor, 1978;
Democratic nominee for US Congress, 1980; Attorney General, 1983-88; US
Senator, 1989-present (elected in 1988; re-elected in 1994 & 2000);
Democratic nominee for Vice President, 2000; Chair, Democratic Leadership
Council, 1995-2001; Founder, New Democrat Network, 1996. Attorney.
B.A., Yale University, 1964. J.D., Yale University Law School, 1967.
Born February 24, 1942, in Stamford, Connecticut. Married to Hadassah Lieberman.
Jewish.
ALFRED
C. SHARPTON
Candidate for State Senate,
1978; Candidate for US Senate, 1992 & 1994; Candidate for New York
City Mayor, 1997. Licensed and ordained a Minister at age 10 by Bishop
F.D. Washington in 1964; appointed Junior Pastor of the Washington Temple
congregation. Founder & President, National Action Network, 1991-present.
Founder, National Youth Movement, 1971. Road Manager for singer James Brown,
1973-80. Attended Brooklyn College, 1973-75. Born October 3,
1954 in Brooklyn, New York. Married to singer Kathy Jordan. Two children.
Pentecostal.
State/Local Government
The Virginia Homepage
Our State Senator
Janet made history as
the first woman ever to preside over the Virginia Senate. Janet often
speaks at schools and other community events. The Northern Virginia
Technology Council created a special lifetime achievement award for Janet.
Janet and Hunt Howell have been married since 1966 and have two sons, Eric
and Brian. A native Northern Virginian, Janet has lived in our community
for the last 28 years. She has a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.A.
from the University of Pennsylvania.
Our
State Representative
Born in Front Royal,
VA, July 21, 194. He got his education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1965) George Washington
University, Washington, D.C. (Masters, Public Works Engineering, 1978)
University of Virginia (Masters of Urban/Environmental Planning, 1989).
He was the Mayor, Town of Herndon, (1976-1984, 1990-2001); Herndon Town
Council (1971-76)
The Fairfax County Home Page
Comparative
Government
The British Parlimentary System
From the 14th
Century, parliamentary government in
the United
Kingdom has been based on a two-chamber
system. The
House of Lords (the upper house) and the House
of Commons
(the lower house) sit separately and are
constituted
on entirely different principles. The relationship
between the
two Houses is governed largely by convention
but is in part
defined by the Parliament Acts. The legislative
process involves
both Houses of Parliament and the Monarch.
Political
Humor
Funny
Political Cartoon
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cartoon has to do with former Iraqi defense Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
and all of his lying on T.V. about winning the war and claiming a lot of
U.S. loses that never happened and were absolutely false. There is
a U.S. soldier in the backround of al-Sahaf and he is reporting that the
Iraqis are winning.
