Politics1: Presidency 2000 - Bill Bradley (D-NJ)

PRESIDENCY 2000:

WILLIAM W. "BILL" BRADLEY
(Democrat - New Jersey)

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS:

POLITICAL: U.S. Senator, 1979-97 [Elected 1978 (56%); re-elected 1984 (64%) and 1990 (50%); retired 1996]. Founder of Time Future PAC, which raised money for Democratic congressional candidates.

PROFESSIONAL: Visiting Professor, Stanford University, University of Notre Dame and University of Maryland, 1997-98. Professional basketball player, New York Knicks, 1967-77. US Air Force Reserve, 1967-78. Gold Medalist & Team Captain, U.S. Olympic Basketball Team, 1964.

EDUCATION: Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University, 1965-68. B.A. with Honors (American History), Princeton University, 1965.

PERSONAL: Born July 28, 1943 in Crystal City, Missouri. Married to Ernestine Schlant Bradley, a professor of German and Comparative Literature at Montclair State University in New Jersey. One daughter. Protestant.

LINKS:

Bill Bradley for President Committee - Official.
More About Gore - Official Campaign Site #2.
Bradley 2000 Store - Campaign Store (Official).
Washington Speakers Bureau: Bill Bradley - Bradley's Booking Agent.
Netizens for Bradley - Grassroots Supporters (Unauthorized).
Bill Bradley for Prez 2000 - Grassroots Supporters (Unauthorized).
Boston for Bradley - Grassroots Supporters (Unauthorized).
Bill Bradley's Skeleton Closet - Negative Site.

ANALYSIS:

Bradley, a well known former pro basketball star, ran a well-financed race for the Democratic nomination. Still, after failing to win a single primary against Al Gore, Bradley withdrew from the race on March 9, 2000. He subsequently endorsed Gore for President.

BRADLEY WAS ENDORSED BY:
(Partial Listing)

State Sen. E.B. McClain (D-AL)
State Rep. Oliver Robinson (D-AL)
State Rep. John Rogers (D-AL)
Democratic State Chair Mark Fleisher (D-AZ)
Ex-Congressman Jim McNulty (D-AZ)
San Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano (D-CA)
State Sen. Martha Escutia (D-CA)
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA)
State Assemblyman Richard Floyd (D-CA)
State Sen. Patrick Johnston (D-CA)
Congressman George Miller (D-CA)
State Assemblyman Lou Papan (D-CA)
State Sen. Steve Peace (D-CA)
State Sen. Jackie Speier (D-CA)
Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA)
State Sen. John Vasconcellos (D-CA)
Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO)
State Senate Minority Leader Mike Feeley (D-CO)
Ex-Democratic State Chair Howard Gelt (D-CO)
State Sen. Rob Hernandez (D-CO)
State Rep. Gloria Leyba (D-CO)
State Sen. Pat Pascoe (D-CO)
Ex-State Rep. Gil Romero (D-CO)
Ex-Democratic State Chair Buie Seawell (D-CO)
Ex-Congressman David Skaggs (D-CO)
State Rep. James Amann (D-CT)
State Rep. Terry Backer (D-CT)
Ex-State House Speaker Richard Balducci (D-CT)
State Rep. Michael Cardin (D-CT)
State Rep. Thomas Conway (D-CT)
State Rep. Jefferson Davis (D-CT)
State Rep. William Dyson (D-CT)
State Sen. Thomas Gaffey (D-CT)
State Sen. Mary Ann Handley (D-CT)
State Rep. Michael Jarjura (D-CT)
State Rep. Shawn Johnson (D-CT)
State Rep. David McCluskey (D-CT)
State Sen. Edith Prague (D-CT)
State Rep. Claire Sauer (D-CT)
State House Majority Whip Richard Tuliasiano (D-CT)
Ex-Governor Lowell Weicker (I-CT)
Ex-Attorney General Charlie Oberly (D-DE)
Ex-State Democratic Chair Sam Shipley (D-DE)
Ex-Lt. Governor S.B. Woo (D-DE)
Ex-State Rep. Mike Abrams (D-FL)
Ex-State Sen. Helen Gordon Davis (D-FL)
Ex-State House Speaker Lee Moffitt (D-FL)
Ex-State Rep. Steve Pajcic (D-FL)
Ex-State Democratic Chair John Anderson (D-GA)
State Rep. Terry Coleman (D-GA)
State Sen. Miguel del Valle (D-IL)
State Rep. Judy Erwin (D-IL)
Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
State Sen. Ricky Hendon (D-IL)
State Rep. Howard Kennedy (D-IL)
Congressman Bill Lipinski (D-IL)
State Rep. Charles Morrow (D-IL)
State Rep. Harold Murphy (D-IL)
Ex-State Treasurer Pat Quinn (D-IL)
State Rep. Jeffrey Schoenberg (D-IL)
Ex-US Senator Adlai Stevenson III (D-IL)
State Rep. Arthur Turner (D-IL)
State Rep. Tiny Adams (D-IN)
State Rep. Jeb Bardon (D-IN)
State Sen. Anita Bowser (D-IN)
State Rep. Charlie Brown (D-IN)
State Rep. William Crawford (D-IN)
State Rep. John Day (D-IN)
Ex-Congressman Andy Jacobs (D-IN)
State Rep. Robert Kuzman (D-IN)
State Rep. Ed Mahern (D-IN)
State Rep. Scott Pelath (D-IN)
State Sen. Earline Rogers (D-IN)
State Rep. Polly Bukta (D-IA)
State Rep. Steve Falck (D-IA)
State Rep. Geri Huser (D-IA)
State Rep. Bob Osterhaus (D-IA)
State Rep. Paul Scherrman (D-IA)
1996 US Senate Nominee Jill Docking (D-KS)
State Rep. Jim Gooch (D-KY)
State Sen. David Karem (D-KY)
State Rep. Ruth Anne Palumbo (D-KY)
State Rep. Jim Wayne (D-KY)
Dem. National Committeeman David Young (D-LA)
State Sen. Spike Carey (D-ME)
State Sen. Mary Cathcart (D-ME)
Ex-Governor Ken Curtis (D-ME)
Ex-Secretary of State Bill Diamond (D-ME)
State Sen. Marge Kilkelly (D-ME)
State Sen. Carol Kontos (D-ME)
State Sen. Susan Longley (D-ME)
State Sen. Richard Ruhlin (D-ME)
State Sen. Sharon Treat (D-ME)
State Del. Paul Carlson (D-MD)
State Del. Cheryl Kagan (D-MD)
State Del. Howard "Pete" Rawlings (D-MD)
Baltimore County Executive Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)
Ex-Attorney General Steve Sachs (D-MD)
State Comptroller William Donald Schaefer (D-MD)
State Rep. Bruce Ayers (D-MA)
State Sen. Chip Clancy (D-MA)
State Sen. Robert Creedon (D-MA)
State House Majority Whip Barbara Gardner (D-MA)
Ex-Congressman Michael Harrington (D-MA)
State Sen. James Jajuga (D-MA)
State Sen. Brian Joyce (D-MA)
State Sen. Michael Morrissey (D-MA)
State Sen. Andrea Nuciforo (D-MA)
Ex-US Labor Secretary Robert Reich (D-MA)
State Sen. Charles Shannon (D-MA)
Ex-Attorney General Jim Shannon (D-MA)
State Sen. Susan Tucker (D-MA)
State Sen. Marion Walsh (D-MA)
State Rep. John Hansen (D-MI)
State Sen. Burton Leland (D-MI)
State Rep. Lamar Lemmons (D-MI)
State Sen. Richard Cohen (D-MN)
State Sen. Dave Johnson (D-MN)
State Sen. Doug Johnson (D-MN)
State Sen. Randy Kelly (D-MN)
State Sen. Steve Murphy (D-MN)
State Sen. Sam Solon (D-MN)
US Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN)
State Sen. Charles Wiger (D-MN)
Ex-Governor Ray Mabus (D-MS)
State Rep. Pat Miller (D-MS)
State Rep. Diane Peranich (D-MS)
State Rep. Mark Abel (D-MO)
State Rep. Sam Berkowitz (D-MO)
State Rep. Marsha Campbell (D-MO)
Secretary of State Bekki Cook (D-MO)
State Rep. Rita Days (D-MO)
State Sen. Ronnie DePasco (D-MO) State Rep. Ted Farnen (D-MO)
State Rep. Rodger Fitzwater (D-MO)
State Rep. Barbara Fraser (D-MO)
State Rep. Chuck Graham (D-MO)
State Sen. Jerry Howard (D-MO)
State Sen. Sidney Johnson (D-MO)
State House Speaker Pro Tem Jim Kreider (D-MO)
State Sen. Jim Mathewson (D-MO)
Attorney General Jay Nixon (D-MO)
State Sen. John Schneider (D-MO)
State Sen. Danny Staples (D-MO)
State Sen. Steve Stoll (D-MO)
State Sen. Harry Wiggins (D-MO)
State Sen. Patrick Bourne (D-NE)
State Sen. Matt Connealy (D-NE)
State Sen. Paul Hartnett (D-NE)
State Sen. John Hilgert (D-NE)
State Sen. Ray Janssen (D-NE)
US Senator Bob Kerrey (D-NE)
State Sen. Joe Neal (D-NV)
State Rep. Dennis Abbott (D-NH)
State Rep. Dave Allison (D-NH)
State Rep. Susan Almy (D-NH)
State Sen. Cliff Below (D-NH)
State Rep. Jim Curran (D-NH)
Ex-US Senator John Durkin (D-NH)
State Senate Majority Whip Mark Fernald (D-NH)
State Rep. Gary Gilmore (D-NH)
State Rep. Ruth Ginsburg (D-NH)
Ex-Democratic State Chair Michael King (D-NH)
State Rep. Don Lent (D-NH)
State Rep. Carol Moore (D-NH)
State Rep. Kathy Taylor (D-NH)
1992 US Senate Nominee John Rauh (D-NH)
State Rep. Steve Vallaincourt (D-NH)
State Sen. John Adler (D-NJ)
State Sen. Minority Leader Pro Tem Byron Baer (D-NJ)
Ex-Governor Brendan Byrne (D-NJ)
State Sen. Minority Leader Richard Codey (D-NJ)
State Sen. Garry Furnari (D-NJ)
Democratic State Chairman Tom Giblin (D-NJ)
State Sen. Bernard Kenny (D-NJ)
State Senate Minority Whip Ed O'Connor (D-NJ)
State Sen. Ron Rice (D-NJ)
State Sen. Joseph Vitale (D-NJ)
State Sen. Neil Breslin (D-NY)
State Assemblyman Roger Green (D-NY)
Ex-New York City Mayor Ed Koch (D-NY)
State Sen. Seymour Lachman (D-NY)
US Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY)
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
State Sen. Eric Schneiderman (D-NY)
State Assemblyman Darryl Towns (D-NY)
State Assemblyman Al Vann (D-NY)
Ex-Federal Reserve Board Chair Paul Volcker (D-NY)
State Sen. Wib Gulley (D-NC)
State Sen. Eleanor Kinnaird (D-NC)
Ex-Governor Bob Scott (D-NC)
Ex-State Democratic Chair Wade Smith (D-NC)
State Sen. Greg DiDonato (D-OH)
State Sen. Ben Espy (D-OH)
State Rep. Brian Flannery (D-OH)
Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken (D-OH)
Ex-Congresswoman Mary Rose Oakar (D-OH)
State Rep. Charlie Wilson (D-OH)
Ex-State Democratic Chair Bill Bullard (D-OK)
Ex-Attorney General Larry Derryberry (D-OK)
State Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher (D-OK)
Ex-Secretary of State Glo Henley (D-OK)
Ex-Lt. Governor Bob Kerr Jr. (D-OK)
Ex-State Democratic Chair Pete White (D-OK)
State Rep. Chris Beck (D-OR)
State Sen. Ginny Burdick (D-OR)
State Sen. Tony Corcoran (D-OR)
State Rep. Ryan Deckert (D-OR)
Ex-Governor Neil Goldschmidt (D-OR)
State Sen. Avel Gordley (D-OR)
State Rep. Gary Hansen (D-OR)
Ex-Secretary of State Phil Keisling (D-OR)
Governor John Kitzhaber (D-OR)
State Rep. Barbara Ross (D-OR)
State Rep. Andrew Carn (D-PA)
State House Minority Leader Bill DeWeese (D-PA)
State Rep. Dan Frankel (D-PA)
State Sen. Allen Kukovich (D-PA)
State Rep. David Levdansky (D-PA)
State Rep. Keith McCall (D-PA)
State Rep. Tom Michlovic (D-PA)
State Rep. Bill Robinson (D-PA)
State Rep. Mike Sturla (D-PA)
State Rep. Tom Tigue (D-PA)
State Rep. Connie Williams (D-PA)
State Rep. John Yudickak (D-PA)
Sen. Eudaldo Baez Galib (D-Puerto Rico)
Sen. Mercedes Otero de Ramos (D-Puerto Rico)
State Rep. Paul Crowley (D-RI)
Ex-Governor Phil Noel (D-RI)
Ex-Attorney General Jim O’Neil (D-RI)
State Sen. Leo Raptakis (D-RI)
Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Ex-Lt. Governor Mike Daniel (D-SC)
State Comptroller General Jim Lander (D-SC)
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley (D-SC)
Ex-State Democratic Chair Kip Scott (D-SD)
State Rep. Norma Chavez (D-TX)
State Sen. Eliot Shapleigh (D-TX)
Ex-State Comptroller John Sharp (D-TX)
1998 US Senate Nominee Scott Leckman (D-UT)
State Sen. Jean Ankeney (D-VT)
State Sen. Susan Bartlett (D-VT)
State Sen. Ann Cummings (D-VT)
State Auditor Ed Flanagan (D-VT)
State Sen. Sara Kittell (D-VT)
State Sen. James Leddy (D-VT)
State Sen. Ben Ptashnik (D-VT)
State Sen. Cheryl Rivers (D-VT)
State Sen. Jeb Spaulding (D-VT)
Ex-State Rep. Major Reynolds (D-VA)
State Rep. David Anderson (D-WA)
State Rep. Mark Doumit (D-WA)
State Rep. Jeff Gombosky (D-WA)
State Sen. Ken Jacobsen (D-WA)
Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA)
Seattle Mayor Paul Schell (D-WA)
Ex-State Rep. Lyle Sattes (D-WV)
Ex-State House Majority Leader Dismas Becker (D-WI)
Ex-Governor Tony Earl (D-WI)
State Rep. John LaFave (D-WI)
Ex-Attorney General Bronson LaFollette (D-WI)
Ex-Governor Pat Lucey (D-WI)
State Rep. Mark Miller (D-WI)
Ex-State Treasurer Charles Smith (D-WI)
State Rep. Christopher Boswell (D-WY)

OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN CONTACT INFORMATION:

Bill Bradley for President
395 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-731-2100
Toll Free: 888-643-9799
E-mail: billbradley@billbradley.policy.net

THE BILL BRADLEY LIBRARY:

Values of the Game by Bill Bradley & Phil Jackson (1998). Former teammates Bradley & Jackson clearly love the game of basketball. In these ten essays, the two explain the values and life experiences that basketball can instill in all -- including respect, passion, discipline, selflessness, responsibility and courage. 120+ photographs. Follow the link to read more reviews of the book. List: $30.00. Your Price: $21.00 (You Save 30%)!

Time Present, Time Past: A Memoir by Bill Bradley (1996). This book is Bradley's second autobiography, detailing Bradley's life in politics. Written at a time when he had decided to leave political office, Bradley's writing showed his open disdain towards both Democratic and Republican leaders alike for their polarizing politics which -- in Bradley's view -- left the great American middle leaderless and disaffected. The New York Times wrote that the book is "loosely organized around his travels in 1992 on behalf of a variety of candidates, and what emerges is a man who knows the country far better than most who would mount a campaign to lead it." Vanity Fair described the book as "intelligent, surprisingly candid and exceptionally well written." Follow the link to read more reviews of the book. List: $13.00. Your Price: $10.40 (You Save 20%)! (Paperback). Also available on Audio Cassette -- read by Bradley -- for only $16.45 (You Save 30%).

Life on the Run by Bill Bradley (1976; 1995 Reprint). The autobiographical story of Bradley's decade playing pro basketball for the championship Knicks. A fascinating account of the day-to-day experiences of an NBA star. The Wall Street Journal described the book as "a thinking man's guide to basketball [with] fascinating insights into the author himself." The Sporting News called it "a remarkable book." Follow the link to read more reviews of the book. List: $12.00. Your Price: $9.60 (You Save 20%)! (Paperback)

This page was last updated on March 9, 2000