Congressman Duncan L. Hunter
(Republican - California)
WITHDREW
FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE ON JANUARY 19, 2008,
AFTER WEAK SHOWINGS IN THE EARLY CONTESTS.
BIOGRAPHICAL
FACTS:
POLITICAL:
US Congressman, 1981-present (elected 1980; re-elected 13 times).
Chair, US House Armed Services Committee, 2002-06.
PROFESSIONAL:
Attorney, 1976-80. US Army, 1969-71 (Vietnam War veteran).
EDUCATION:
B.S.L. & J.D. (joint degree program), Western State University,
1976. Attended University of California-Santa Barbara and University
of Montana.
PERSONAL:
Born May 31, 1948, in Riverside, California. Married to Lynne
Layh Hunter. Two sons; two grandchildren. Baptist.