WITHDREW
FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE ON JANUARY 25, 2008,
AFTER WEAK SHOWINGS IN THE EARLY CONTESTS.
BIOGRAPHICAL
FACTS:
POLITICAL:
Cleveland City Councilman, 1970-75 and 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, 2004, 2006).
Candidate for President, 2004.
PROFESSIONAL:
Radio talk show host, 1979 & 1989; Lecturer, 1980-83;
Energy Consultant,1986-94; TV News Reporter, 1989-92.
EDUCATION:
Attended Cleveland State University, 1967-70. B.A. &
M.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1973.
PERSONAL:
Born October 8, 1946, in Cleveland, Ohio. Married to Elizabeth
Harper (2005). Twice Divorced. One daughter. Catholic.