Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.)

Commands the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor, 4th Infantry Division in Fort Carson, CO to1982.

Student at National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC, 1982-83.

Chief of the Army's Study Group, Office of Chief of Staff of the Army, Oct. '83-July '84.

Commander Operations Group at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, 1984-86.

Commands the 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, April 1986-March 1988.

Director, Battle Command Training Program, USACGSC in KS, 1988-89.

Commanding General of the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA, 1989-91.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton

Feb. 27-Daughter Chelsea born.  Bill Clinton defeated in re-election bid.

Bill Clinton again elected Governor.

...First Lady of Arkansas for total of 12 years and partner at Rose Law Firm...

Sen. Chris Dodd

Elected to the U.S. Senate; youngest ever elected from Connecticut at age 36.

Oct. 29 - divorce with Susan Mooney final.

Re-elected to the U.S. Senate.

Former Sen. John Edwards

...Associate at Dearborn & Ewing in Nashville, 1978-81.

Tharrington, Smith & Hargrove in Raleigh, NC, 1981-92.

Daughter Cate born.

Partner at Tharrington, Smith & Hargrove, 1984-92.

Former Vice President Al Gore

Re-elected to Congress.

Son Albert Gore III born.  Re-elected to Congress.

Sister dies of lung cancer. Elected to the U.S. Senate.

June 29 - Announces candidacy for the Dem. presidential nomination.

April-Ends presidential bid.

April 3-Son seriously injured.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich

Runs for Sec. of State finishing second to Sherrod Brown in the Dem. primary.

Elected to the Cleveland City Council in a special election.

Independent bid for governor in 1985-86 (withdrew in Aug. 2006).

Starts a comms. consulting firm.

Runs for Congress, losing to inc. Rep. Mary Rose Oakar (D) in the Dem. primary.

Barack Obama

Transfers to Columbia University.

Graduates from Columbia University.  Works a year at Business Int'l Corporation.

Moves to Chicago; director of the Developing Communities Project for 3 years.

Starts at Harvard Law School.

Gov. Bill Richardson

Runs for Congress in NM's 1st CD, narrowly def. by inc. Rep. Manuel Lujan (R).

Reopens consulting company.

After close primary, elected to Congress from NM's 3rd CD, serves 1983-97 (elected 8 times).

Chairman of the Hispanic Caucus.  Re-elected.

Re-elected.

Re-elected.

Gov. Tom Vilsack

...partner, Bell & Vilsack Law Office, 1975-98... Dec. 23-Son Doug born.

Elected Mayor of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (serves 1987-92).

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Sen. John Kerry

After a tight primary, elected Lt. Gov. of Mass..  Separates from Julia Thorne.

After a tight primary, elected U.S. Senate def. Raymond Shamie.

Divorces Julia Thorne.

Sen. Evan Bayh

Graduates from University of Virginia Law School.

Law clerk to Judge James E. Noland, U.S. District Court for So. District of Indiana.

Hogan & Hartson LLP in Washington, DC.

Works on Wayne Townsend's gubernatorial campaign in IN.  Father's law firm.

Attorney, Bingham Summers Welch & Spilman, 1985-86.  April 13 - Marries Susan Breshears.

Elected Secretary of State of Indiana def. Robert Bowen (R).

Elected Governor of Indiana at age 32.  Bayh / O'Bannon def. Mutz / Goldsmith.

Sen. Russ Feingold

Elected to the Wisconsin State Senate def. incumbent.

Attorney at LaFollete & Sinykin, 1983-85.

RF and Sue divorce.  Re-elected to the State Senate.

Former Gov. Mark Warner

Graduates from Harvard Law School.  Job as DNC fundraiser for 1 1/2 years .

?Invests in energy start-up.  Tries real estate in Atlanta. First cellular telephone deal.

With Morgan O‘Brien co-founds Fleet Call, Inc (which later became Nextel).

Co-founds Columbia Capital.  Marries Lisa Collis.  Runs Doug Wilder's race for governor.

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