Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Concepts and Doctrine and Developments at Fort Monroe.

Commands the 1st Cavalry Division, at Fort Hood, Texas, 1992-94.  3 Kuwait deployments.

Director for Strategic Plans and Policy with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1994-96.

Leads military negotiations at the Dayton talks.

Commanding General of the U.S Southern Command, Panama, 1996-97.

Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), July 1997-May 2000.

Commands Operation Allied Force, NATO's response to the Kosovo conflict.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton

Oct. 3-Bill Clinton announces he is running for president.

Bill Clinton elected president with 43% of the vote.

Jan. 20-Bill Clinton sworn in.  Jan. 25-Names HRC chair of health care task force.

It Takes a Village

...First Lady of the United States for 8 years...

Sen. Chris Dodd

Re-elected to a third term in the U.S. Senate.

Dec.  - loses bid to become Senate Minority Leader to Tom Daschle by one  vote.

General chairman of the Democratic National Committee, 1995-97...

Re-elected to a fourth term in the U.S. Senate.

June - marries Jackie Marie Clegg.

Former Sen. John Edwards

Founds Edwards & Kirby, LLP with David F. Kirby.

Lakey vs. Sta-Rite.

April-Son Wade, 16, killed in auto accident.

Daughter Emma Claire born. Elected to the U.S. Senate def. Sen. Lauch Faircloth (R).

Former Vice President Al Gore

Re-elected to the U.S. Senate.

Jan.- Earth in the Balance.  July 9-Bill Clinton names Gore as his running mate.

Jan. 20-Sworn in as Vice President.

Clinton-Gore ticket re-elected.

June 16-Announces candidacy for the Democratic pres. nomination.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich

Runs for Congress.

Elected to the Ohio Senate, defeating incumbent Sen. Anthony Sinagra (R).

Elected to Congress, defeating inc. Rep. Martin Hoke (R) by 49% to 46%.

Sen. Barack Obama

J.D. from Harvard Law School.

April-Nov.-Ill. Exec. Director of Project Vote.  Oct. 18- Marries Michelle Robinson.

Attorney at Miner, Barnhill & Galland; senior lecturer at Univ. of Chicago.

Dreams From My Father published (July 18).

Elected to the Illinois State Senate.

Re-elected.

Daughter Malia born.

Gov. Bill Richardson

Re-elected to Congress.

Re-elected.  Chief Deputy Whip.  Considered for Cabinet position.

Re-elected.  In Dec. makes first trip to North Korea.

In Baghdad negotiates with Saddam Hussein to gain release of two Americans.

Re-elected.

President Clinton names Richardson U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

U.S. Secretary of Energy, 1998- 2001.

Gov. Tom Vilsack

Elected to the Iowa State Senate (serves through 1998).

Elected Governor def. former Rep. Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) in upset, 52%-47%.

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Sen. Evan Bayh

Re-elected Governor.  Bayh / O'Bannon def. Pearson /Green.

Nov. 9 - Twin sons Beau and Nick born.

Keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Attorney at Baker & Daniels, 1997-98. Lecturer at Indiana University School of Business.

Elected to the U.S. Senate def. Fort Wayne Mayor Paul Helmke (R)  63% to 35%.

Sen. Russ Feingold

Re-elected to the State Senate.

Jan. 20 - Marries Mary Erpenbach (she had 2 children Sam and Ted).

Elected to the U.S. Senate def. incumbent Sen. Bob Kasten (R).

Re-elected to the U.S. Senate narrowly def. Rep. Mark Neumann (R).

Former Gov. Mark Warner

Founding chairman Virginia Health Care Foundation.

Chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia, 1993- June 1995.

Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate; def. by inc. Sen. John Warner by 53% to 47%.

Virginia High-Tech Partnership.  Helps start Southwest One, a venture capital fund.

 

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