Rep. Dennis Kucinich: A Timeline
Feb. 17-"A Prayer for America" speech in Los Angeles. Feb. 18-Files to est. pres. exploratory committee. July 22-Ends pres. campaign. Aug. 21-Marries Elizabeth Harper.  (Third marriage). Dec. 12- Announces candidacy.
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

 
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%.
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

 
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.
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

 
Dem. nominee for Congress; loses to incumbent Rep. William E. Minshall Jr (R).  B.A. from Case Western Reserve University.  M.A. from Case Western.  Ran for the now open Minshall seat again. Elected Municipal Court Clerk. Elected Mayor of Cleveland. Survives recall by narrow margin. Defeated in re-election bid by George Voinovich.
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

 
Starts at St. John Cantius School (high school) in Cleveland. ...had already lived in 21 places... Works as a surgical technician and copy boy for 2 years. Starts at Cleveland State University. Unsuccessful run for the Cleveland City Council. Elected to the Cleveland City Council.
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

 
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

 
Born Oct. 8, 1946 in Cleveland, OH, oldest of seven children.
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
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