Republican Candidates: The 1980s
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Sen. Sam Brownback
Earns law degree from the University of Kansas.  Marries Mary Stauffer.  Co-author of Kansas Agricultural Law. Selected as Kansas Secretary of Agriculture and serves to 1993 (one year at USTR).

Former Gov. Jim Gilmore
...Attorney in private practice ...starts own firm. Unsuccessful run for Virginia House of Delegates. Chairman of Henrico County Republican Party, 1982-86. Elected
C'wealth's Attorney in Henrico County. 

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Practices law at Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler, 1977-81. Appointed Associate Attorney General, third highest position in the DOJ.  First marriage annulled. Appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York; serves 1983-89. Marries Donna Hanover. Son Andrew born. Daughter Caroline.  Runs for Mayor of New York, losing by narrow margin to David Dinkins.

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee
Pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, 1980-86. Pastor of Beech Street First Baptist Church in Texarkana, 1986-92. President of KBSC-TV, a 24 hour UHF channel in Texarkana, 1987-92. President of the Arkansas State Baptist Convention, 1989-91.

Rep. Duncan Hunter
Elected to Congress, defeating incumbent Lionel Van Deerlin (D). 

Sen. John McCain
Divorces Carol. Marries Cindy Hensley.  Retires from the Navy as a Captain after 22 years.  Moves to Phoenix. Elected to the U.S. House in AZ 1st CD (open due to retirement of John Rhodes). Re-elected to the U.S. House. Elected to the U.S. Senate succeeding Barry Goldwater.  Def. Richard Kimball 57%-43%. Late 1989-Keating Five scandal much in the news.

Rep. Ron Paul
...elected to Congress in 1978; re-elected. Does not seek re-election to the House; candidate for U.S. Senate. ...medical practice...  Libertarian party presidential nominee; gains about 400,000 votes.

Former Gov. Mitt Romney
Vice President of Bain & Company... With Coleman Andrews and Eric Kriss founds Bain Capital, Inc. and is CEO.

Rep. Tom Tancredo
Appointed Dept. of Education regional representative, serves 1981-92.

Former Sen. Fred Thompson
Special counsel to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 1980-81. Special counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee, 1982. Starts motion picture career playing himself in "Marie."  Divorce from wife.

Former Gov. Tommy Thompson
Elected Republican floor leader in the Assembly. Elected Governor of Wisconsin, upsetting inc. Tony Earl (D) by 53% to 46%.
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Former Speaker Newt Gingrich
Elected to second term in Congress. Divorce from first wife final.  Marries Marianne Ginther. Launches "Conservative Opportunity Society" caucus. Co-authors Window of Opportunity. Becomes chairman of GOPAC. Leading critic on ethics of Speaker Jim Wright. Elected Minority Whip.

Sen. Chuck Hagel
Manager of Gov't Affairs for The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. in D.C., 1977-80.  Deputy Administrator of the Veterans Admin., 1981-82. Quits VA position. Co-founder and Pres. of Collins, Hagel & Clarke, Inc., 1982-85. Co-founder, Exec. VP of Vanguard Cellular Systems. Marries Lilibet Ziller  (2 children).  Elected president and CEO of World United Service Organization; 1987-90.

Former Gov. George Pataki
Elected Mayor of Peekskill, youngest in the history of the city def. incumbent Fred Bianco (D). Re-elected Mayor (serves 1982-84). Resigns as Mayor.  Opens Peekskill law office.  Elected to State Assembly def. inc. Democrat. Serves in the State Assembly 1985-92. Re-elected. Re-elected.

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Sen. George Allen
Charlottesville private law practice, 1978-91.  Divorces Anne.  Virginia House of Delegates, 1983-91. Marries Susan Brown. 

Sen. Bill Frist
Marries Karyn McLaughlin. Continues postdoc. training at S'hampton General Hospital in England. Continues postdoc. training at MassGen. Senior fellow and chief resident at Stanford University School of Medicine. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1986-93. Founds Vanderbilt Transplant Center.  Author of Transplant: A Heart Surgeon's Account...

 
 
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