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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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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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