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Dennis
Kucinich (b. October 8 ,1946) is an American
politician currently representing the 10th
Congressional District of Ohio in the United States
House of Representatives. He is a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for President of the United
States in the 2008 election. Kucinich
grew up poor, one of seven children, the son of
Croatian immigrants. At times in his childhood in
the 1950s, the Kucinich family resorted to living
in their car. His political career began with his
surprise win in the 1969 Cleveland City Council
election. He was 23 years old at the time. He later
leaped to relative political fame by winning the
Mayoral election to lead Cleveland in 1976 and
becoming the youngest mayor of a major city in the
United States. He survived a bitter recall election
but then lost his re-election bid in 1978. The
major controversy involved his refusal to sell the
municipally-owned electrical utility to private
industry. Kucinich
ran for Congress in 1996, winning the 10th
Congressional District as a Democrat. In 2004, he
entered the race for the Democratic Presidential
nomination, and though he stood little chance
against better known and better financed opponents
such as Howard Dean, John Edwards, and the eventual
winner, John Kerry, Kucinich made a name for
himself as an outspoken progressive touting a very
liberal stance on issues such as environmental
protection, gay rights, worker rights, the
War
in Iraq,
and women's issues. Kucinich also stood out from
all other candidates through his vegan lifestyle,
refusing to eat meat/animal products or wear
leather or any animal product/clothing. In
January, 2007, Kucinich entered the 2008 race for
the Democratic nomination. In Iowa, New Hampshire
and the other caucus and primary states, he never
took more than 2% of the vote, and was kept out of
several crucial debates. His constant campaigning
for president helped make him seem vulnerable in
his home district, Ohio's 10th Congressional
District. Four challengers to his congressional
seat appeared, and that, along with his lackluster
showing in the Democratic primaries, caused Dennis
Kucinich to drop out of the Presidential race on
January 25, 2008. The
Kucinich 2008 platform includes:
--The immediate withdrawal of
all U.S. Forces from Iraq and replacing them
with an international security force.
--Guaranteed quality
education for all, including free Pre-K and
college for all who want it. --Immediate withdrawal from
the WTO (World Trade Organization)and NAFTA
(North American Free Trade Agreement).
--Repealing the USA PATRIOT
Act. --Fostering a world of
international cooperation. --Abolishing the death
penalty. --Environmental renewal and
clean energy. --Preventing the
privatization of social security. --Providing full social
security benefits at age 65. --Creating a cabinet-level
"Department of Peace" --Ratifying the ABM Treaty
and the Kyoto Protocol. --Introducing reforms to
bring about instant-runoff voting. --Protecting a woman's
right-to-choose while decreasing the number of
abortions performed in the U.S. --Ending the war on drugs.
--Legalizing same-sex
marriage. --Creating a balance between
workers and corporations. --Restoring rural communities
and family farms. Contact
Information: DC
Office: 1730 Longworth House Office
Building Washington, DC
20515-3510 Phone: 202-225-5871 Fax: 202-225-5745 District Office -
Lakewood: 14400 Detroit Avenue Lakewood, OH 44107 Phone: 216-228-8850 Fax: 216-228-6465 District Office -
Parma: 5983 West 54th Street Parma, OH 44129 Phone: 440-845-2707 Fax: 440-845-2743 Published
Works: Kucinich, Dennis J. and Studs
Turkel. A Prayer for America. Nation Books, 2003
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Lee,
R. "Biofiles: Dennis Kucinich (b.
1946)" http://www.historyguy.com/biofiles/kucinich_dennis.html
Family,
Career, and Personal
Highlights Frank
Kucinich--Father Virginia
Kucinich
--Mother Elizabeth
Harper
Kucinich-
3rd
Wife (Married August 21,
2005) Sandra
Lee
McCarthy--1st
Wife (Married January 15, 1977.
Divorced, August,
1986) Jacqueline
"Jackie"
Kucinich--Daughter
(by Sandra Lee McCarthy
) Religion:
Education: Career/Occupation: 1985-1995:
President, Marketing and
Communications Firm 1991-1994:
Teacher, Communications and
Political Science, Case
Western Reserve University and
Cleveland State
University 1982-1992:
Professor, Political Science,
Case Western Reserve
University 1982-1992:
Communications Entrepreneur,
Software and Public
Relations Military
Service: Political
Career: 1974:
Lost Congressional
election 1976-1977:
Clerk of Courts for the
Cleveland Municipal
Court 1977-1979:
Mayor of Cleveland,
Ohio 1981-1982:
Cleveland City Council
1985: Ran
for governor as a third party
candidate. Kucinich withdrew
from the race prior to the
election. 1994-1996:
Ohio
State Senator (D) 1997-Present:
United States House or
Representatives (D) 2007:
Began race for 2008
Democratic Presidential
nomination Jan. 25,
2008: Ended race for
Democratic Presidential
nomination Elections
involving Dennis Kucinich 2006 Election U.S.
House of Representatives—Ohio 10th
District Michael D. Dovilla
(R), 33.59% 2004 Election U.S.
House of Representatives—Ohio 10th
District Edward F. Herman
(R), 34% Barbara Ferris (I),
6% 2002 Election U.S.
House of Representatives—Ohio 10th
District Jon A. Heben (R),
24% Judy Locie (L)
2% 2000 Election U.S.
House of Representatives—Ohio 10th
District Bill Smith (R), 22%
Ron Petrie (L)
3% 1998 Election U.S.
House of Representatives—Ohio 10th
District Joe Slovenec (R),
32.2% 1996 Election U.S.
House of Representatives—Ohio 10th
District Martin R. Hoke (R),
(incumbent) 46.3% Robert B. Iverson
(N) 4.6% (D)= Democrat, (R)=
Republican, (L)= Libertarian, (N)=
Natural Law Party, (I)=
Independent Links
and Resources on Dennis
Kucinich. Representative
Dennis
Kucinich-
Representative for Ohio's 10th
Congressional District. Official
House site Dennis
Kucinich--Wikipedia
Article Dennis
Kucinich for
President--Official
election website. Dennis
Kucinich
Blog--Official
Kucinich blog. Official
Ohio Congressional Election
Results , 2000
Race Kucinich
gets theatrical at Nevada
forum-Cleveland
Plain Dealer Political Blog-by
Sabrina Eaton, February 21,
2007 Elizabeth Harper
Kucinich How
Kucinich Found
Love
--by Evelyn Theiss Imagine
Elizabeth Kucinich As First
Lady--From
the Irregular Times blog,
12/14/2006
Site
Map--revision
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