Leading Democratic Candidates:

Hillary Clinton          Barack Obama          John Edwards       Joseph Biden

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY)

Current Office: U.S. Senate
Current District: Junior Seat
Office Seeking: President (Announced, General)

Family: Husband: William Clinton (Former President)
            Daughter: Chelsea Clinton.
Birth date: 10/26/1947
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Home City: Chappaqua, NY
Religion: Methodist

Education:
JD, Yale University, 1973
BA, Wellesley College, 1969.

Professional Experience:
Attorney, Rose Law Firm, 1976-1992
Faculty, University of Arkansas Law School, 1975
Author
Former Staff Attorney, Children's Defense Fund.

Political Experience:
Candidate, United States President, 2008
Senator, United States Senate, 2000-present
First Lady, President Bill Clinton, 1992-2000
First Lady, State of Arkansas, 1978-1980, 1982-1992.

 

Senator Barack Hussein Obama Jr. (IL)

Current Office: U.S. Senate
Current District: Junior Seat
Office Seeking: President (Announced, General)

Family: Wife: Michelle
            2 Children: Malia, Sasha.
Birth date: 08/04/1961
Birthplace: Honolulu, HI
Home City: Chicago, IL
Religion: United Church of Christ

Education:
JD, Harvard Law School, 1991
BA, Columbia University, 1983
Attended, Occidental College.

Professional Experience:
Attorney
Lecturer.

Political Experience:
Senator, United States Senate, 2005-present
Keynote Speaker, 2004 Democratic National Convention
Senator, Illinois State Senate, 1996-2004.


 

John Reid Edwards

Current Office: None
Current District: None
Office Seeking: President (Announced, General)

Family: Wife: Elizabeth
              4 Children: Cate, Emma Claire, Jack, Wade (deceased).
Birth date: 06/10/1953
Birthplace: Seneca, SC
Home City: Raleigh, NC
Religion: Methodist

Education:
JD, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1977
BS, North Carolina State University, 1974.

Professional Experience:
Partner, Edwards & Kirby, Raleigh, 1993-1998
Partner, Tharrington Smith & Hargrove, 1984-1992
Associate, Tharrington Smith & Hargrove, 1981-1983
Associate, Dearborn & Ewing, Nashville, 1978-1981
Law Clerk, Office of Judge Franklin T. Dupree Jr., United States District Court for the Eastern District, 1977-1978.

Political Experience:
Candidate, United States President, 2004, 2008
Candidate, United States Vice President, 2004
Senator, United States Senate, 1998-2004.

 

Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. (DE)

Current Office: U.S. Senate
Current District: Senior Seat
Office Seeking: President (Announced, General)

Family: Wife: Jill
             3 Children: Beau, Hunter, Ashley.
Birth date: 11/20/1942
Birthplace: Scranton, PA
Home City: Wilmington, DE
Religion: Roman Catholic

Education:
JD, Syracuse University College of Law, 1968
BA, History/Political Science, University of Delaware, 1965.

Professional Experience:
Adjunct Professor, Widener University School of Law, 1991-present
Attorney, Private Practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1968-1972.

Political Experience:
Candidate, United States President, 2008
Senator, United States Senator, 1973-present
Councilmember, New Castle County Council, 1970-1972.
 

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