Leading Republican Candidates

Rudolph Giuliani       Willard Mitt Romney      Michael Hucakbee      John McCain

Rudolph W. Giuliani

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

Family: Wife: Judith
            3 Children: Andrew, Caroline, Whitney.
Birth date: N/A
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Home City: New York, NY
Religion: Roman Catholic

Education:
JD, New York University Law School, 1968
Manhattan College, 1965.

Professional Experience:
Bracewell and Giuliani, 2005-present
Giuliani Partners, 2002-present
Lawyer, Private Practice, 1989-present
Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler, Lawyer, 1977-1981
Associate Deputy Attorney General, Chief of staff to the Deputy Attorney General, 1975
Chief of the Narcotics Unit, 1973
Employee of US Attorney, 1970
Clerk, Judge Lloyd MacMahon, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York
Executive United States Attorney.

Political Experience:
Mayor, New York City, 1994-2001
Candidate for Mayor, New York City, 1989
Associate Attorney General, appointed 1981
United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, Appointed 1983.





 

Willard Mitt Romney

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

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Ann
              5 Children: Tagg, Matt, Josh, Ben, Craig.
Birth date: 03/12/1947
Birthplace: Detriot, MI
Home City: Belmont, MA
Religion: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Education:
MBA, Harvard Business School, 1975
JD, Harvard Law School, 1975
BA, Brigham Young University, 1971.

Professional Experience:
Chief Executive Officer/Managing Partner, Bain Capital, Incorporated, 1984-present
Chief Executive Officer/Chairman, Bain and Company, Incorporated, 1991-1993
Vice President, Bain and Company, Incorporated, 1978-1984.

Political Experience:
Candidate, United States President, 2008
Governor, State of Massachusetts, 2002-2006
Candidate, United States Senate, 1994.



 

Michael D. 'Mike' Huckabee (NA)

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

Family: Wife: Janet McCain
3 Children: John Mark, David, Sarah.
Birth date: 08/24/1955
Birthplace: Hope, AR
Home City: North Little Rock, AR
Religion: Baptist

Education:
Attended, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1976-1977
BA, Ouachita Baptist University, 1976.

Professional Experience:
President, Cambridge Communications, Arkansas, 1992-1996
Communications Executive, Cambridge Communications, 1992-1993
President/Founder, KBSC-UHF 24 Hour Channel, 1987-1992
Pastor, Beech Street First Baptist Church, Texarkana, 1986-1992
President/Founder, ACTS 24 Hour Channel, 1983-1986
Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Pine Bluff, 1980-1986.

Political Experience:
Candidate, United States President, 2008
Governor, State of Arkansas, 1996-2007
Appointed Governor, State of Arkansas, July 1996
Lieutenant Governor, State of Arkansas, 1993-1996.


Senator John Sidney McCain III (AZ)

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

Family: Wife: Cindy Lou Hensley
            7 Children: Doug, Sidney, Andy, Meghan, Jack, Jimmy, Bridget.
Birth date: 08/29/1936
Birthplace: Panama Canal Zone, Panama
Home City: Phoenix, AZ
Religion: Episcopalian

Education:
National War College, 1973-1974
BS, United States Naval Academy, 1958.

Professional Experience:
Senate Navy Liaison, 1977-1981
Captain, United States Navy, Vietnam, 1958-1981
Beer Distributor.

Political Experience:
Senator, United States Senate, Arizona, 1987-present
Primary Candidate, United States President, 2000
National Security Adviser, Dole/Kemp Presidential Campaign, 1996
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1982-1986.





 

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