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Congressman
Dennis Kucinich (b.
1946) 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. After the
2010 Census, Ohio lost a congressional
district, and Dennis Kucinich publicly
claimed that the Republican legislature in
Ohio would eliminate his district or
re-draw the district's boundaries to force
him out of his Cleveland district. With
those possibilities in mind, Kucinich
began making numerous public appearances
in Washington (the State, not the city),
and speculation began as to whether he was
planning on moving to Washington and run
for Congress there, either in the
not-yet-created new district Washington
was allotted after the Census, or in the
1st Congressional District. The incumbent
in the Washington 1st Distict, Jay Inslee,
is considered a possible candidate for
governor, which would leave his seat
empty. Published
Works by Dennis
Kucinich: Kucinich,
Dennis J. and Studs Turkel.
A
Prayer for America Kucinich,
Dennis J. The
Courage to Survive Links
and Resources on a possible Kucinich move
to Washington: The
Kucinich Presidential 2008 platform
included: --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:
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Marketing You Can Trust 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 2010 Election U.S. House of
Representatives—Ohio 10th
District Peter Corrigan (R), 43.9% 2008 Election U.S. House of
Representatives—Ohio 10th
District Jim Trakas (R), 39% 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.
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