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Candidate Profile John Edwards







Photo Essay


John Edwards:
A Life in
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Party

Democrat



Campaign Web Site


JohnEdwards.com




Current Position

Candidate


Personal

Birthdate: June 10, 1953 in Seneca, S.C. (Age: 54)

Education: North Carolina State (1974); University of North Carolina Law School (1977)

Military: None

Family: Married (Elizabeth Edwards); Three children (Cate, Emma Clair and Jack

Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.


Religion: Methodist

Career Highlights

• Attorney 1977-1998

• U.S. Senator, North Carolina, 1998-2004

• Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, 2004


Presidential Announcement Date

December 28, 2006

Dropped Out Of Race

January 30, 2008

Books Authored


"Home: The Blueprints of our Lives," (2006)

"Four Trials," (2003)






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