Dick Gephardt - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dick Gephardt | |
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House Minority Leader | |
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | |
Deputy | David Bonior Nancy Pelosi |
Preceded by | Bob Michel |
Succeeded by | Nancy Pelosi |
House Majority Leader | |
In office June 6, 1989 – January 3, 1995 | |
Deputy | Bill Gray David Bonior |
Preceded by | Tom Foley |
Succeeded by | Dick Armey |
Chair of the House Democratic Caucus | |
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 | |
Leader | Tip O'Neill |
Preceded by | Bill Gray |
Succeeded by | Gillis Long |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Leonor Sullivan |
Succeeded by | Russ Carnahan |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Andrew Gephardt January 31, 1941 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Jane Gephardt |
Education | Northwestern University (BS) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (JD) |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1965–1971 |
Unit | Missouri Air National Guard |
Richard Andrew Gephardt (born January 31, 1941) is an American politician. He served as a United States Representative from Missouri from 1977 to 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995 and Minority Leader from 1995 to 2003.
He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1988 and 2004. Gephardt was mentioned as a possible vice presidential nominee in 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, and 2008.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "GOP Envisions Gephardt as Possible Obama Running Mate". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
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Other websites
[change | change source]- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Richard A. Gephardt Institute for Public Service Archived 2007-01-10 at the Wayback Machine at Washington University in St. Louis
- Gephardt Appearances on C-SPAN