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Contents 1 General office 2 Ambassador 3 Assembly Member 4 Governor 5 Judge 6 Member of Parliament 7 US Congressman 8 State Representative 9 US Senator 10 State Senator 11 Multiple terms

[edit] General office

Harry S. Truman
33rd President of the United States
In office April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953
Vice President	None (1945–1949), Alben W. Barkley (1949–1953)
Preceded by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Succeeded by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th Vice President of the United States
In office January 20, 1945 – April 12, 1945
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Henry A. Wallace
Succeeded by	Alben W. Barkley
United States Senator from Missouri
In office January 3, 1935 – January 17, 1945
Preceded by	Roscoe C. Patterson
Succeeded by	Frank P. Briggs
Born	May 8, 1884(1884-05-08) Lamar, Missouri
Died	December 26, 1972 (aged 88) Kansas City, Missouri
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Bess Wallace Truman
Occupation	Small businessman (haberdasher), farmer
Religion	Baptist
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[edit] Ambassador

Whitelaw Reid
28th United States Ambassador to France
In office March 23, 1889 – March 25, 1892
Preceded by	Robert M. McLane
Succeeded by	T. Jefferson Coolidge
35th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office March 23, 1889 – December 15, 1912
Preceded by	Joseph H. Choate
Succeeded by	Walter Hines Page
Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States
Election date November 8, 1892
Running mate	Benjamin Harrison
Opponent(s)	Adlai Stevenson I (D)
Incumbent	Levi P. Morton (R)
Born	October 27, 1837 Cedarville, Ohio, USA
Died	December 15, 1912 London, England
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician, Editor

[edit] Assembly Member

Nick Bourne AM
Assembly Member for Mid and West Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office  6 May 1999
Preceded by	(new constituency)
Constituency	Mid and West Wales Region
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly for Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office  11 July 2007
Preceded by	Ieuan Wyn Jones
Leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office  1999
Preceded by	Rod Richards
Born	January 1, 1952 (1952-01-01) (age 56)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation	Professor

[edit] Governor

Gray Davis
Official state portrait.
37th Governor of California
In office January 4, 1999 – November 17, 2003
Lieutenant	Cruz Bustamante
Preceded by	Pete Wilson
Succeeded by	Arnold Schwarzenegger
44th Lieutenant Governor of California
In office 1995 – 1999
Governor	Pete Wilson
Preceded by	Leo T. McCarthy
Succeeded by	Cruz Bustamante
28th California State Controller
In office 1987 – 1995
Preceded by	Kenneth Cory
Succeeded by	Kathleen Connell
43 district California State Assembly
In office 1982 – 1986
Preceded by	Howard Berman
Succeeded by	Terry Friedman
Born	December 26, 1942 (1942-12-26) (age 65) New York, New York, USA
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sharon Ryer Davis
Alma mater	Stanford University
Profession	Politician
Religion	Roman Catholic

[edit] Judge

William Hubbs Rehnquist
16th Chief Justice of the United States
In office September 26, 1986 – September 3, 2005
Nominated by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Warren E. Burger
Succeeded by	John Roberts
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
In office January 7, 1972 – September 26, 1986
Nominated by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	John Marshall Harlan II
Succeeded by	Antonin Scalia
Born	October 1, 1924(1924-10-01) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died	September 3, 2005 (aged 80) Arlington, Virginia
Alma mater	Stanford University, Harvard University
Religion	Lutheran

[edit] Member of Parliament

Diane Abbott MP
Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Incumbent
Assumed office  11 June 1987
Preceded by	Ernest Roberts
Majority	7,427 (25.3%)
Born	27 September 1953 (1953-09-27) (age 54) Paddington, London, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Newnham College, Cambridge

[edit] US Congressman

Dennis Hastert
59th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
In office January 6, 1999 – January 3, 2007
President	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	Newt Gingrich
Succeeded by	Nancy Pelosi
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 14th district
In office January 6, 1987 – November 26, 2007
Preceded by	John E. Grotberg
Succeeded by	Bill Foster
Born	January 2, 1942 (age 66) Aurora, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Jean Kahl
Alma mater	Wheaton College Northern Illinois University
Religion	Methodist

[edit] State Representative

Fabian Núñez
66th Speaker of the California State Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office  2004
Preceded by	Herb Wesson
Member of the California State Assembly from the 46th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  2002
Preceded by	Gil Cedillo
Born	December 27, 1966 (1966-12-27) (age 41) Logan Heights, San Diego, California
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Maria Robles
Profession	Politician
Religion	Roman Catholic

[edit] US Senator

John McCain
Republican candidate for President of the United States
Election date November 4, 2008
Running mate	Not yet determined
Opponent(s)	Not yet determined
Incumbent	George W. Bush (R)
Senior Senator from Arizona
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 1987 Serving with Jon Kyl
Preceded by	Barry Goldwater
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	John Jacob Rhodes Jr.
Succeeded by	John Jacob Rhodes III
Born	August 29, 1936 (1936-08-29) (age 71) Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Carol Shepp (m. 1965, div. 1980) Cindy Hensley McCain (m. 1980)
Children	Douglas (b. ~1960), Andrew (b. ~1962), Sidney (b. 1966), Meghan (b. 1984), John Sidney IV "Jack" (b. 1986), James (b. 1988), Bridget (b. 1991)
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy
Profession	Naval aviator, Politician
Net Worth	$23–36 million (USD)[1]
Religion	Christian: Episcopalian (to 1990s) Baptist (by 2000s)
Military service
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1958–1981
Rank	Captain
Unit	USS Forrestal (CV-59) USS Oriskany (CV-34)
Battles/wars	Vietnam War Operation Rolling Thunder
Awards	Silver Star Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Purple Heart Prisoner of War Medal

[edit] State Senator

Dave Syverson
Member of the Illinois State Senate from the 34th district
In office 1993 -
Born	June 29, 1957 (1957-06-29) (age 50) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Shirley Syverson
Profession	insurance agency owner
Religion	Lutheran

[edit] Multiple terms

The Right Honourable  Benjamin Disraeli
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 20 February 1874 – 21 April 1880
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	William Gladstone
Succeeded by	William Gladstone
In office 27 February 1868 – 1 December 1868
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	The Earl of Derby
Succeeded by	William Gladstone
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 6 July 1866 – 29 February 1868
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	William Gladstone
Succeeded by	George Ward Hunt
In office 26 February 1858 – 11 June 1859
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bt.
Succeeded by	William Gladstone
In office 27 February 1852 – 17 December 1852
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Charles Wood
Succeeded by	William Gladstone
Born	21 December 1804(1804-12-21) London, England
Died	19 April 1881 (aged 76) London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Mary Anne Lewis
Religion	Church of England