Warren Rudman
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| Warren Bruce Rudman | |
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| In office December 29, 1980 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | John A. Durkin |
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| Succeeded by | Judd Gregg |
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| Born | May 18, 1930 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Shirley Wahl |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Judaism |
Warren Bruce Rudman (born May 18, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts) was an American Senator from New Hampshire. He was elected as a Republican in 1980 and re-elected in 1986, and was known as a pragmatic centrist, to such an extent that President Clinton approached him in 1994 about replacing departing Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen in Clinton's cabinet, an offer that Rudman declined.[1]
Rudman chose not to run for re-election in 1992. He is now a retired partner in the international law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. He currently sits on the board of directors of Raytheon, Collins & Aikman, Allied Waste Corporation, Boston Scientific and a number of funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds.
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[edit] Biography
Rudman has lived his entire life in New Hampshire, with few exceptions. He attended the Valley Forge Military Academy boarding school in Wayne, PA. He received his undergraduate degree from Syracuse University, and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He received his law degree from Boston College Law School in 1960, and was appointed attorney general of New Hampshire in 1970. From 2004 to 2006, Rudman also led a team of attorneys that investigated accounting practices at Fannie Mae.
Prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks, Sen. Rudman had served on a now oft-cited and praised[citation needed] national panel investigating the threat of international terrorism. He, along with fellow former Senator Gary Hart (D-CO), chaired the panel, and both Rudman and Hart have been lauded since Sept. 11 for their prescient conclusions.[citation needed]
Senator Rudman is an Advisory Board member and Co-Chair of the Partnership for a Secure America, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to recreating the bipartisan center in American national security and foreign policy.
Rudman is one of the few Jewish politicians elected in New Hampshire. He is currently a resident of Hollis, NH, a suburb of both Nashua and Boston (and one of New Hampshire's wealthiest communities).
[edit] Senate career
Rudman served on the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Ethics Committee. His best known legislative effort was the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act. He, along with John H. Sununu, was a key factor in the appointment of Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
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[edit] References
- ^ Duffy, Michael. "Getting Out the Wreckking Ball", Time Magazine, December 19, 1994. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
| Preceded by John A. Durkin |
United States Senator (Class 3) from New Hampshire 1981–1993 Served alongside: Gordon J. Humphrey, Robert C. Smith |
Succeeded by Judd Gregg |
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