William Jefferson Clinton is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979 and as the governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981,and again from 1983 to 1992. Clinton,whose policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy,became known as a New Democrat.
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5,1996. Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton and his running mate,incumbent Democratic Vice President Al Gore were re-elected to a second and final term,defeating the Republican ticket of former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp and the Reform ticket of businessman Ross Perot and economist Pat Choate.
David Norman Bossie is an American political activist. Since 2000,he has been president and chairman of conservative advocacy group Citizens United and in 2016,Bossie was the deputy campaign manager to the Donald Trump presidential campaign.
Edward Spencer Abraham is an American attorney,author,and politician who served as the 10th United States Secretary of Energy from 2001 to 2005,under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1995 to 2001. Abraham is one of the founders of the Federalist Society,and a co-founder of the Harvard Journal of Law &Public Policy. As of 2024,he is the last Republican to have served as a U.S. senator from Michigan.
Melquíades Rafael Ruiz Martínez is a Cuban-American lobbyist and former politician who served as a United States senator from Florida from 2005 to 2009 and as general chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 until October 19,2007. Previously,Martínez served as the 12th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George W. Bush. Martínez is a Cuban-American and Roman Catholic. He announced he was resigning as general chairman of the Republican National Committee on October 19,2007.
Christopher John Dodd is an American lobbyist,lawyer,and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981.
Bill Clinton's tenure as the 42nd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20,1993,and ended on January 20,2001. Clinton,a Democrat from Arkansas,took office following his victory over Republican incumbent president George H. W. Bush and independent businessman Ross Perot in the 1992 presidential election. Four years later,in the 1996 presidential election,he defeated Republican nominee Bob Dole and Perot again,to win re-election. Clinton served two terms and was succeeded by Republican George W. Bush,who won the 2000 presidential election.
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002,commonly known as the McCain–Feingold Act or BCRA,is a United States federal law that amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971,which regulates the financing of political campaigns. Its chief sponsors were senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Russ Feingold (D-WI). The law became effective on 6 November 2002,and the new legal limits became effective on January 1,2003.
The 107th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C.,from January 3,2001,to January 3,2003,during the final weeks of the Clinton presidency and the first two years of the George W. Bush presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census.
David Bruce Vitter is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Louisiana from 2005 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party,Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005.
Melvin Luther Watt is an American politician who served as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency from 2014 to 2019. He was appointed by President Barack Obama. He is a former United States Representative for North Carolina's 12th congressional district,from 1993 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 105th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,DC from January 3,1997,to January 3,1999,during the fifth and sixth years of Bill Clinton's presidency. Apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census.
Ira William McCollum Jr. is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 2001,representing Florida's 5th congressional district,which was later redistricted to the 8th congressional district in 1993. As a member of the House,McCollum rose to become Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference,the fifth-highest ranking position in the House Republican leadership. He voted to impeach President Bill Clinton and subsequently took a leadership role in managing Clinton's trial in the Senate,which ended in acquittal.
William Joseph Green III is an American politician from Pennsylvania. A Democrat,Green served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1964 to 1977 and as the 94th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1980 to 1984.
The 1996 United States campaign finance controversy,sometimes referred to as Chinagate,was an effort by the People's Republic of China to influence domestic American politics prior to and during the Clinton administration and also involved the fundraising practices of the administration itself.
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" DeNardis was an American politician who served as a U.S. Congressman for the state of Connecticut. He was also president of the University of New Haven.
Christopher Scott Murphy is an American lawyer,author,and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Connecticut since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served in the United States House of Representatives,representing Connecticut's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2013. Before being elected to Congress,Murphy was a member of both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly,serving two terms each in the Connecticut House of Representatives (1999–2003) and the Connecticut Senate (2003–2007).
Republicans Overseas (RO) is a political organization created in 2013 for United States citizens who are living outside of the United States. RO is recognized by the Republican National Committee (RNC),and by other affiliated groups,such as College Republicans. It operates in the majority of countries around the world where there are large numbers of United States citizen residents. Similar to political action committees (PAC) and Super Pacs;RO is a 527 political organization that operates as a corporation with specific interests of repealing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and of generally representing Republicans living overseas.
Frank Joseph Pallone Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 6th congressional district since 1988. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district,numbered as the 3rd district from 1988 to 1993,is in the north-central part of the state and includes New Brunswick,Woodbridge Township,Perth Amboy,Sayreville,Edison,Piscataway and Asbury Park. Pallone is the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
John Nathan Hostettler is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for 12 years,representing Indiana's 8th congressional district as a Republican. He lost his reelection bid for a seventh term to Democratic challenger Brad Ellsworth in the 2006 midterm election by a landslide.
