The 1996 United States presidential election was the 53rd quadrennial presidential election,held on Tuesday,November 5,1996. Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton defeated former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole,the Republican nominee,and Ross Perot,the Reform Party nominee.
Robert Joseph Dole was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his tenure,including three non-consecutive years as Senate Majority Leader. Prior to his 27 years in the Senate,he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969. Dole was also the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 election and the vice presidential nominee in the 1976 election.
Mary Elizabeth AlexanderHanford Dole is an American attorney,author and politician who served in the Nixon,Reagan,and Bush presidential administrations. She also served as a United States Senator for North Carolina from 2003 to 2009.
Robert Cannon "Robin" Hayes is an American politician and businessman from North Carolina. A member of the Republican Party,he represented North Carolina's 8th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009,and was the Republican nominee for Governor of North Carolina in 1996. Hayes served as chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party from 2011 to 2013,and from 2016 to 2019. Accused in a bribery scheme in 2019,Hayes pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. On January 20,2021,Hayes was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
Earl Ralph Pomeroy III is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. He currently serves as Senior Counsel for the Washington,D.C. branch of Alston &Bird.
Patrick Timothy McHenry is the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district,serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes the cities of Hickory and Mooresville. McHenry was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for a single term.
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. is an American politician,clergyman,and athlete. Watts was a college football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners and later played professionally in the Canadian Football League. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 as a Republican,representing Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District.
Lynn Morley Martin is an American businesswoman and former politician who served as the 21st United States secretary of labor under President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party,she previously represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1991 and served as a Illinois senator from 1979 to 1980,as well as Illinois House representative from 1977 to 1979.
David Horton Wilkins is an American attorney and a former United States Ambassador to Canada during the administration of President George W. Bush. Prior to the appointment,he practiced law for 30 years while serving in the South Carolina House of Representatives for 25 of those years. He was speaker of the South Carolina House for 11 years. Wilkins presently chairs the public policy and international law practice department of a South Carolina law firm.
Sara Taylor Fagen is a technology and data entrepreneur,and former staff member in the administration of President George W. Bush.
Richard Norman Bond is a former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC).
The 2006 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held November 7,2006. Incumbent Democrat Robert Byrd won re-election to a ninth term. He was sworn in on January 4,2007. However,he died in office on June 28,2010,before the end of his term. This was Byrd's closest re-election.
The Pennsylvania Republican Party (PAGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the state of Pennsylvania. It is headquartered in Harrisburg.
Thomas Harrison Fetzer Jr. is an American politician and lobbyist who served three two-year terms as Mayor of Raleigh,North Carolina from 1993 to 1999. He was chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party from 2009 to 2011.
David Grier Martin III is an American politician and attorney serving as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the state's 34th district. His district includes the northern part of Raleigh in Wake County.
The Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa. The State Central Committee is chaired by Jeff Kaufmann. The RPI operates the Republican side of the Iowa caucuses and previously sponsored the Iowa Straw Poll. It is currently the dominant party in the state,controlling all but one of Iowa's four U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,both houses of the state legislature,and the governorship.
James B. Culbertson served as the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands until 2009. Appointed by President George W. Bush,Culbertson was commissioned as ambassador on July 10,2008. He presented his credentials to Queen Beatrix on August 13,2008.
Peter Ernest Cianchette is an American diplomat,businessman,politician and former United States Ambassador to Costa Rica from 2008 to 2009. He was elected to the Maine House of Representatives and served there from 1996 to 2000. Cianchette was the Republican nominee for governor of Maine in 2002,losing to Democrat U.S. Representative John Baldacci.
LGBT conservatism in the United States is a social and political ideology within the LGBT community that largely aligns with the American conservative movement. LGBT conservatism is generally more moderate on social issues from social conservatism,instead emphasizing values associated with fiscal conservatism,libertarian conservatism,and neoconservatism.
