The Kennedy family is an American political family that has long been prominent in American politics,public service,entertainment,and business. In 1884,35 years after the family's arrival from County Wexford,Ireland,Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy became the first Kennedy elected to public office,serving in the Massachusetts state legislature until 1895. At least one Kennedy family member served in federal elective office from 1947,when P. J. Kennedy's grandson John F. Kennedy became a member of Congress from Massachusetts,until 2011,when Patrick J. Kennedy II retired as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government,created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The primary purpose of the SEC is to enforce the law against market manipulation.
Charles Christopher Cox is an American attorney and politician who served as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,a 17-year Republican member of the United States House of Representatives,and member of the White House staff in the Reagan Administration. Prior to his Washington service he was a practicing attorney,teacher,and entrepreneur. Following his retirement from government in 2009,he returned to law practice and currently serves as a director,trustee,and advisor to several for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
Stephen Earle Buyer is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 4th congressional district,and previously the 5th district,from 1993 until 2011. In July 2022,Buyer was arrested and charged with insider trading for buying shares of Sprint and Navigant Consulting before both were acquired by other companies,which he knew through his consulting work before the information was made public. Buyer was found guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 22 months in prison. He is a member of the Republican Party.
James Otis McCrery III is an American lawyer,politician and lobbyist who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1988 to 2009. He represented the 4th District of Louisiana,based in the northwestern quadrant of the state.
Michael Everett Capuano is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2019. A Democrat,his district included the northern three-fourths of Boston,as well as parts of Cambridge,his hometown of Somerville,and other communities immediately north and south of Boston. Prior to being elected to Congress,he served as an Alderman and Mayor of Somerville.
Gregory Paul Walden is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district from 1999 to 2021. He is a Republican. Walden is the son of three-term Oregon State Representative Paul E. Walden. In October 2019,Walden announced that he would not run for reelection in 2020.
David Eugene Price is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1997 to 2023,previously holding the position from 1987 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented a district covering much of the heart of the Triangle,including all of Orange County and parts of Wake and Durham counties. It included most of Raleigh,parts of Durham,and all of Cary and Chapel Hill. Price was the dean of North Carolina's delegation to the House of Representatives. He had announced that he would retire from Congress in 2022.
John Greg Ganske is an American politician,plastic surgeon,and retired U.S. Army reserve lieutenant colonel from Iowa. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 and was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Iowa in 2002.
Kevin Leese Mannix is an American politician,business attorney,and former chairman of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Samuel Howard Sloan,also known as Mohammad Ismail Sloan,is an American perennial candidate and former broker-dealer. In 1978,he won a case pro se before the United States Supreme Court,becoming the last non-lawyer to argue a case in front of the court before it prohibited the practice in 2013. He has unsuccessfully run or attempted to run for several political offices,including President of the United States. In 2006,Sloan served a one-year term on the executive board of the United States Chess Federation.
Thomas William Ewing is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the Illinois State House of Representatives. Ewing was a state representative from 1974 to 1991,and a U.S. Congressman representing the 15th district of Illinois from July 2,1991 until his retirement on January 3,2001. In January 1995 he was named a Deputy Republican House Whip. While a U.S. Congressman,Thomas Ewing was considered to be a Conservative,favoring a smaller,less intrusive government,but more on economic issues than on social ones.
Robert Freeman Smith,commonly known as Bob Smith,was an American Republican politician who represented Oregon in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 and from 1997 to 1999.
Stephen B. Pence is an American attorney who was the 53rd lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 2003 to 2007. He took office with fellow Republican Ernie Fletcher in December 2003.
James Lee Bunn is an American politician from Oregon. A native of Yamhill County,he served in the Oregon State Senate before election to the United States House of Representatives,where he served for one term before losing re-election. A Republican,he now works as a correctional officer for the county.
Dennis Alan Smith is an American businessman and former United States congressman from the state of Oregon. A native of the state,he served in the Air Force before working in the airline industry and taking over the family's newspaper business. A Republican,he served ten years in Congress from 1981 until 1991. His father was former Oregon Governor Elmo Smith.
A regional stock exchange is a term used in the United States to describe stock exchanges that operate outside of the country's main financial center in New York City. A regional stock exchange operates in the trading of listed and over-the-counter (OTC) equities under the SEC's Unlisted Trading Privileges (UTP) rule.
Harold Wilford Bidlack is a retired United States Air Force officer and national security aide. He ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in Colorado's 5th congressional district as the Democratic nominee in the 2008 election. From 2010 to 2014,Bidlack served as a staffer for US Senator Michael Bennet,focusing primarily on veteran and military issues and casework,and oversaw Bennet's military academy nominations.
North American Co. v. Securities and Exchange Commission,327 U.S. 686 (1946),is a United States Supreme Court case holding that a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) order under the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) directing a public utility holding company to divest its securities of all companies except for one electric company did not violate the Commerce Clause or the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Thomas Patrick O'Dea is an American attorney and representative in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 125th District,encompassing parts of Wilton and New Canaan. He is a member of the Republican Party and the House Republican Caucus.
