Judd Alan Gregg is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 76th governor of New Hampshire from 1989 to 1993 and was a United States senator from New Hampshire;in the Senate,Gregg served as chairman of the Senate Health Committee and the Senate Budget Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics. He currently serves as the Chair of the Public Advisory Board at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College. Gregg was nominated for Secretary of Commerce in the Cabinet by President Barack Obama,but withdrew his name on February 12,2009. He chose not to run for reelection to the Senate in 2010,and former State Attorney General Kelly Ayotte,also a Republican,was elected to succeed him. On May 27,2011,Goldman Sachs announced that Gregg had been named an international advisor to the firm. In May 2013,Gregg was named the CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association,a Wall Street lobbying group. He later stepped down as CEO in December 2013 and became a senior adviser.
Joseph Merrill Hoeffel III is an American author and politician. A Democrat,Hoeffel was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005,representing Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district. He also served multiple terms on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners,and from 1977–84,was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. A native of Philadelphia,he is a graduate of Boston University and Temple University School of Law.
The 2000 Democratic National Convention was a quadrennial presidential nominating convention for the Democratic Party. The convention nominated Vice President Al Gore for president and Senator Joe Lieberman from Connecticut for vice president. The convention was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles,California from August 14 to August 17,2000. Gore accepted the presidential nomination on August 17,the final night of the convention.
Andrew Lindsay Lewis Jr.,generally known as Drew Lewis,was an American businessman and politician from the state of Pennsylvania. He was United States Secretary of Transportation in the first portion of the administration of U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan,and is best known for presiding over the firing of the striking U.S. air traffic controllers in 1981.
William McAleer was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1891 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1901.
Jack E. Wagner is an American Democratic politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He served as Pennsylvania Auditor General,and previously served in the State Senate and Pittsburgh City Council.
David Harold McCormick is an American politician and businessman. McCormick served as the CEO of Bridgewater Associates,one of the world's largest hedge funds,from 2020 to 2022.
Brendan Francis Boyle is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives,representing a district in the Philadelphia area since 2015. Since January 2023,he has served as Ranking Member of United States House Committee on the Budget. He represented the 13th district from 2015 to 2019,serving much of northeast Philadelphia and most of suburban Montgomery County. Since 2019,he has represented the 2nd district,which includes the northeastern fourth of Philadelphia. Boyle represented the 170th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015.
Michael F. "Mike" Gerber is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 148th Legislative District from 2005 to 2012. Gerber is currently a partner and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at FS Investments. President Joe Biden has designated Michael F. Gerber chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board,Washington.
Robert Mensch is an American politician. A Republican,served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the 24th district from 2009 to 2022. He previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,where he represented the 147th legislative district.
Barack Obama assumed office as President of the United States on January 20,2009,and his term ended on January 20,2017. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
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.
Marlin Andrew Stutzman is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives,representing Indiana's 3rd congressional district,from 2010 to 2017. A Republican,Stutzman previously served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008,representing district 52,and as a member of the Indiana Senate,representing the 13th district,from 2009 to 2010.
Barbara Hackman Franklin is an American government official,corporate director,and business executive. She served as the 29th U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1992–1993 to President George H. W. Bush,during which she led a presidential mission to China.
Brandon Lamont Beach is an American politician serving as a member of the Georgia State Senate. Beach was first elected in the 2012 general election and serves Georgia's 21st district,which includes portions of Cherokee and Fulton counties.
Jeremy Ryan Claeys is a member of the Kansas Senate and a former member of the Kansas House of Representatives.
Isabel Andrews Burgess was an American politician and public official from Phoenix,Arizona who is known for her contributions to transportation safety at the federal level,including her tenure on the National Transportation Safety Board.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 6,2018,to elect the three U.S. representatives from the West Virginia,one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The filing deadline was January 27,2018. The primary elections were held on May 8,2018. The elections coincided with the other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Steve Wilson is the state senator for the 7th District of the Ohio Senate. He is a Republican. The district covers Warren County,a portion of Butler County including half of Middletown and a portion of Hamilton County including Indian Hill and parts of Cincinnati and Loveland.
Vinod Gopal is an American Democratic politician who took office on January 9,2018 to represent the 11th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate,which covers portions of Monmouth County. Prior to his election to the Senate,Gopal served as Chairman of the Monmouth County Democratic Party.
