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Profile of Mike Gravel


Former Senator from Alaska
Democrat challenger for President
Mike Gravel

Official Web Site: www.gravel2008.us/

E-mail:    alex@gravel2008.us

Phone:    703-652-4698

Fax:    703-349-2958

Address:    P.O. Box 948
Arlington, VA 22216-0948


Hometown:    Arlington County, Virginia

Previous Occupation:    Stockbroker; Real estate developer in Alaska

Previous Office:    
  • Ran & lost for Anchorage City Council in 1960
  • Alaska House of Representatives, 1963-1966
  • Speaker of the House, 1965-1966
  • Ran and lost for US House, 1966
  • US Senate (Alaska), 1968-1980
  • Ran for Vice President, 1972 (not nominated)

Education:    B.S., Columbia University, 1956

Birth:    May 13, 1930, Springfield, Massachusetts

Spouse:    Married Rita Martin (divorced), two children; Married Whitney Stewart Gravel

Religion:    Born Catholic; now Unitarian Universalism

Military:     United States Army, Counterintelligence Corps, 1951-1954

Interests:    Author, Citizen Power: A People's Platform

Non-campaign website:    http://ni4d.org/

For further information:   Wikipedia article




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