2008 Presidential Candidate Profile

Former Senator John Edwards


 



 Noteworthy

Total Receipts:
$30,329,152

Edwards: Who's the biggest phony of them all?

Elizabeth Edwards: Attacker-in-Chief

Edwards: The Man Behind the Haircut John Edwards' biggest problem is that he comes across as the biggest phony in the race.


Controversial Campaign Staff


Kate Michelman, a nationally prominent abortion rights activist and former leader of NARAL, has joined the campaign as a senior adviser, charged with outreach to women.

Hired Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan, two liberal bloggers, to manage new “Blogmaster” on Edwards’ presidential weblog. Both women resigned after an intense backlash for the vulgar anti-Catholic statements made on their personal blogs. See articles below.





 




John Edwards

Party:Democrat

Residence:Orange County, North Carolina

Marital Status:Married: Elizabeth

Prev. Occupation: Attorney

Prev. Political Exp.:No prvious elected office

Education:B.S. North Carolina State University 1974; J.D. UNC Law School 1977.

Birthdate:06/10/1953

Religion:Methodist

Term:1 term

First Elected:1998

Personal Net Worth: From $12.8 to $60 Million

 
 
Committees
 

U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

U.S. Senate Committee on Judiciary

 
Endorsements
 

Organization

Percentage

NARAL Pro-Choice America                                                                  
NARAL Pro-Choice America works to educate Americans and officeholders about the broad range of issues encompassing a woman’s right to choose and elect pro-choice candidates at all levels of government."

100%

    
 
Voting Record
 

Vote

Bill

Date

Opposed

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: passage

03/25/2004

Opposed Medicare Modernization Act: passage 11/25/2003
Supported Harkin Amendment to endorse Roe v. Wade 03/12/2003
Supported Repeals Ban on abortions in military medical facilities 06/21/2002
 
Campaign Contributions
 
Top Industries

1

Lawyers/Law Firms

$8,161,150

2

Democratic/Liberal

$2,001,674

3

Retired

$1,168,681

4

Securities & Investment

$773,600

5

Real Estate

$638,755

6

TV/Movies/Music

$458,990

7

Business Services

$434,793

8

Health Professionals

$419,326

9

Misc Business

$358,325

10

Education

$351,261

11

Misc Finance

$278,000

12

Printing & Publishing

$193,734

13

Computers/Internet

$182,585

14

Civil Servants/Public Officials

$178,995

15

Commercial Banks

$153,650

16

Insurance

$129,600

17

Retail Sales

$102,756

18

Non-Profit Institutions

$92,750

19

Other

$91,950

20

Accountants

$66,950

 

 

 
Sponsored Legislation
 

S.104 : A bill to require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive services under health plans.

S.77 : A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

S.19 : A bill to protect the civil rights of all Americans, and for other purposes.

S.J.RES.46 : A joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.

S.J.RES.22 : A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the Unites States on September 11, 2001.

S.RES.247 : A resolution expressing solidarity with Israel in its fight against terrorism.

S.778 : A bill to expand the class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by extending the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings.

S.625 : A bill to provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.

Additional Co-Sponsored Legislation

 
Related Articles
 

Huckabee Surges, Edwards Fades Time Magazine 10/29

With Trippi's Rise, Some See a New John Edwards Washington Post 10/23

Questions On Edwards, Clinton's Electability Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call 10/16

Edwards, Not Hillary, is Dems' Best Chance Steven Stark, Boston Phoenix 10/4

Edwards says Obama using stolen ideasSam Yougman, The Hill 10/3

Edwards's Funding Gap Widens Wall Street Journal 10/2

Edwards' Strategy: Win Early ChicagoTrib 10/1

Edwards campaign to accept public funding The Hill 9/27

John Edwards: Why He Wants To Be Your Next President MTV 9/25

Is Edwards 'the Most Electable'? 9/24

Edwards' Wife Bashes Clinton Health Plan 9/20

Edwards: Who's the biggest phony of them all? 9/7

Edwards Gets in the Union-Endorsement Game 8/31

Two Edwardses: Once a great hope, now unliked in party 8/30

Edwards criticizes Clinton at presidential forum for accepting campaign donations from lobbyists 8/27

Poor Politics Who are John Edwards’s poverty-stricken Americans? 8/27

Edwards Pinning Hopes on Rural Voters 8/27

The Desperate Presidential Housewives of 2008 8/24

Younger Crowd Losing Appetite For Edwards 8/22

Once and Always Trial Lawyer Can John Edwards successfully make his case for the nomination? 8/21

John Edwards to divest funds tied to Katrina foreclosures 8/20

Elizabeth Edwards: Attacker-in-Chief 8/17

Edwards Fails To Get Dems Together On Refusing Lobbyist Money 8/17

Edwards Says He Wouldn't Disengage From Iraq 8/15

Elizabeth Edwards Attacks Obama, Clinton Again 8/14

Analysis: Edwards Uses Anger in Campaign 8/9

Edwards Turns Left, and Finds Howard Dean 8/3

Edwards: "Giuliani Is Bush On Steroids" 8/2

Attorneys Still Bankroll Edwards Effort 7/31

Edwards' True Political Partner: His Wife 7/30

Edwards Finds a Theme: Anger 7/24

There They Go Again John Edwards embraces social engineering. 7/24

Unpresidential Catfight Mrs. Edwards claws at Hillary. 7/23

It's She-Man John vs. He-Woman Hil 7/22

Edwards, Trailing Rivals, Holds Sway Over Party's Agenda 7/20

Can Poverty Define John Edwards?
"The Poverty Tour makes it absolutely clear to me that Elizabeth Edwards would be a splendid First Lady. But by the end of Day Two, as we head for Appalachia in the footsteps of RFK, I'm still not sure what sort of President her husband would be." times.com

Edwards Ad Touts Him As a Tough Guy 7/18

Elizabeth Edwards Criticizes Hillary Clinton 7/17

Fresh Starts: Edwards Seeks to Own An Issue That’s Slipping Away 7/17

ELIZ EDWARDS AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD 7/17

The Edwards/Clinton Conspiracy 7/13

AP: Clinton & Edwards overheard talking about excluding some rivals from debates

Edwards Wins MoveOn.org's 'Global Warming' Poll 7/11

Despite Focus on Poverty, Edwards Trails Among the Poor 7/11

Edwards Urges Rise In Hedge-Fund Taxes

John Edwards' $400 haircuts don't sit pretty with average Americans 7/9

Edwards Reportedly Plans to Hire Anti-Wal-Mart Unionists 7/6

Elizabeth Edwards Favors "Rage" 7/5

It’s not just sticker shock: Edwards goes AWOL on terror war “The ‘war on terror’ is a bumper sticker and a political slogan, that’s all it is. That’s all it’s ever been.” 7/3

Edwards' Crumbling Campaign Bad News for Clinton 6/28

Edwards' wife talks of war, gay marriage, alleged fund misuse 6/27

Edwards says no awkwardness with wife over split on gay marriage 6/25

Edwards the Amateur 6/25

John Edwards Cares "All of a sudden,” John Edwards will change the world. 6/25

Edwards Defends Poverty Center's Efforts

The two Americas: Could Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards actually be right about something? Not where to go to get a haircut, mind you, I mean about there being two Americas. 6/24

Edwards' Used Non-Profit to Campaign When John Edwards pursued his crusade against poverty in 2005, he created a nonprofit center that allowed him to maintain a high profile _ and avoid the legal scrutiny aimed at presidential candidates. 6/22

Edwards to Attend LGBT Pride Event in California 6/22

John Edwards's Inner Hawk John Edwards is not your father’s antiwar candidate. 6/19

Is Edwards running for king? He already has a castle 6/18

On the Campaign Trail With Elizabeth Edwards 6/18

Edwards to Force Insurers to Spend More on Patients 6/15

Political Money Could Dilute Edwards' Populist Message, Analysts Say 6/14

Edwards and The Poverty Platform 6/10

John Edwards' Poor Scam 5/30

John Edwards' 'shameful practices' 5/30

Edwards: Slogans For Me But Not For Thee 5/29

Edwards Elbows into Top Tier 5/28

Long-time Democratic Campaign Strategist Tells All Bob Shrum Especially Tough on Former Client John Edwards 5/25

Edwards Backs Gay Immigration Rights 5/25

Edwards' View Is Wrong - And Dangerous

John Edwards's irresponsible and revealing address 5/24

Giuliani Rips Edwards over "War on Terror" Comments Edwards, in a speech before the Council on Foreign Relations, charged that "war on terror" was merely a "bumper sticker" slogan used by President Bush to justify the invasion of Iraq. 5/24

Recent Headlines Threaten Edwards' Theme 5/23

Edwards Charges $55,000 to Speak About Poverty 5/22

John Edwards says celebrate Memorial Day the anti-war way 5/18

Edwards' message against war fizzling 5/17

Could We Afford a President Edwards

s Edwards Running Too Far to the Left? 5/14

John Edwards' Big Ideas Are Costly 5/11

Edwards: Didn't Know About Fund's Subprime Push 5/11

Edwards: No compromise on Iraq funds 5/10

Edwards: Joined Hedge Fund To Learn About Poverty 5/9

Edwards: Wealth Doesn't Hurt Credibility On Poverty 5/8

I love to flip pancakes...or John Edwards! 5/7

On Poverty, Edwards Faces Old Hurdles 5/7

Edwards' trim won't cut it with the common man 4/29

I saw John Edwards in the shampoo aisle Yes, the presidential hopeful got two overpriced haircuts -- but when he's at home he goes to the local grocery store like everyone else. 4/27

John Edwards is No Baloney Candidate 4/27

Edwards Embarrassed About $400 Haircuts 4/20

Edwards & the Arrogance of the Entitled 4/20

Edwards' $400 Haircut And other curious facts hiding in the ... 4/18

Edwards's Changing Tune on the Iraq Vote 4/17

Edwards Touts Prominent Gay Supporters 4/11

What if Edwards Worked at Wal-Mart?

Elizabeth Edwards Says She's Scared of 'Rabid Republican' Gun-Toting Neighbor 4/9

Q&A With Edwards On Cancer, Campaign, Poverty 4/

Edwards Crowd Returns To Focus On Issues 4/4

Edwards Moves in 'Uncharted Territory' 3/28

Poll: Most Support Edwards' Decision 3/28

Blogger Fired For Disparaging Comments About Edwards 3/28

Edwards Gains Support as He Remains in Race 3/27

Edwards Gets Boost From South Carolina Pols 3/26

Edwards discourages sympathy vote 3/25

For Edwards, the Personal Is Now Political 3/23

John Edwards Announces Wife's Cancer is Back 3/23

Elizabeth Edwards' Effect On Campaign Difficult To Determine 3/23

John Edwards' Death by Bangs 3/22

Edwards Struggles To Hold South Carolina 3/20

FOX, John Edwards and Two America 3/16

Can Edwards Win with an 'Us vs. Them' Pitch? 3/14

Edwards Alters Campaign Style 3/11

Sorry Not So Hard for John Edwards 3/9

Edwards Gets a Boost 3/8

John Edwards found to be a Hypocrite in Going After Ann Coulter for Name Calling 3/8

Ex-NARAL Head Praises Edwards 3/8

Edwards: Jesus would be 'appalled' by country's selfishness 3/5

Notable Defections From Edwards' Camp 3/5

Edwards Interview About Religious Faith 3/5

Edwards Keeps the Bottom Line a Secret Is John Edwards playing possum to hide the strength of his fundraising operation? 3/1

Edwards's gambling Stance Expected to Hurt His Chances in Nevada 3/1

Edwards: Repeal Part of Tax Cut For Health Coverage 2/26

Clinton-Obama spat 'sad,' Edwards tells ABC 2/25

Edwards May Gain in Feud Of Democrats 2/23

Edwards: No Talks With Iran "Huge Mistake" 2/19

Edwards's Tough Talk Claims of '04 Disputed 2/18

Why I Had to Quit the John Edwards Campaign 2/16

Edwards Urges Congress to Cut Iraq Funds Edwards urges Congress to cut military funding in Iraq to force troop withdrawl 2/14

Second Edwards Campaigner resigns over anti-Catholic statements Catholic League President says issue is now closed 2/14

John Edwards Staffer Resigns After Blasting Catholic Church on Abortion 2/13

One anti-Catholic Edwards campaigner quits, Donohue calls for termination of second 2/13

Edwards Gets Blogged Down 2/13

EDWARDS BLOGGER STRIKES AGAIN:THEY MUST BE FIRED NOW! 2/12

NEWSWEEK LIES ABOUT JOHN EDWARDS 2/12

Read the uncensored anti-Catholic remarks previously posted by John Edwards campaign staff 2/12

Donohue says Sen. Edwards decision evidence of anti-Catholic bias Catholic League to launch “PR blitz” against double standard of bigotry 2/12

Edwards' integrity 'blogged' down by Internet gaffes 2/12

Edwards' War of Words 2/12

John Edwards- Stuck on Stupid 2/10

Edwards's Blogger Trouble Won't Be the Last 2/9

Charges of Bigotry Fly in John Edwards Blogger Flap 2/8

John Edwards Keeps Staffers Who Bashed Catholic Church on Abortion 2/8

John Edwards Gets a Makeover 2/8

Reckless Caution: Clinton & Edwards 2/8

Is Edwards the Howard Dean of 2008? 2/8

Catholics slam bloggers hired by Edwards Group claims campaign tarnished by two anti-Catholic, vulgar, bigots 2/7

JOHN EDWARDS HIRES TWO ANTI-CATHOLICS 2/6

Bloggers for Edwards criticized for posts criticizing Catholicism 2/6

Edwards' Stiff Healthcare Medicine: Taxes 2/6

Edwards, Richardson Steal the Dem Show 2/6

Edwards Becomes the First To Promise a Big Tax Hike 2/5

Edwards is Ready To Rumble 2/4

Identity of Edwards home buyers veiled 1/19

Edwards Echoes King's Anti-War Message 1/14

Edwards leans left, where votes are 1/7

A Sure Loser For The Democrats: National Review: Both Home And Abroad, Edwards Has It All Wrong 1/6

Abortion rights activist backs Edwards

Did Edwards Mention His Dad Was a Millworker? 1/3

Edwards charts new course with candidacy 12/29

John Edwards announces he will run for president 12/28

Web site precedes Edwards into race 12/27

Estate of Denial: EDWARDS MANSION CLASHES WITH 'POOR' TALK 12/27

Web clips show hip Edwards 12/27

Edwards hopes labor puts him in race 12/21

Officials: Edwards to enter 2008 presidential race 12/17