2008 Presidential Candidate Profile

Former Mayor Rudy Guiliani


 



 Noteworthy

Total Receipts:$47,253,521

Giuliani Questioned About Catholicism "My religious affiliation, my religious practices and the degree to which I am a good or not so good Catholic, I prefer to leave to the priests," Giuliani said.

Giuliani campaigns as a Catholic, but he's on the outs with God


The question is: Can Giuliani run for president as a Catholic—identifying with the swing vote that has picked the winner in virtually every modern presidential race—when he is so out of step with the church's code of personal conduct? 6/26

Rudy Giuliani: I Gave Planned Parenthood Donations to Increase Adoptions

Prosecutions
It was in 1983 that Giuliani indicted financiers Marc Rich and Pincus Green on charges of tax evasion and making illegal oil deals with Iran during the hostage crisis, in one of the first cases in which the RICO Act was employed in a non-organized crime case. Rich and Green fled the United States to avoid prosecution; both were eventually pardoned by President Bill Clinton in 2001.

Organized Crime
Giuliani indicted eleven organized crime figures, including the heads of New York's so-called "Five Families", under the RICO Act on charges including extortion, labor racketeering, and murder for hire. (wickipedia)





 




Rudy Guiliani

Party:Republican

Residence:New York, N.Y.

Marital Status:1st marriage; Regina, Annuled, 2nd Marriage; Donna, 2 children, Divorced; Married; Judith

Prev. Occupation: United States Attorney, 1981-1989

Prev. Political Exp.:Mayor, New York City, 1994-2001

Education:Manhattan College, B.A., 1965; New York University School of Law, J.D., 1968

Birthdate:May 28, 1944

Religion:Catholic

Term:2 terms

First Elected:1994

Percentage in Last Election:1993, 49.25%; 1997, 59%

Personal Net Worth: Between $18 and 70 Mil

 
 
Campaign Contributions
 

1

Securities & Investment

$4,506,026

2

Lawyers/Law Firms

$3,203,396

3

Retired

$3,141,350

4

Real Estate

$2,921,988

5

Misc Finance

$1,435,648

6

Business Services

$1,168,125

7

Misc Business

$1,160,740

8

Health Professionals

$1,026,452

9

Commercial Banks

$598,501

10

Oil & Gas

$545,058

11

Accountants

$543,100

12

Insurance

$530,615

13

General Contractors

$529,800

14

Misc Manufacturing & Distributing

$483,050

15

Education

$461,925

16

TV/Movies/Music

$376,826

17

Food & Beverage

$312,870

18

Computers/Internet

$310,795

19

Printing & Publishing

$298,420

20

Civil Servants/Public Officials

$285,081

 
Endorsements
 

Senator David Vitter of Louisiana
Steve Forbes
Rep. David Dreier
Rep. Mary Bono
Rep. Devin Nunes
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan
Rep. Jerry Lewis

 
On The Issues
 
Issue Position
Abortion

Supports Abortion Rights. Ok to repeal Roe v. Wade, but ok to view it as precedent too. (May 2007)
Ultimate decision by woman, her conscience & her doctor. (Aug 2007)

Pro-choice; no ban on partial-birth abortions. (Dec 1999)

Education Opposes prayer in school. (Apr 1989), Supports vouchers and supports using the word vouchers. (Oct 2002)
Immigration Supports Senate guest worker plan & path to citizenship. (Nov 2006)
Marriage Opposed Pres. Bush's ban on gay marriage. (Jan 2007), Opposes Constitutional Amendment protecting marriage.

Supports civil unions.
Extended all city benefits to same-sex couples. (May 1998)

Stem Cell Research Giuliani supports loosening restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research and generally broadening such research.
 
Related Articles
 

Can Rudy & the Right Come to Terms? One school of thought on the religious right holds that if Rudy Giuliani would commit to an unequivocal anti-abortion position, they could vote for him. Daniel Henninger, Wall St. Journal 10/25

Giuliani and Abortion: Shades of Gray Michael Medved, USA Today 10/24

Giuliani Advances Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard 10/22

Social Issues Dog Giuliani Wall Street Journal 10/22

Will California Put Rudy Over The Top? Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times

Rudy's Speech at Value Voter Summit Rudy helped himself. Byron York NRO 10/20

Giuliani Primary Strategy is RiskyWashington Times 10/20

Is Giuliani Competing in Iowa? The Politico

What about the Faithful? Is Rudy Catholic? Does it matter? William F Buckley Jr. NRO 10/17

Now, Rudy's Integrity Test Michael Goodwin, New York Daily News 10/17

Spinning for Rudy? Some pro-lifers get it. Deroy Murdoch, National Review Online, 10/15

Churchgoers' support for Giuliani perplexes religious right. Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times 10/15

The Speech He Needs to Give:
Giuliani and social conservatives. Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard 10/14

Confessions of a Social Conservative I’m pro-life and I’m for Rudy. William E Simon NRO 10/12

Would NARAL endorse Giuliani? NARAL has yet to announce an endorsement in the 2008 race. But Shipp, NARAL's political director acknowledged that Giuliani is the lone Republican in the field who could potentially win the organization's support. 10/11

Life with Rudy We need a president to do more than just appoint the right justices. Douglas Sylva, NRO 10/11

Is Rudy the Most Electable Republican? William Kristol, Weekly Standard 10/8

Giuliani deflects archbishop's criticism (AP) 10/5

Archbishop Says He Would Deny Giuliani Communion Cleveland Leader 10/4

Giuliani Tries to Reassure Religious Conservatives NY Times 10/4

Giuliani Selling Self as Winner Washington Times 10/4

This presidential campaign, Archbishop Burke's rebukes snare Giuliani St. Louis Post-Dispatch10/3

Rudolph Giuliani: Faith in work, God, and himself  Christian Science Monitor 10/3

Pro-lifers On Rudy: ‘No Way’ Catholic Candidate Turns Off Catholic Voters. Nationa Catholic Register 10/3

Giuliani is Mr. September Jonathan Martin, Politico 9/30

Stick to Your Guns, Rudy The Giuliani federalist bargain has the most potential for expanding meaningful freedom and political diversity. NRO 9/26

Giuliani Party Seeks $9.11 Per Person townhall 9/25

Clinton, Giuliani Top California Poll 9/20

In 9/11 Chaos, Giuliani Forged Lasting Image 9/20

Giuliani Visits London to Bolster Credentials 9/20

On education, Giuliani has a troubling record 9/14

Angered by Antiwar Ad, Giuliani Seeks Equal Space 9/14

Rudy Is In Big Trouble 9/13

Illegal Immigration Talk Alienates Giuliani 9/13

Poll Shows Rudy Giuliani Losing GOP Support With Fred Thompson Running 9/11

Giuliani: Mob Buff, Buster 9/10

Rudy Giuliani Latest Target of Liberal Activist Video Director 9/7

Clinton, Giuliani seen as least religious 9/7

The Ticket A Giuliani-Thompson ticket would be an excellent thing. 9/6

Giuliani: The Vulnerable Frontrunner 9/6

Poll Shows Republicans Pro-Life on Abortion 3-1, But Back Rudy Giuliani 9/5

Giuliani: The Vulnerable Frontrunner 9/2

Giuliani Announces Media Team 8/24

Giuliani Urged to Back Anti-Quota Laws to Win Conservative Support 8/23

In Small Towns, Iowans Check for Dirt Under Giuliani's Fingernails 8/20

Security could override social issues as religious right considers Giuliani 8/19

Rudy's War on Terror 2.0 8/17

For Giuliani, Ground Zero as Linchpin and Thorn 8/17

Rudy Giuliana: Evil must be confronted -- not appeased -- because only principled strength can lead to a realistic peace. 8/15

Giuliani Vows to End Illegal Immigration 8/15

The Shape of a Hillary-Rudy Race 8/14

What the Heartland Loves About Rudy 8/13

Giuliani Favors Same-Sex Marriage Less Than Before 8/13

Giuliani's Faith Both Public and Private 8/12

Rudy Giuliani: Only I can beat Hillary Clinton 8/8

A Free-Market Cure for U.S. Health-Care by Rudy Giuliani 8/3

Dethroning that woman: Judith Giuliani 8/3

Democrats Will Raise Taxes 30 Percent: Giuliani 8/1

Elite Media Fears Giuliani as GOP Nominee

Giuliani: Dems Want Nanny Government 7/31

See Rudy Run Why Giuliani, despite everything, remains the Republican frontrunner. 7/30

Giuliani backs legal shield for terrorism tipsters 7/25

Giuliani: Abortion Not a Test for Judges 7/19

Giuliani: Nixon's Political Twin? 7/18

Why Judges Matter - Especially to Rudy 7/18

Rudy the Executive 7/16

Giuliani: Next President must restore the promise of America 7/13

Video by Firefighters’ Union Urges Opposition to Giuliani 7/12

Giuliani’s 'swift boaters' Can union’s attack video sink the GOP candidate’s presidential plan? 7/11

Giuliani: "No Reason" For Medial Marijuana 7/11

Oh-eight (R): Rudy on guns & NASCAR

Giuliani Support Hints at Shift Emphasis on Defense, Not Social Issues, Attracts Some Republicans 7/5

Rudy: 'Swift Boat-able' on 9/11? As Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign rolls along, there are more and more voices protesting that he's not the 9/11 hero America considers him to be. 7/5

RUDY GIULIANI FLIP-FLOPS, NOW WON'T ANSWER ROE ABORTION QUESTION 7/4

Rudy amid the evangelicals "America's mayor" stays resolute on terrorism and the war -- but don't even ask him about the A-word. 6/27

Giuliani campaigns as a Catholic, but he's on the outs with GodThe question is: Can Giuliani run for president as a Catholic—identifying with the swing vote that has picked the winner in virtually every modern presidential race—when he is so out of step with the church's code of personal conduct? 6/26

Rudy Giuliani Says GOP Voters Shouldn't Abandon Him Over Abortion 6/26

Giuliani Slams Bill Clinton on Terrorism 6/26

Giuliani Facing Bad News at a Bad Time 6/26

Giuliani Faces a Potential Fall From Catholic Grace 6/25

PEW Forum: Potential Support for Presidential Candidates among Religious Groups Analysis of a June survey from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press reveals how potential support for the presidential candidates varies among some religious groups. Guiliani favored by Catholic Republicans and Hillary by Catholic Democrats. 6/22

Will Rudy's Get-Tough Image Backfire? 6/22

Big Apple Rudy Rudy was on fire at a Manhattan fundraiser this week. 6/22

Giuliani's S.C. chairman faces cocaine charge 6/20

Oh-eight (R): Tough day for Rudy? 6/19

For Mrs. Giuliani, Not the Usual Campaign Trail for a Candidate's Wife 6/14

Paris, Call Rudy If Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani is right about abortion, Paris Hilton should be released from jail immediately. 6/13

Rudy Giuliani: Presidential Commitments
I am making 12 Commitments to the American People. They are intended to lift our vision from the rearview mirror to the road ahead. If I am elected president, I want to be held accountable for the progress we make as a nation. 6/13

Giuliani's Bundlers Who Donated More Than $50,000 6/12

Can Rudy Win the Nomination? 6/11

Giuliani Rips into "Staggering" Clinton Tax Increase 5/31

A Singular Issue: Why abortion should doom Giuliani’s campaign 5/30

Polls Say Social Conservatives Backing Giuliani 5/29

Conservative Catholics Plan Assault on Giuliani 5/23

America's Presidential Idol: Rudy Obama?

Will Rudy Split the GOP? 5/21

Rudy Abandons Hypocrisy,Clarifies the Abortion Issue for Pro-life Voters 5/18

Giuliani Slips As Social Issues Come To Fore 5/18

Mount Rudy Erupts 5/17

Giuliani Report Multimillion Incomes 5/17

Rudy Puts Guts Ahead Of Glory 5/16

Rudy Will Test Seriousness Of Pro-Life Voters 5/15

Giuliani stands up for abortion rights 5/13

Rudy Giuliani Continues Slide in Polls As Abortion Criticism Increases 5/11

Rudy Giuliani Had Years to Get His Abortion Story Straight, Why Can't He? 5/10

Giuliani Won't 'Get Into Debates With the Pope' 5/10

Giuliani Gave To Planned Parenthood 5/9

Is Giuilani Slipping or McCain Gaining? 5/7

Latest Republican Candidate Polls Suggest that Giuliani's Lead is Fading Fast

GOP Leader: Giuliani Abortion Stance Not a Dealbreaker for Republicans 5/6

Giuliani gambles on abortion stance 5/4

Giuliani Beats Up on the Little Guys 5/3

Which Tact For Giuliani: Prosecutor Or Mr. Nice Guy?5/3

Giuliani Stakes Out Moderate Position On Immigration 5/2

Latin Rudy Not so hot in May. 5/1

Giuliani Steps Up Attacks On Iraq Withdrawal 5/1

Giuliani Sees Socialism in Democrats' Plans 4/28

Rudy Giuliani Changes Tune on Civil Unions 4/27

Rudy Giuliani: I Can Support Both Abortion and Partial-Birth Abortion Ban 4/26

Giuliani Warns Of "New 9/11" If Democrats Win 4/25

Sorry, overall, Giuliani is too far left 4/23

RUDY GIULIANI CONTINUES SLIDE IN REPUBLICAN POLLS FOLLOWING ABORTION FLAP 4/23

Immigration and America’s Mayor: Who is He? 4/23

Conservatives Ponder Giuliani 4/23

Abortion Aside, Conservative Christians Like Giuliani 4/23

Candidate Giuliani Shifts His Tone on Immigration 4/22

Giuliani Shifts Stance On Partial-Birth Abortion 4/19

Rudy Giuliani Tells Pro-Life Advocates: Get Over Abortion Issue 4/16

Poll Shows Pro-Abortion Stance Hurting Rudy Giuliani With Republicans 4/16

Rudy is Blowing It 4/10

Giuliani Is Delighted To Oblige 4/10

Snap, crackle, pop, crisped Rudy? 4/5

Giuliani: Ignore Mistakes in My Personal Life 4/5

Giuliani Stands By Support Of Publicly-Funded Abortions 4/5

Striking Similiarites Between Clinton, Giuliani 4/3

Giuliani: "Show A Little Decency" When Covering Family 4/3

Giuliani says he's the only fiscal conservative of the bunch 4/2

For Rudy, a relationship that's too close for comfort 4/2

Giuliani's Wife Might Be Adviser In White House 3/30

Why Rudy is the Free-Market Leader 3/30

As Forbes Endorses Giuliani, Giuliani Endorses A Flat Tax 3/29

Polls: Thompson Cuts Giuliani Lead, Romney Drops; Hillary Lacks Support

Giuilani Reports Clean Bill Of Health 3/27

Giuliani's Wife Admits Three Marriages 3/23

Why Is Rudy Smiling? 3/23

Giuliani Wades Into Darfur 3/22

Giuliani's extracurricular activities could affect his admission status 3/21

Will the GOP team rally behind Rudy? 3/19

Critics say Rudy on sidelines regarding judicial matters 3/12

Why Rudy Really Shouldn't be President 3/10

No Deal, Rudy Rudy Giuliani hopes pro-lifers will accept a bargain and support his bid to be president. We won't.

Giuliani: When the Sins of the Children Are Visited Upon Their Parents When Dad's Running for President, Can Junior's Behavior -- or Misbehavior -- Hurt Him in the Polls? 3/7

Can Rudy Get Past the First Date?

Rudy the Curmudgeon 3/6

Giuliani Tackles Questions About Family Life 3/6

Looking Back to '9/10 Rudy,' and Ahead to 11/'08 3/5

Giuliani Has No Real Chance With GOP Voters . . . or Does He? 3/4

Rudy Giuliani: Master of Disaster 3/4

Giuliani-Appointed Judges Tend to Lean to the Left 3/1

Poll: Rudy Giuliani Loses Republican Voters Over Abortion Support 2/28

Rush to Rudy How about a conservative approach? 2/28

What America Sees in Rudy Giuliani 2/27

Why I -- a Staunch Pro-Lifer -- Am Voting for Giuliani 2/22

McCain, Giuliani Slow to Sign Tax-Cut Pledge 2/22

Giuliani's Work Cut Out For Him With Social Conservatives 2/21

The GOP is Preparing to Bet Big on Rudy 2/18

Rudy Has Earned Pass From Right 2/18

Some GOP Voters Wrongly Think Giuliani is Pro-Life on Abortion 2/16

Giuliani: A candidate to consider 2/16

Giuliani Confirms He's Running in 2008 2/15

Rudy's New Social Conservatism 2/15

Rudy Giuliani Says He's Running for President, Abortion a Turnoff 2/14

In 1993 Memo, Giuliani Staff Gave Harsh Assessment of Flaws 2/14

Giuliani Tries to Split the Difference on Abortion 2/14

Rudy Giuliani: Culture Warrior 2/13

Gore and Gingrich Are Going Nowhere 2/12

Views of Giuliani put GOP to the test 2/12

Giuliani Shifts Abortion Speech Gently to Right 2/10

OK, So What Is It About Rudy? 2/10

How Giuliani Plans to Ease G.O.P. Doubts 2/9

Rudy Giuliani Says He Backs Pro-Life Laws But Supports Legal Abortion 2/9

Guiliani’ s Social Views Could Be His Downfall 2/8

Not Since T.R. Have We Seen the Likes of Rudy 2/8

Pro-Life Leader Says Rudy Giuliani Too Pro-Abortion for GOP Nod 2/7

Hillary and Rudy Could Wrap It Up This Year 2/7

Interview with Rudy Giuliani 2/6

Rudy Giuliani: Fake Conservative National Review: Liberal Views On Abortion, Gay Rights Will Doom Giuliani In GOP Primaries 2/6

Rudy Giuliani - the GOP’s Barack Obama 2/6

Judi and Rudy Aim for '08 2/6

DNC: Reviews Are In: Conservative Leader Calls Giuliani 'Far Outside of the Mainstream Conservative Thought' 2/6

Giuliani joins race for president 2/6 Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has officially joined the running for the Republican nomination for the 2008 US presidential election.

Rudy's In 2/6

It's Now a Rudy Romp 2/5

Can Giuliani Win Over His Own Party? 2/1

How Appealing is Giuliani? 1/30

Giuliani touts experience, but personal life may be an issue 1/28

Giuliani Is Cautious as He Weighs ’08 Decision 1/27

Can Giuliani's Star Shine With Conservatives? 1/25

Is Giuliani In or Out? 1/24

Gingrich: 2008 run would be last resort 1/21

Rudy Giuliani Confronts His Abortion Stance With Naming of Nussle 1/17

Is Rudy Likely to Be a Favorite or a Flop? 1/16

Giuliani's Business Links May Hurt Bid 1/10

Southern Discomfort: The American Prospect: When Giuliani Goes South, So Will His '08 Hopes 1/6

Giuliani’s Strategy Is All on His Web Site 1/5

Revealed: Rudy's '08 battle plans 1/2

2008 Like It’s Today: Giuliani Exposed 1/2

McCain, Romne y, Giuliani Top GOP Names 12/30

Polls show Giuliani atop GOP in 2 states 12/29

McCain, Romney, Giuliani -- heavyweights in GOP field as 2006 ends 12/29

Giuliani, US Tough Guy? 12/22

Star power of Giuliani may win over conservatives 12/22

GIULIANI WILL HIT ROAD FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE 12/21

Giuliani's Primary Hurdle 12/20

Poll: Clinton, Giuliani favored for 2008 bid 12/15