Hillary Diane Rodham
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In 1976 Bill Clinton was elected Attorney General of Arkansas and in 1978 [[Governor of Arkansas]] for a 2-year term. He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1980, but then reclaimed the Governorship in 1982 and remained Governor for ten more years. In 1992, while Governor of Arkansas, he ran for and was elected [[Presidents of the United States|President of the United States]] and then was re-elected in 1996, serving until Jan 2001. | In 1976 Bill Clinton was elected Attorney General of Arkansas and in 1978 [[Governor of Arkansas]] for a 2-year term. He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1980, but then reclaimed the Governorship in 1982 and remained Governor for ten more years. In 1992, while Governor of Arkansas, he ran for and was elected [[Presidents of the United States|President of the United States]] and then was re-elected in 1996, serving until Jan 2001. | ||
| − | Hillary resigned in Feb 1992 as chairman of the Children's Defense Fund. Moving to New York, Hillary was elected a US Senator from [[New York]] in 2000, becoming the first First Lady to be elected to public office. She ran on the Democratic ticket for the US Presidential Election of 2008. Her Democratic challengers | + | Hillary resigned in Feb 1992 as chairman of the Children's Defense Fund. Moving to New York, Hillary was elected a US Senator from [[New York]] in 2000, becoming the first First Lady to be elected to public office. She ran on the Democratic ticket for the US Presidential Election of 2008. Her Democratic challengers were: [[Joseph Biden|Joe Biden]], [[Christopher Dodd]], [[John Edwards]], [[Dennis Kucinich]], [[Barack Obama]], [[William Richardson|Bill Richardson]], and [[Mike Gravel]]. She recently conceded her run, throwing her support behind Barack Obama the only remaining Democratic contender. |
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