Arlen Specter, Republican

Current office: U.S. Senate

Birth place: Wichita, KS (02/12/1930)
Home city: Philadephia, PA

Education: LLB, Yale Law School, 1956 BA, International Relations, University of Pennsylvania, 1951.

Profession: Attorney, 1974-1980 Assistant Counsel, Warren Commission Investigation, 1964 Attorney, Barnes, Dechert, Price, Myers and Rhoads Law Firm, 1955-1956 First Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1951-1953.

Political: Senator, United States Senate, 1980-present Primary Candidate, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1978 Primary Candidate, United States Senate, 1976 Philadelphia District Attorney, 1966-1974 Candidate, Mayor of Philadelphia, 1967 Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1964-1965 Assistant District Attorney, City of Philadelphia.

Membership: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Member, Pennsylvania State Planning Board Republican Policy Committee Senate Centrist Coalition Senate Rural Health Caucus Chair, Senate Steel Caucus Senate Textile Committee Senate Wednesday Group Member, White House Conference on Youth.

First elected: 11/04/1980
Last elected: 11/02/2004
Next election: 2010

Family: Wife: Joan; 2 Children: Shanin, Stephen.


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