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  Coverdell, Paul
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<-  1993-01-01  
 
NamePaul Coverdell
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Atlanta, Georgia , United States
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Born January 20, 1939
DiedJuly 18, 2000 (61 years)
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Last ModifedRob Ritchie
Feb 16, 2018 08:21am
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InfoCOVERDELL, Paul, a Senator from Georgia; born in Des Moines, Iowa, January 29, 1939; attended Cobb County, Ga. public schools; graduated Lees Summit High School, Lees Summit, Mo.; attended Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga., and graduated University of Missouri 1961; served in the United States Army in Okinawa, Taiwan, and Korea, 1962-1964; businessman; member, Georgia State Senate 1971-1989; minority leader 1974-1989; chairman, southern steering committee for the 1988 George Bush presidential campaign; director, United States Peace Corps 1989-1991; elected as a Republican in the November 24, 1992 general election runoff to the United States Senate for the term ending January 3, 1999; reelected in 1998, and served until his death due to cerebral hemorrhage on July 18, 2000; remains were cremated.




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RACES
  11/03/1998 GA US Senate Won 52.37% (+7.22%)
  11/24/1992 GA US Senate - Runoff Won 50.65% (+1.30%)
  11/03/1992 GA US Senate Won 47.67% (+0.00%)
  08/11/1992 GA US Senate - R Runoff Won 50.49% (+0.97%)
  07/21/1992 GA US Senate - R Primary Won 37.05% (+12.80%)
  04/20/1989 Peace Corps Director Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/08/1988 GA State Senate 40 Won 73.01% (+46.02%)
  11/04/1986 GA State Senate 40 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1984 GA State Senate 40 Won 100.00% (+99.99%)
  11/02/1982 GA State Senate 40 Won 72.57% (+45.15%)
  11/04/1980 GA State Senate 40 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/1978 GA State Senate 40 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  03/15/1977 GA District 5 - Special Primary Lost 21.90% (-17.76%)
  01/10/1977 GA State Senate Minority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/1976 GA State Senate 40 Won 71.70% (+43.39%)
  11/05/1974 GA State Senate 40 Won 99.97% (+99.95%)
  11/07/1972 GA State Senate 40 Won 82.13% (+64.25%)
  11/03/1970 GA State Senate 56 Won 51.37% (+2.74%)
ENDORSEMENTS
Second Circuit Court Judge - Oct 02, 1998 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jul 29, 1994 NPA Reject
U.S. Surgeon General - Sep 07, 1993 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 03, 1993 D Ruth Bader Ginsburg