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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | George J. Mitchell |
| Address |
Portland, Maine , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
August 20, 1933
(91 years)
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| Contributor | ... |
| Last Modifed | Mr. Matt
Oct 23, 2012 08:59am |
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| Info | born in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, August 20, 1933; attended the public schools; graduated, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1954; graduated, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., 1960; served in the United States Army Counter Intelligence Corps, Berlin, Germany, 1954-1956; admitted to the District of Columbia and Maine bars in 1960 and commenced practice in Portland, Maine, 1965; trial attorney, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1960-1962; executive assistant to Senator Edmund S. Muskie 1962-1965; practiced law, Portland, 1965-1977; assistant county attorney for Cumberland County, Maine, 1971; United States Attorney for Maine 1977-1979; United States District Judge for Maine 1979-1980; appointed as a Democrat by the Governor to the United States Senate, May 17, 1980, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edmund S. Muskie for the term ending January 3, 1983; sworn in May 19, 1980; reelected in 1982 and again in 1988 and served from May 19, 1980 to January 3, 1995; not a candidate for reelection in 1994; chairman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (Ninety-ninth Congress); co-chairman, Democatic Policy Committee, Democratic Conference (One Hundredth through One Hundred Third Congresses); majority leader (1989-1995); Special Advisor to the President and the Secretary of State for Economic Initiatives in Ireland (1995-); engaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C. (1995-).
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| Good Friday Agreement (Belfast Agreement) - May 22, 1998 |
YES |
Yes |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jul 29, 1994 |
D |
Stephen G. Breyer |
| U.S. Surgeon General - Sep 07, 1993 |
D |
M. Joycelyn Elders |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 03, 1993 |
D |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 15, 1991 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 02, 1990 |
R |
David Souter |
| US Ambassador to Bahamas - Jul 08, 1989 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Feb 03, 1988 |
R |
Anthony M. Kennedy |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 23, 1987 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 17, 1986 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 17, 1986 |
R |
Antonin Scalia |
| US President - D Primaries - Jul 01, 1984 |
DFL |
Walter F. Mondale |
| U.S. Surgeon General - Nov 16, 1981 |
NPA |
Reject |
| US Ambassador to Romania - Oct 02, 1981 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 |
R |
Sandra Day O'Connor |
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