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Affiliation | Democratic |
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Name | Sheldon Whitehouse |
Address | 175 Carroll Ave Newport, Rhode Island , United States |
Email | None |
Website | [Link] |
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October 20, 1955 |
Died |
Still Living
(69 years) |
Contributor | RP |
Last Modifed | RBH Jul 18, 2024 07:27pm |
Tags |
Caucasian - Married - Episcopalian - Straight -
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Info | Sheldon Whitehouse is the former state attorney general of Rhode Island currently running for the Democratic nomination for United States Senate in 2006.
Whitehouse's main primary opponent is secretary of state Matt Brown. He currently leads Brown in pre-primary polling and Whitehouse has racked up major endorsements from Congressmen Patrick Kennedy and Jim Langevin. Both Whitehouse and Brown are seeking to defeat incumbent Senator Lincoln Chafee, a Republican seeking a second full term.
Whitehouse was a candidate for governor in the 2002. He was defeated in the Democratic primary by former State Senator and three time failed gubernatorial candidate Myrth York.
He is married to his wife Sandra and lives in Providence with their two children, Molly and Alexander.
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Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board - Jan 23, 2018 |
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Jerome H. "Jay" Powell |
US Ambassador to the Holy See - Oct 16, 2017 |
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Callista Gingrich |
US Trade Representative - May 11, 2017 |
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Reject |
US Secretary of Agriculture - Apr 24, 2017 |
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Reject |
US Secretary of Commerce - Feb 27, 2017 |
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Reject |
RI US President - D Primary - Apr 26, 2016 |
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Hillary Clinton |
US Attorney General - Apr 23, 2015 |
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Loretta Lynch |
C.I.A. Director - Mar 07, 2013 |
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John O. Brennan |
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board - Jan 28, 2010 |
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Reject |
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 06, 2009 |
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Sonia Sotomayor |
US Attorney General - Feb 02, 2009 |
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Eric Holder |
RI US President - D Primary - Mar 04, 2008 |
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Hillary Clinton |
US President - D Primaries - Jun 03, 2008 |
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Hillary Clinton |
RI US President - D Primary - Mar 02, 2004 |
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Howard Dean |
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