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Michigan for Edwards is commited to making John Edwards vision of America a reality. We do this by energizing & empowering people from across the state of Michigan to take achievable, concrete actions in political advocacy and community service that will make One America a reality for all Americans.
Please also stop by the official Michigan for Edwards webpage on John Edwards' site.
http://blog.johnedwards.com/chapter/169
Please check out these sites too:
www.johnedwards.com
www.myspace.com/johnedwardsMeet John Edwards - National House Party Video 3/28/2007
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Layout Created at Mspremade.comJohn was born in Seneca, South Carolina and raised in Robbins, North Carolina. This is where John learned the values of hard work, perseverance, decency, and equal opportunity from his father, Wallace, who worked in the textile mills for 36 years, and from his mother, Bobbie, who ran a shop and worked at the post office.A proud product of public schools, John became the first person in his family to attend college. He worked his way through North Carolina State University where he graduated with high honors in 1974, and then earned a law degree with honors in 1977 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.For the next 20 years, John dedicated his career to representing families and children. Standing up against the powerful insurance industry and their armies of lawyers, John helped these families through some of the darkest moments of their lives. His passionate advocacy for people like the folks who worked in the mill with his father earned him respect and recognition across the country.In 1998, John took this commitment into politics to give a voice in the United States Senate to the people he had represented throughout his career. He ran for the Senate and won, defeating an incumbent Senator.In Congress, Senator Edwards quickly emerged as a champion for the issues that make a difference to American families: quality health care, better schools, protecting civil liberties, preserving the environment, saving Social Security and Medicare, and reforming the ways campaigns are financed.As a member of the Select Committee on Intelligence, Senator Edwards worked tirelessly for a strong national defense and to strengthen the security of our homeland. He authored key pieces of legislation on cyber, bio, and port security.Senator Edwards brought a positive message of change to the 2004 presidential primaries. During the primary season he spoke about the two Americas that exist in our country today: one for people at the top who have everything they need and one for everybody else who struggle to get by. This powerful message resonated with voters all across America.After the 2004 Presidential Election John continued his work on behalf of those who struggle to make ends meet as Director of the Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Senator Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, whom he met when both were law students at Chapel Hill, were married in 1977. They have had four children, including: their eldest daughter, Catharine, who is attending law school; eight-year-old Emma Claire; and a six-year-old son, Jack. Their first child, Wade, died in 1996.
John Edwards in Detroit at NAACP Convention - with a little help from Michigan for Edwards
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