PORTRAITS:
OVERVIEW:
BORN:
February 24, 1942 (Stamford, CT)
EDUCATION:
Stamford Public Schools
Yale University (BA, 1964)
Yale Law School (JD, 1967)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat (Before 2006)
Independent (After 2006)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1970-1988:
Connecticut State Senate
1974-1980:
Majority Leader, Connecticut State Senate
1983, 1986-1988:
Attorney General of Connecticut
1989-2013:
U.S. Senate;
Elected as Democrat, 1988-2000;
Elected as an Independent, 2006-2013;
Chairman, Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee
2000:
Democratic Candidate for Vice President
2004:
Candidate for Democratic Nomination for President
2007:
Endorsed Republican Senator John McCain for President
Speaks at Republican National Convention
RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia
MEDIA COVERAGE:
One Senator’s Journey (WP, 2/13/1999)
VP Selection, 8/7/2000 (NYT, NYT, WP)
The Lorax (New Yorker, 2/12/2007)
Endorsement of McCain, 11/8/2008 (NYT)
Republican Convention, 9/4/2008 (WP, NYT, Speech)