Dennis Kucinich

Dennis John Kucinich (born October 8, 1946) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, for the 10th District of Ohio (map). He also sought the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2004 presidential election. Though he won no primaries, he continued campaigning for months with the goal of influencing the Democratic Party to shift its platform in the progressive direction, especially on the issue of withdrawing from Iraq. On July 23, 2004, Kucinich ended his campaign and endorsed Democratic Senator John Kerry for President.

Personal life

Kucinich was born in Cleveland, Ohio, as the eldest of the seven children of Frank and Virginia Kucinich (Kucinić). His Croatian father, a blue-collar man, was a semi-truck driver; his Slovenian mother, a homemaker. According to Kucinich, by the time he was 17, he had lived in twenty-one places, including several cars. He was able to pay for his college tuition by scrubbing floors. In 1973, he graduated from Case Western Reserve University with both a BA, and an MA.

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Cleveland - Ohio - Croatia - Blue-collar - Semi-truck - Driver - Slovenia - Tuition - 1973 - Case Western Reserve University - BA - MA

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Kucinich is twice-divorced, with a daughter, Jackie, from his marriage to Sandra Lee McCarthy. He married his third wife, Elizabeth Harper, a British citizen, on August 21, 2005.

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August 21 - 2005

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Kucinich is a Catholic, an environmentalist, and a vegan.

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Environmentalist - Vegan

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With a net worth of between $2,000 and $32,000, Kucinich is one of Congress's least wealthy members.

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Net worth - Wealthy

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