Dick Gephardt

Richard Andrew Gephardt (born January 31, 1941) served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri from January 3, 1977, until January 3, 2005.

Political career

He was Democratic committeeman in St. Louis between 1968 and 1971, moving up to alderman 1971-1976. He was elected as a Democrat to the 95th succeeding Congress, and was repeatedly re-elected until he chose to not to run for re-election in 2004.

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1968 - 1971 - Alderman - 1976 - Congress - 2004

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He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 1988 presidential election and then again in the 2004 presidential election . He was Democratic leader in the House from 1989 to 2003, serving as majority leader from 1989 to 1995 (101st through 103rd Congresses) and minority leader from 1995 to 2003 (104th through 107th Congresses). Gephardt's successor as House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, endorsed his bid for president.

Related Topics:
1988 presidential election - 2004 presidential election - 1989 - 2003 - Majority leader - Minority leader - Nancy Pelosi

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