The POTUS Hopefuls
Your teacher has assigned each team a political party. Now you have the opportunity to meet your candidate, as well as the competition.
The following candidates (disclaimer) have thrown their hat into the ring.
Name: Liam Frisbee, Tennessee
Education: B.S. in Biology and B.A. in History from Tulane University, 1974; M.D. from Harvard Medical School, 1978
Personal Info: Born January 19, 1952 in Nashville, TN; married to Kari Frisbee; 3 children, Presbyterian, Caucasian
Current Occupation: President of the United States
Past Employment: U.S. Senate Majority Leader (6years), 2 term Senator; Deputy State Director for Bush-Quale campaign, 1992; Cardiac Surgeon at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (15 years) and Director of Cardiology (8years)
Campaign Funding: The campaign's Finance Department projects that by the end of the campaign your candidate will have spent $367,000,000. The majority of this money (75%) will have come from individual contributions, 20% will come from federal funding, and 1% will come from Political Action Committee contributions (PAC's). The majority of the PAC contributions are from business groups.
Name: Ivan Ray, Indiana
Education: B.S. Business Economics, Indiana University, 1978; J.D. University of Virginia, 1981
Personal Info: Born July 4, 1951 in Shirkieville, Indiana; married to Sandy Ray; 2 children, Episcopalian, Caucasian
Current Occupation: U.S. Senator (2 term), Chair of Democratic Leadership Council
Past Employment: Governor of Indiana (2 terms), Secretary of State of Indiana (3 years); Attorney (4 years between elected offices); U.S. Army Veteran, Lt. Cornel in Vietnam (served from 1969-73)
Campaign Funding: The campaign's Finance Department projects that by the end of the campaign your candidate will have spent $327,000,000. The majority of this money (70%) will have come from individual contributions, 20% will come from federal funding, and .5% will come from Political Action Committee contributions (PAC's). The majority of the PAC contributions are from labor groups.
Name: Richard Bandar, Texas
Education: B.S. Computer Science, Texas A&M University, 1977
Personal Info: Born June 1, 1954, not married, Agnostic, Caucasian
Current Occupation: Sky diving instructor; computer consultant
Past Employment: Nuclear power industry computer programmer (25years), 2 time Libertarian Party nominee for State Representative
Campaign Funding: The campaign's Finance Department projects that by the end of the campaign your candidate will have spent $1,005,000. The vast majority of this money will have come from individual contributions with a small fraction of contributions coming from single-issue Political Action Committees (PAC's).
Name: Ani Ladkey, Mississippi
Education: B.A. History, Antioch University, 1972; J.D. Harvard Law School, 1976
Personal Info: Born March 16, 1952; widow; 3 children; member of Mississippi Band of Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe), religion not disclosed, Native-American
Current Occupation: Director of the environmental organization, Respect the Earth
Past Employment: Spent 20 years litigating land rights and issues on the White Earth Reservation; has authored numerous books dealing with Native American and environmental issues; former Vice Presidential nominee on Green Party ticket
Campaign Funding: The campaign's Finance Department projects that by the end of the campaign your candidate will have spent $500,000. All of this money will be from individual contributions garnered through the campaign's fundraising efforts.
Name: Charles Wader, Connecticut
Education: B.S. Business Administration, Princeton University, 1955; J.D. Harvard Law School, 1958
Personal Info: Born in Winstead, Conn.; married to Margo Kelp-Wader, 2 children; religion undisclosed; African-American
Current Occupation: Consumer Activist
Past Employment: Five time Presidential nominee (as and Independent, Green Party, and currently Reform Party candidate); served in U.S. Army (1959 - 4 years), Professor of History, University of Hartford (3 years); freelance writer (8 years); founder of Public Government to investigate government corruption as well as many other non profit organizations
Campaign Funding: The campaign's Finance Department projects that by the end of the campaign your candidate will have spent $4,600,000. The majority of this money will have come from individual contributions (55%), approximately 17% of this money will be through federal funding and the candidate himself plans to self finance 3% of the campaign.
Name: Mike Baldwin, Maryland
Education: B.A. Political Science, Loyola University, 1975; J.D., University of Baltimore, 1981
Personal Info: Born April 9, 1952; married to Dana Baldwin; 3 children, Baptist; Caucasian
Current Occupation: State Chair of Constitution Party of Maryland; Private practice attorney
Past Employment: Attorney for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (10 years); founder of non-profit organization, The Constitution Association
Campaign Funding: The campaign's Finance Department projects that by the end of the campaign your candidate will have spent $700,000. The majority of this money will have come from the candidate's own pockets (63%), while 36% will be garnered from individual contributions and less than 1% will be from single issue Political Action Committee (PAC) support.
DISCLAIMER: The candidates described above are fictional composites based on actual politicians. The biographies are not accurate representations of actual party candidates as names, occupations and other personal information have been altered for educational purposes.
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