Alternate Careers

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Alternate Careers

Ollie North, Senator from Virginia
Platoon Commander during Vietnam
National Security Council, 1981-1986
Marine Corps Comission, 1986-1990
U.S. Senator, Virginia: 1995-2001
Presidential Candidate: 2000
Lost Re-election in 2000


1994 Senate Election - 44% North, 43.9% Robb
2000 Republican Primaries - Rose to the top of the polls in July through September, crashed about October, Dropped out in November.
2000 Senate Election - 52% Mark Warner, 47% Ollie North

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Jesse Jackson Jr.
Congressman, 1995-1999
Senator, 1999-2012
Presidential candidate 2008
- 3rd Place in Iowa (31.8% Edwards, 31.2% Clinton, 25.6% Jackson)
- 3rd Place in New Hampshire (49.9% Clinton, 24.3% Edwards, 15.2% Jackson)
- 3rd Place in South Carolina (34.5% Edwards, 29.9% Clinton, 28.1% Jackson)
Dropped Out after South Carolina
Resigned from the Senate following a major corruption scandal

1998 Senate Election - 50% Jackson, 46% Fitzgerald (Dem Hold, following Moseley Braun not running for re-election)
2004 Senate Election - 58% Jackson, 39% Oberweis
2010 Senate Election - 48.9% Jackson, 48.2% Schock
2013 Special Election - 49% Biggert, 47% Foster (R Pick-Up)

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Wasn't Schock only 29 in 2010?

Biden was only 29 when he won a Senate seat *shrugs*

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Wasn't Schock only 29 in 2010?

Biden was only 29 when he won a Senate seat *shrugs*

Keep in mind, he also turned 30 by the time he was to swear in in January. Schock turned 30 in May 2011, which would mean he'd leave the seat vacant for nearly five months were he to win. Granted, he didn't, but still.

Probably why Schock didn't end up winning even as Jackson was embroiled in scandal.

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Clint Eastwood
Famous Actor, Director, Producer
Mayor Carmel-by-the-Sea - 1986-1988
Governor of California - 1991-1999
President of the United States - 2001-2009

1990 Gubernatorial Election - 50% Eastwood, 44% Feinstine
1994 Gubernatorial Election - 55% Eastwood, 39% Garamendi

2000 Presidential Election - 51% Eastwood/Engler, 45% Gore/Lieberman
2004 Presidential Election - 56% Eastwood/Engler, 41% Dean/Clark

John Engler
Businessman
Governor of Michigan, 1991-2000
Vice President of the United States, 2001-2009
Rumored Presidential Candidate, 2008, declined
Presidential Candidate, 2012 (Dropped out after a poor performance in New Hampshire)

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Fred Grandy
Actor on "The Love Boat"
Congressman, 1987-1995
Governor, 1995-2003
Senate Candidate 2002 (Lost to Tom Harkin)
Senate Candidate 2008 (Lost to Tom Harkin)

1994 Iowa Gubernatorial Primary - 50.5% Grandy, 49.5% Branstad
1994 Iowa Gubernatorial Race - 52% Grandy, 47% Campbell
1998 Iowa Gubernatorial Race - 51% Grandy, 49% Vilsack
2002 Iowa Senate Election - 52% Harkin, 48% Grandy
2008 Iowa Senate Election - 58% Harkin, 42% Grandy

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Chris Matthews
Candidate for Pennsylvania's 4th - 1974
Congressman from Pennsylvania's 4th - 1979-1981, 1983-1991
Senator from Pennsylvania - 1991-2015
Senate Majority Whip - 2007-2011
Senate Minority Leader - 2011-2015
Speculated candidate for President in 2004 and 2008, did not enter either time
Chairman of the United States Trade Reform Commission - 2017-2018

Kathleen Matthews
Failed candidate for Congress in Maryland's 8th District in 2016
Governor of Maryland - 2019-2025
Secretary of Commerce - 2025-2029

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Rudolph Giuliani (R-NY)

• Associate Attorney General - 1981-1983
• US Attorney for the Southern District of New York - 1983-1989
• Mayor of New York City - 1989-1997
• Speculated Candidate for President in 2000, didn't run
• US Attorney General - 2001-2005
• Republican Nominee for President in 2008 - Unsuccessful
• Homeland Security Secretary - 2017-2020

Notable Races
New York City Mayoral Election in 1989 - 49.9% Giuliani, 48.8% Dinkins
New York City Mayoral Election in 1993 - 50.1% Giuliani, 47.4% Dinkins
2008 Presidential Election - 54.4% Obama/Clinton v. 43.1% Giuliani/Cantor