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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Politics
Online NewsHour
Vote 2006
A co-production of the NewsHour and local public TV and radio stations
IN THE NEWSLOCAL PARTNERS
Race: Pennsylvania Governor
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATEWHYY
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Ed Rendell Lynn Swann
Edward Rendell Lynn Swann
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
Governor Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, national spokesman of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won 53 percent of the vote against Mike Fisher N/A
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Philadelphia district attorney, 1978-85; Philadelphia mayor, 1992-99N/A
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
N/AN/A
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
AttorneyProfessional football player; motivational speaker
BORNBORN
Jan. 5, 1944 in New York CityAlcoa, Tenn.
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.A. from University of Pennsylvania, 1965; J.D. from Villanova University, 1968Degree in public relations from University of South Carolina
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Marjorie; has one sonMarried; has two sons
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.rendellforgovernor.com www.swannforgovernor.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.governor.state.pa.us N/A

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