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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Politics
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Vote 2006
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IN THE NEWS
U.S. Senate Race: Indiana
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
Richard Lugar
Richard Lugar
CURRENT PROFESSION
U.S. senator since 1976
LAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won 67 percent of the vote against David Johnson
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners, 1964-67; Indianapolis mayor, 1968-75
COMMITTEES
Chairman of Foreign Relations; Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
PREVIOUS WORK
Businessman
BORN
April 4, 1932 in Indianapolis, Ind.
EDUCATION
B.A. from Denison University, 1954; M.A. from Oxford University, 1956
FAMILY
Married to Charlene Smeltzer; has four sons
CAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.lugar2006.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.lugar.senate.gov

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