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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: Nevada
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATEKLVX
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Jack CarterJohn Ensign
Jack CarterJohn Ensign
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
BusinessmanU.S. senator
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
N/AWon 55 percent of the vote against Ed Bernstein in 2000
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
N/AU.S. House, 1994-98
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
N/AArmed Services; Budget; Commerce, Science and Transportation; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Veterans' Affairs
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
Attorney, businessmanVeterinarian; small business owner
BORNBORN
1947 in Portsmouth, Va.March 25, 1958 in Roseville, Calif.
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
Degree in physics from Georgia Tech; J.D. from University of Georgia, 1975 B.S. from Oregon State University, 1981; D.V.M. from Colorado State University, 1985
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Elizabeth Sawyer; has four childrenMarried to Darlene; has three children
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.carterfornevada.comwww.johnensign.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
N/Awww.ensign.senate.gov

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