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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
U.S. Senate Race: New York
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATENorth Country Public Radio
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Hillary ClintonJohn Spencer
Hillary Rodham ClintonJohn Spencer
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
U.S. senator N/A
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won 55 percent of the vote against Rick Lazio in 2000Won 60 percent of the vote over K.T. McFarland in the Republican primary
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
One term in U.S. SenateElected Mayor of Yonkers in 1996
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
Armed Services, Environment and Public Works, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Special Committee on AgingN/A
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
Public officialReal estate management
BORNBORN
Oct. 26, 1947 in Chicago, Ill.N/A
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.A. from Wellesley College, 1969; J.D. from Yale University, 1973N/A
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Bill Clinton; has one daughterMarried to Kathy Spencer; has five children
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.hillaryclinton.com www.spencerforsenate.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.clinton.senate.gov N/A
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