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Vote 2006
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U.S. Senate Race: West Virginia
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATEWest Virginia Public Broadcasting
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Robert ByrdJohn Raese
Robert ByrdJohn Raese
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
U.S. senator Chief Executive Officer and President, Greer Industries, Inc.
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won 78 percent of the vote against David Gallaher in 2000N/A
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
West Virginia House of Delegates, 1946-50; West Virginia Senate, 1950-52; U.S. House of Representatives, 1952-58; U.S. Senate majority whip, 1971-76; majority leader, 1977-80 and 1987-88; minority Leader, 1981-86; U.S. SenateChairman, West Virginia Republican Party
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
Appropriations, Armed Services, Budget, Rules and AdministrationN/A
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
AttorneyBusinessman
BORNBORN
Nov. 20, 1917 in North Wilkesboro, N.C.N/A
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
J.D. from American University, 1963West Virginia University
FAMILYFAMILY
WidowedMarried to Liz; has two daughters
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.byrd2006.com www.raeseforsenate.org
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.byrd.senate.gov N/A

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