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John Edwards	Bio \| Career \| Other Facts
	Please wait while we retrieve the data. Candidate status: Dropped out January 30, 2008 Filed a statement of candidacy with the FEC on January 3, 2007 States won: None Full Results for John Edwards » Full Delegate Scorecard » Current job: Lawyer, former director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Birth date: June 10, 1953; Seneca, South Carolina Family: Married Elizabeth Anania (1977-present); Children: Jack (2000); Emma Claire (1998); Catharine ("Cate") (1982); Wade (1979-1996) Religion: Methodist Education: North Carolina State University, B.S., 1974; University of North Carolina, J.D., 1977 Campaign Web site: johnedwards.com 1981: Joined the Wade Smith Law Firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. 1993: Started his own law firm with partner David Kirby, concentrating on personal injury law. 1998: Received 51 percent of the vote in the general election to win a Republican incumbent's seat in the U.S. Senate. 2001: Edwards, along with John McCain, acted as chief sponsor of the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act. 2003: Formally announced his candidacy for the 2004 presidency. 2004: After dropping out of the race, Edwards named as John Kerry's vice presidential running mate on the Democratic ticket. 2005: Left the U.S. Senate when his term expired. Later became director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Edwards had no previous political experience before winning the 1998 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina. His books include "Four Trials" with John Auchard (2003) and "Ending Poverty in America" (2007).

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In Their Own Words
	I am not holier than thou. I am not perfect by any means. But there are events in life that you learn from, and which remind you what this is really all about. -- from speech on October 29, 2007

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Supporters

Some supporters, who may have also contributed to other candidates, include:

Mario Batali TV chef Donated $1,000
Peter Coyote Actor Donated $1,054
Seth Green Actor Donated $4,600
Sharon Lawrence Actress Donated $1,000
Skip Paul head of IFILM.com Attended March fundraiser in California
Mary Steenburgen Actress Donated $2,300
Ben Stiller Actor Donated $4,600
Oliver Stone Director Donated $500
Edie Wasserman widow of movie executive Lew Wasserman Attended March fundraiser in California

* Money figures are according to FEC

Advisers

Some of the top and notable advisers, according to the campaigns and/or media reports.

David Bonior Campaign manager A former U.S. representative from Michigan and Democratic House whip
Jonathan Prince Deputy campaign manager Deputy campaign manager on Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign
Nick Baldick Senior adviser Campaign manager for Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign
Kate Michelman Senior adviser President of NARAL Pro-Choice America for 20 years
David Ginsberg, Senior adviser for communications Senior communications official on Edwards and Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign
Joe Trippi Senior adviser Served as national campaign manager on former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean's presidential campaign.

* Special Notes

• Delegate counts represent CNN's most recent estimate for each candidate. For Democrats, the figures include pledged delegates and superdelegates. For Republicans, the figures include pledged delegates and unpledged RNC member delegates. There are currently 4,234 total delegates to the Democratic National Convention, including 3,409 pledged delegates and 825 superdelegates. The total number of delegate votes needed to win the nomination is 2,118. There are currently 2,380 total delegates to the Republican National Convention, including 1,917 pledged delegates and 463 unpledged delegates. The total number of delegate votes needed to win the nomination is 1,191. More about the delegate selection process
• Needed to Win: This refers to the total number of delegate votes needed by a candidate to win the party's nomination.
• States won: This refers to CNN's projected winner for each race until a final result has been determined. How CNN projects winners

John Edwards Fundraising

TOTAL as of 12/31/2007
Raised:	$44,259,386
Spent:	$36,468,928
Cash-on-Hand:	$7,790,457
provided by FEC
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Edwards on the Issues

Abortion
Supports abortion rights.

Immigration
Supports legal status and citizenship for some illegal immigrants. Calls for working with Mexico to better control the border and stop illegal trafficking.

Iraq
Voted for use of military force in Iraq, but now says that was a "mistake." Supported war spending bill that would have withdrawn most U.S. troops by March 2008. Opposed Bush plan to send additional American troops to Iraq.

Same-sex marriage
Opposes same-sex marriage. Opposes a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

Social Security
Opposes Bush plan allowing workers to divert some Social Security payroll taxes into private retirement accounts.

Taxes
Opposed 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts. Supports eliminating tax cuts for oil companies and the wealthiest Americans.

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