The Democratic Candidates
- Barack Obama
· Current President of the United States
◦ Laws Passed
▪ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009)
▪ Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act (2010)
▪ Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010)
▪ Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (2010)
▪ Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010)
▪ Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act (2010)
◦ Military Policies
▪ Gradually withdrew troops from Iraq (2009-2011)
▪ Sent troops to Afghanistan (2009-2011)
▪ Signed the New Start arms control treaty with Russia (2011)
▪ Ordered the enforcement of the 2011 military intervention in Libya
▪ Ordered the Operation Neptune Spear, which successfully killed Osama bin Laden
· Former Member of the Illinois Senate
· Former United States Senator from Illinois
· 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
· Alma Mater:
◦ Occidental College
◦ Columbia University (BA)
◦ Harvard Law School (JD)
- Randall Terry
· Pro-life activist
· Founder of Operation Rescue
· Founder of the Society of Truth and Justice
· Arrested more than 40 times
The Republican Candidates
- Michele Bachmann (Minnesota)
· Current Member of the United States House of Representatives
◦ Numerously called for the repeal of the Dodd-Frank reform and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
· Former Member of the Minnesota Senate
· Alma Mater:
◦ Winona State University (BA)
◦ Oral Roberts University (JD)
◦ College of William & Mary Law School (LLM)
- Herman Cain (Georgia)
· Former Chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza
· Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
· Former Deputy Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
· Alma Mater:
◦ Morehouse College (BA)
◦ Purdue University (MS)
- Newt Gingrich (Georgia)
· Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
· Former Member of the United States House of Representatives
· Former United States House of Representatives Minority Whip
· Alma Mater:
◦ Emory University (BA)
◦ Tulane University (MA/PhD)
- Jon Huntsman, Jr. (Utah)
· Former United States Ambassador to China
· Former Governor of Utah
· Former United States Ambassador to Singapore
· Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania (BA)
- Gary Johnson (New Mexico)
· Former Governor of Mexico
· Alma Mater: University of New Mexico
- Fred Karger (California)
· Political Consultant
· Gay rights activist
· Alma Mater: University of Denver
- Andy Martin (Illinois)
· Perennial candidate
· Known for vexatious litigation concerting Barack Obama's birthplace
- Thaddeus McCotter (Michigan)
· Member of the United States House of Representatives
· Alma Mater: University of Detroit
- Jimmy McMillan (New York)
· Perennial candidate
· Founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party
- Roy Moore (Alabama)
· Former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
· Former Circuit Judge
- Ron Paul (Texas)
· Member of the United States House of Representatives
· Alma Mater:
◦ Gettysburg College (BS)
◦ Duke University (MD)
- Tim Pawlenty (Minnesota)
· Former Governor of Minnesota
· Former Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives
· Former Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
· Alma Mater: University of Minnesota
- Buddy Roemer (Louisiana)
· Former Governor of Louisiana
· Former Member of the United States House of Representatives
· Alma Mater: Harvard University
- Mitt Romney (Massachusetts)
· Former Governor of Massachusetts
· Alma Mater:
◦ Stanford University
◦ Brigham Young University (BA)
◦ Harvard Business School (MBA)
◦ Harvard Law School (JD)
- Rick Santorum (Pennsylvania)
· Former United States Senator
· Former Member of the United States House of Representatives
· Alma Mater:
◦ Pennsylvania State University
◦ University of Pittsburgh
◦ Dickinson School of Law
- Jonathan Sharkey (Florida)
· Perennial candidate
· Professional wrestler
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