October 11, 1950 saw the birth of what US politician, known as "a mom in tennis shoes", who is currently facing off against Dino Rossi?
"in Washington and four other Western U.S. states. In early 2010, Washington State Republicans began courting various conservatives to challenge incumbent Senator Patty Murray in a year that was seen by many as a vulnerable year for Democrats. On May 26, 2010, Dino Rossi officially announced his candidacy. In the Republican primary, Rossi defeated Tea Party favorite Clint Didier 33.98% - 11.99%. Rossi went on to lose the general Election on November 4, after two days' worth of ballot counting indicated that he would not have enough votes to defeat Sen. Murray. In the final tally Murray received 1,314,930 votes"
"Dino Rossi Dino John Rossi (born October 15, 1959) is an American businessman and politician who has served in the Washington State Senate. He is a former Chair of the Washington State Special Olympics. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Rossi graduated from Seattle University and later pursued a career in commercial real estate. He ran for Governor of Washington in 2004, losing to Democrat Christine Gregoire by 129 votes in the closest gubernatorial election in the history of the United States. Four years later, in 2008, he unsuccessfully contested the office a second time, losing to Gregoire by more than six"
"Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician and businessman who is the United States Senator-elect from Utah. He previously served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election. Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan by his parents, George and Lenore Romney, he spent two-and-a-half years in France as a Mormon missionary starting in 1966. He married Ann Davies in 1969, and they have five sons. By 1971, he had participated in the political campaigns of both parents."
"31, 2010, in Rhinebeck, New York. Marjorie Margolies Marjorie Margolies (; formerly Margolies-Mezvinsky; born June 21, 1942) is a fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government, an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, and a women's rights activist. She is a former journalist and a Democratic politician. From 1993 to 1995, she was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district. Margolies is the mother-in-law of Chelsea Clinton. Margolies was born in Philadelphia. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1963. She was a broadcast journalist for over twenty-four"
"seat in the November 7, 2017 election. On September 19, 2017, Rossi announced that he would run for Congress in the 8th Congressional District. The seat was held by Dave Reichert, who had decided not to run for reelection. Rossi advanced from the top-two primary to face Democratic challenger Kim Schrier in the general election, which he lost with 47 percent of the vote. Rossi is married, with four children, and lives in Sammamish, Washington. He identifies as a faithful Catholic. Dino Rossi Dino John Rossi (born October 15, 1959) is an American businessman and politician who has served in"
"the 2011 Ontario provincial election. Rossi was born at Grace Hospital in downtown Toronto and was raised in Scarborough and East York. He is the eldest of five children and the son of Domenico and Domenica Rossi—Italian immigrants who emigrated from Anzano di Puglia, Italy in the 1950s. He grew up in a multi-generational household with family who raised chickens in the backyard and spoke mostly Italian. Rossi is outspoken on how language barriers affect newly immigrated families, describing his mother like a “prisoner in her own home"" until one day offered free English classes from the United Way in"
"Lenore Romney Lenore LaFount Romney (; November 9, 1908 – July 7, 1998) was an American actress and political figure. The wife of businessman and politician George W. Romney, she was First Lady of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. She was the Republican Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1970 from Michigan. Her youngest son, Mitt Romney, is a U.S. Senator-elect from Utah, a former Governor of Massachusetts and was the 2012 Republican presidential nominee. Lenore LaFount was born in Logan, Utah, and raised in Salt Lake City. She went to Latter-day Saints High School, where she developed an"
"withdrawing from the race to endorse the eventual nominee, John McCain. Giuliani was considered a potential candidate for New York Governor in 2010 and for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Giuliani declined all races, and instead remained in the business sector. In April 2018, Giuliani became one of President Trump's personal lawyers. Since then, he has appeared in the media in defense of Trump. Giuliani was born in an Italian-American enclave in East Flatbush in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the only child of working-class parents, Harold Angelo Giuliani (1908–1981) and Helen Giuliani (née D'Avanzo; 1909–2002), both"
"presidential campaign. In 2012, ""Time"" magazine included Romney in their List of The 100 Most Influential People in the World. Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician and businessman who is the United States Senator-elect from Utah. He previously served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election. Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan by his parents, George and Lenore Romney, he spent two-and-a-half years in France as a Mormon missionary starting in 1966. He married Ann"
"In the wake of the Michigan State University sex abuse scandal and the Deborah Daniels report as a result, Bono was named on October 12, 2018 as the interim president and chief executive officer of USA Gymnastics. She resigned four days later, following criticism over her previous role as a lobbyist for USA Gymnastics and for her marking out the Nike logo on her sneakers and their support for Colin Kaepernick. Bono is married to former astronaut and retired Navy rear admiral Stephen S. Oswald. Bono was born Mary Whitaker in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Karen Lee (née Taylor),"
"wife Edna had two children, D. John ""Jack"" Markey and Mary Elizabeth Hooper. D. John Markey David John Markey (October 7, 1882 – July 1963) was an American politician, Army officer, businessman, and college football coach. He ran a controversial unsuccessful campaign for a United States Senate seat against former Maryland governor Herbert R. O'Conor in 1946. Markey was also the ninth head coach for the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) football team from 1902 to 1904. Markey was born in Frederick, Maryland on October 7, 1882 to parents John Hanshew and Ida Maria (née Willard) Markey."
"run. Republican party leaders had a different vision though, and brought in a candidate that they were already vested in. They eventually convinced former state senator and 2004 candidate for Governor Dino Rossi to join the race May 26, 2010, just in time to get his name on the ballot for the August primary. After having invested several millions in previous high profile state races, top Republican leaders and large donors finally recruited Rossi to challenge Democratic Senator Patty Murray for the US Senate seat and the momentum of the race shifted. Rossi lost the general election after winning the"
"Ronna Romney Ronna Eileen Romney (née Ronna Eileen Stern; September 24, 1943) is an American Republican politician and former radio talk show host. Romney, née Stern, was born in Detroit, Michigan to parents Eileen Boyd and James Albert Stern. She graduated from Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michigan in 1961. In 1967, Stern married G. Scott Romney, the son of George W. Romney, the former chairman and president of American Motors Corporation and the then-Governor of Michigan, and Lenore Romney, the then-First Lady of Michigan and later candidate for the U.S. Senate, at the Salt Lake Temple of The Church"
"John F. Fitzgerald John Francis ""Honey Fitz"" Fitzgerald (February 11, 1863 – October 2, 1950) was an American politician, father of Rose Kennedy and maternal grandfather of President John F. Kennedy. Fitzgerald was a Democratic congressman who went on to win two terms as mayor of Boston, and made several unsuccessful runs for Governor of Massachusetts. He made major improvements to the port, and became a patron of the baseball team now known as the Boston Red Sox. He maintained a high profile in the city, with his theatrical style of campaigning, and his personal charm and charisma that earned"
"of the race. In the U.S. House, she holds the seat held by her father from January 3, 1979 to March 20, 1989. Cheney was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the elder of two daughters of former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Second Lady Lynne Cheney (née Vincent). At the time of her birth, her parents were studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her younger sister Mary Cheney was also born in Madison. Cheney attended part of sixth and seventh grade in Casper, Wyoming, while her father campaigned for Congress. The family split time between Casper and Washington, D.C. in"
"Marian Shields Robinson Marian Lois Robinson (née Shields; born July 30, 1937) is the mother of Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States, and mother-in-law of Barack Obama, former President. Marian Shields was born in Chicago in 1937, the fourth of seven children—five girls, followed by two boys—born to Purnell Nathaniel Shields, a house painter, and his wife Rebecca Jumper, a licensed practical nurse. Two of her sisters and her brother Steve still live in Chicago on the South Side, as she did. Both parents had multi-racial ancestry, but slavery times were not discussed much when she was"
"you think the Chinese would have called off the game? People would have been marching down to the stadium, they would have walked and they would have been doing calculus on the way down."" As a result, the grounds crew piled snow on his reserved seat the following game, and topped it with a sign that said ""This seat reserved for non-wusses"". Ed Rendell Edward Gene Rendell (; born January 5, 1944) is an American lawyer, politician, and author who, as a member of the Democratic Party, served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011 and the"
"Lucy Viola Inscho Bryant, and her father's mother, Martha Kingsbury Taggart. Lucy grew up in Indianapolis as a member of a socially and politically prominent family. Her father, Thomas Taggart, is considered the ""undisputed boss of the Democratic machine for the first quarter of the twentieth century."" He served three terms as the mayor of Indianapolis (1895–1901), as chairman of the Democratic National Committee (1904–1908), and was appointed as a U.S. Senator in 1916, but lost the seat that autumn in a special election. At the time of Lucy's birth, her father was working as a clerk for the N."
"Andrew Cuomo Andrew Mark Cuomo (; born December 6, 1957) is an American politician, author and lawyer serving as the 56th and current Governor of New York since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position his father, Mario Cuomo, held for three terms. Born in New York City, Cuomo is a graduate of Fordham University and Albany Law School of Union University, New York. He began his career working as the campaign manager for his father, then as an assistant district attorney in New York City before entering private law practice. He founded"
"third time to the Chamber of Deputies in the college of Cortona representing Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy. After the victory of The Union in the 2006 Italian general election, she became Minister for the Family, serving in that post until 2008. Bindi competed for the leadership of the Democratic Party in the party's founding leadership election, and received 12.93% of the vote cast. She continues to work for the party, leading the Democrats Really faction. Rosy Bindi Maria Rosaria Bindi, best known as Rosy Bindi () (born 12 February 1951), is an Italian politician and the current President"
"Clinton or Obama before the committee meeting. On June 15, 1968, Roosevelt married Ann Martha Conlon. Together, they have three daughters: James Roosevelt (lawyer) James Roosevelt III (born November 9, 1945) is an attorney, Democratic Party official, and a grandson of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. As of 2017, he is the co-chair of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee, a position he has held since 1995. Roosevelt was born on November 9, 1945 to Congressman James Roosevelt (1907–1991) and Romelle Theresa Schneider (1915–2002). His two full siblings are Michael (born December 7,"
"the election. Soto and her husband David have three daughters. Their daughter Jessica Soto and Jessica's boyfriend Bradley Fisher were arrested and charged with aggravated battery for attacking her mother's opponent Robert Zwolinski on March 6, 2016. Cynthia Soto Cynthia Soto is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 4th District since 2001. Soto attended James Otis Elementary School in West Town, St. Procopius High School and Harper College. She began her career working as a clerk in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. Soto was the chief sponsor of the Living Wage Act, which proposes"
"Center before Obama's speech on race in America, ""A More Perfect Union"". Wofford was born in 1926 in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Estelle Allison (née Gardner) and Harris Llewellyn Wofford. He was born to a wealthy and prominent Southern family. At age 11 he accompanied his widowed grandmother on a six-month world tour. They spent Christmas Eve in Bethlehem, visited Shanghai shortly after the Imperial Japanese Army captured it, spent time in India where Wofford became ""fascinated"" by Mahatma Gandhi and visited Rome, where they saw Benito Mussolini announce Italy's withdrawal from the League of Nations and"
"instead endorsing Stephanie Miner, a Democrat running against Cuomo on a third-party line. On April 26, DeFrancisco announced that he would not seek re-election to the Senate in November. DeFrancisco and his wife, Linda, have three children and eight grandchildren. They reside in DeWitt, New York. DeFrancisco plays the saxophone; according to Russ Tarby of Syracuse New Times, he ""blows a mean sax on ""Night Train""."" He is a Roman Catholic. John A. DeFrancisco John A. DeFrancisco (born October 16, 1946) is an attorney and Republican politician who represents District 50 in the New York State Senate. Senate District 50"
"of 50–48 on October 6, 2018. He was sworn in later in the day. Kavanaugh was born on February 12, 1965, in Washington, D.C., the son of Martha Gamble (""née"" Murphy) and Everett Edward Kavanaugh Jr. His father was an attorney and served as the president of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association for two decades. His mother was a history teacher at Woodson and McKinley high schools in Washington in the 1960s and 1970s. She later earned a J.D. degree from Washington College of Law in 1978 and served as a Maryland Circuit Court judge from 1995 to 2001"
"advocacy group, ""because she was willing to challenge the Bush administration and called for an investigation into 9-11 when few others dared to air their criticism and questions."" On June 14, 2000, a part of Memorial Drive, a major thoroughfare running through her district, was renamed ""Cynthia McKinney Parkway,"" but the naming has come under scrutiny since her primary defeat in 2006. Her father had previously been honored when a portion of Interstate 285 around Atlanta was dedicated as James E. ""Billy"" McKinney Highway. Cynthia McKinney Cynthia Ann McKinney (born March 17, 1955) is an American politician and activist currently"
"Bill Clinton, who, Hancock claims, has Romani ancestry. He also represented the Romani people at the 1997 Rafto Prize award. Hancock was born in London in 1942. His mother, Kitty, is Romanichal; his father, Reginald (Redžo), was part Romungro, the descendant of a Hungarian speaker of North Central Romani named Imre Benczi. He acquired the surname Hancock by Imre's daughter, Maria, who married a member of an English West Country showman family of that name. In the late 1960s, he became a Romani rights activist after reading reports about anti-Romani discrimination in Britain. In particular, he took up the cause"
"European tender. Rossi exposed the poor condition of the trains, and demanded better public funding. In 2013, Rossi created a new waste plan, with the proposal to realize 70% waste sorting by 2020, without new waste plants. In 2014, Rossi created a landscape plan that protects 365 areas from possible ""Ecomonsters"" (buildings that spoil the landscape). Enrico Rossi (politician) Enrico Rossi (born 25 August 1958) is an Italian politician, since 2010 President of Tuscany. Enrico Rossi was born in Bientina, on 25 August 1958. He was educated in secondary school focusing on humanities in Pontedera. In 1982, aged 24, he"
"Sara Roosevelt Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt (September 21, 1854 – September 7, 1941) was the second wife of James Roosevelt I (from 1880), the mother of President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt, her only child, and subsequently the mother-in-law of Eleanor Roosevelt. Delano grew up in Newburgh, New York, and spent three years in Hong Kong. She gave birth to Franklin in 1882, and was a devoted mother to him for the remainder of her life, including home schooling and living close by in adulthood. She had a complex relationship with her daughter-in-law Eleanor, which has led to"
"had two sons, Henry C. and John C. Lewis. He married Charlotte A. Jorgensen on September 27, 1916. He died in 1950 in Paterson at the age of 80. Vivian M. Lewis Vivian M. Lewis (June 8, 1869 – March 14, 1950) was an American jurist and politician. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1910 against Woodrow Wilson and lost the election. Lewis was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1869 to Isaac Arriston and Hanna (Davies) Lewis. He attended local schools in Paterson. As was the custom of the time, he studied law with"
"of the affected members of the House Appropriations Committee, which eventually voted unanimously in favor of protecting chicken farmers. Rosa DeLauro Rosa Luisa DeLauro (born March 2, 1943) is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven, and includes most of that city's suburbs. She is currently the dean of the Connecticut congressional delegation. DeLauro was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of Luisa ""Louise"" (née Canestri), a New Haven Alderwoman, and Theodore J. ""Ted"" DeLauro. Her father, and all of her grandparents, were"
"Ellen Malcolm Ellen R. Malcolm (born February 2, 1947) is an activist with a long career in American politics, particularly in political fundraising. She founded EMILY's List in 1985 and served as its president until 2010. Her great-grandfather is A. Ward Ford, an IBM founder. She is an heiress to an IBM fortune. Malcolm grew up in Montclair, New Jersey, the daughter of parents who met while working in the sales department at IBM. After her father died when she was 8 months old, she became the heir to an IBM fortune, which she was to inherit at age 21."
"Tennie Rogers Tennie Beatrice Thomas Rogers (August 1, 1927 – January 22, 2009) was a perennial candidate for national office, having run in Republican primaries for United States President three times, and one time for United States Congress. In 1992 she was on more state ballots than any previous female Republican candidate for president. She was also the author of ""Standing Up: Rogers For U.S. President,"" an autobiography and chronicle of her first two attempts at the presidency and her intention for the 2000 election. She is the mother of Evelyn L. Rogers, another candidate. She died on January 22,"