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(Photo: AP)
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Age: 60
Born: October 8, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio
Education: Case Western Reserve U., B.A., M.A., 1973
Military: None
Family: Married (Elizabeth); One child
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Religion: Catholic
Career: U.S. Representative from Ohio 1997-present; Ohio Senate 1994-96; Mayor of Cleveland, 1977-1979; Cleveland City Council 1970-75, 1983-85.
Has represented Ohio’s 10th district in Congress since 1997.
Elected Mayor of Cleveland at age 31; elected to Cleveland City Council at 23.
Voted against the use of force in Iraq in 2002 and against the USA Patriot Act.
Ran for president in 2004 on a platform that included abolishing the death penalty, legalizing same sex marriage, and establishing a cabinet level "Department of Peace."
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