Tancredo, 61, was born on December 20, 1945 in Denver, the grandson of Italian immigrants. He taught history in junior high school, where he met his wife (2002 family Christmas card, bottom right), then became a Colorado state legislator, then anti-immigration congressman. Pakistani activists burned Tancredo in effigy after he suggested that one response to future terrorist attacks would be "taking out" Muslim holy sites.
(Photo: Tancredo campaign/Getty)
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