Photo Essay
John Edwards:
A Life in
Photos

Party
Democrat

Campaign Web Site
JohnEdwards.com

Current Position
Candidate

Personal
Birthdate: June 10, 1953 in Seneca, S.C. (Age: 54)
Education: North Carolina State (1974); University of North Carolina Law School (1977)
Military: None
Family: Married (Elizabeth Edwards); Three children (Cate, Emma Clair and Jack
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
Religion: Methodist

Career Highlights
• Attorney 1977-1998
• U.S. Senator, North Carolina, 1998-2004
• Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, 2004

Presidential Announcement Date
December 28, 2006

Dropped Out Of Race
January 30, 2008

Books Authored
"Home: The Blueprints of our Lives," (2006)
"Four Trials," (2003)


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