Mike Gravel
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Maurice Robert Gravel, better known as Mike Gravel, is a candidate in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
- Board of Counselors, Center for Economic and Social Justice
- Honorary Advisory Board, Student World Assembly [1]
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Record and controversies
2008 presidential election
Gravel announced on April 17, 2006 that he would seek the Democratic nomination for the 2008 presidential election.[2] He changed his party affiliation to Libertarian on March 26, 2008.[3]
- Main article: U.S. presidential election, 2008
Bio
Gravel was born on May 13, 1930. He represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate from 1969-1981. He later became the founder and chairman of the Democracy Foundation. In 2001, he became the director of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution (AdTI), eventually the chairman of that institution. Gregory Fossedal, a co-founder and Senior fellow of AdTI, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Democracy Foundation.[4]
Articles and resources
External resources
- Mike Gravel '08 official campaign website
- Senator Mike Gravel, CEO, Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Democracy Foundation, 2002
- GRAVEL, Maurice Robert (Mike) (1930-) Biographical Information
External articles
- "Sen. Mike Gravel Announces Run for President," Gravel 2008, April 17, 2006.
References
- ↑ Honorary Advisory Board, Student World Assembly, accessed December 18, 2007.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ A Personal Message from Mike, gravel2008.com, March 26, 2008
- ↑ [2]
