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Bill Clinton

Democratic

Picture of Bill Clinton
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-03-1992 Democratic President 5121325 Win
11-05-1996 Democratic President 5119835 Win
 

Candidate Biography:

William Jefferson Clinton
Born: August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas
Married: Hillary*
Child: Chelsea

1974: Candidate for Congress [Arkansas] (Lost; 48%)
1977-1979: Attorney General of Arkansas
1979-1981: Governor of Arkansas
1983-1992: Governor of Arkansas
1993-2001: President of the United States
2009-Present: Special Envoy to Haiti, United Nations

  • AWARD: Presidential Medal of Freedom (2013)
  • SPOUSE: Hillary Clinton was a US Senator [New York] (2000-2009) and was a 2008 Presidential Primary candidate. Hillary Clinton won the 2008 California Presidential Primary with 51.8%, but lost the nomination to Barack Obama. From 2009-2013, Hillary Clinton served as the US Secretary of State.
  • PLACENAME: There is a William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School in Compton and a William Jefferson Clinton Middle School in Los Angeles.