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Michael Huffington

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-03-1992 Republican CD-22 131242 Win
11-08-1994 Republican Senate1 3817025 Loss
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000912
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: September 3, 1947 in Dallas, Texas
Married: Arianna Huffington (m. 1986, div. 1997)
Children: Christina & Isabella
Family: Son of Roy M. Huffington (US Ambassador to Austria, 1990-1993)

1986: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Negotiations Policy, US Department of Defense
1998: Chairman, Yes on Proposition 10 [The Children and Families First Act] (Passed; ??%)
2003: Early Recall Candidate for Governor (withdrew)

Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]