Your Money, Your Vote, Candidates, Rudy Giuliani

ELECTION 2008

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Rudolph W. Giuliani (R)

Former Mayor of New York City

PROFILE

Personal:
Born May 24, 1944, Brooklyn, New York
Married To Judith S. Nathan
Two children

Education:
Manhattan College, BA (Political Science) 1965
New York University, JD, 1968

Professional:
Worked for the Justice Dept. before serving as Mayor of New York from 1993-2001. Founded Giuliani Partners in 2002 and then Bracewell & Giuliani law firm in 2005.

Notable:
- Named "Person of the Year” by Time magazine and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II following Sept. 11 attacks
- First political party affiliation was Democratic
- Prosecuted and convicted Wall Street kingpins Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken
- Made a brief run for the U.S. Senate in 2000

ON THE ISSUES

Taxes:
Favors the lowering of taxes as a means of stimulating growth...

Economy:
Wants to incorporate business practices into Congress in order to maintain fiscal discipline...

Healthcare:
Wants consumers to “own” their own health insurance”...

Social Security:
Would form a bi-partisan team of five Democratic and five Republican senators...

Credit Crunch:
Wants more transparency and more information added to the system.

MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS

Top Industries:
Securities & Investment: $4,356,591
Lawyers/Law Firms: $2,996,966
Retired: $2,942,145
Real Estate: $2,645,488
Misc Finance: $1,391,857

Top Contributors:
Ernst & Young: $255,200
Elliott Management: $228,400
Credit Suisse Group: $166,450
Merrill Lynch: $150,275
Bear Stearns: $147,866

Source:
Center For Responsible Government -- data through Sept 30. For more information go to: OpenSecrets.Org.

NEED TO KNOW

Presidential Campaign | http://www.joinrudy2008.com/

Bracewell & Giuliani | http://www.bracewellgiuliani.com/

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