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Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician who was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004 and a one-term U.S. Senator from North Carolina. On December 27, 2006, he announced his entry into the 2008 Presidential election. Edwards was a trial lawyer before entering politics. He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in North Carolina's 1998 Senate election and during his six-year term sought the Democratic nomination in the 2004 presidential election. He eventually became the Democratic candidate for Vice President, the running mate of presidential nominee Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.
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Biography: Born June 10, 1953 in Seneca, South Carolina. Married to Elizabeth Anania Edwards. Four children (one deceased). Methodist.
Education: B.S., North Carolina State University, 1974. J.D., University of North Carolina, 1977.
Profession: Attorney.
Political career: US Senator, 1999-2005 (elected 1998). Candidate for President, 2004 (lost in the primaries). Democratic nominee for Vice President, 2004.
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