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Ralph Nader is an American attorney and political activist of Arabic descent. Issues he has promoted include consumer rights, feminism, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government. His activism has played a large part in the creation of many governmental and non-governmental organizations The Atlantic Monthly, in its list of the 100 most influential Americans, ranked Nader number 96: "He made the cars we drive safer; thirty years later, he made George W. Bush the president." Nader ran for President of the United States three times (1996, 2000, 2004). In 1996 and 2000, he was the nominee of the Green Party. In 2004, he ran as an independent with Green activist Peter Miguel Camejo as his vice-presidential nominee.
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Biography: Born February 27, 1934 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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