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Rudy Giuliani	Bio \| Career \| Other Facts
	Please wait while we retrieve the data. Candidate status: Dropped out January 30, 2008 Filed a statement of candidacy with the FEC on February 5, 2007 States won: None Full Results for Rudy Giuliani » Full Delegate Scorecard » Current job: Lawyer and consultant Birth date: May 28, 1944, Brooklyn, New York Family: Married Judith "Judi" Nathan (2003-present); Donna Hanover (1984-2002, divorced); Regina Peruggi (1968-1982, annulment). Children: stepdaughter Whitney (1986); Caroline (1989); Andrew (1986) Religion: Roman Catholic Education: Manhattan College, A.B., 1965; New York University Law School, J.D., 1968 Campaign Web site: www.joinrudy2008.com 1970: Joined the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. 1981-1983: Named associate attorney general, the third highest position in the Department of Justice. 1983-1989: Appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. During this time, Giuliani gained national prominence for prosecuting, among others, Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken and various Mafia figures. 1989: Resigned as U.S. Attorney and made his first run for mayor of New York City. He lost to David Dinkins in a close race. 1993: Became first Republican mayor of New York in 24 years after defeating Dinkins in another close race. 1997: Re-elected by a wide margin, carrying four out of New York City's five boroughs. April 27, 2000: Disclosed that he is suffering from prostate cancer. May 19, 2000: Announced that he is dropping out of the race for the U.S. Senate. 2001: Received wide praise for his response to the September 11 attacks; named Time magazine's Person of the Year and honored as a Knight Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. 2002: Left the mayor's office and founded Giuliani Partners, a security consulting firm. March 2005: Joined the Texas law firm of Bracewell & Patterson as a partner. The firm is renamed Bracewell & Giuliani. First marriage was annulled after 14 years when Giuliani discovered he and he wife were second cousins. Giuliani has been the subject of two movies. "Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story" is a biopic starring James Woods that aired on USA. "Giuliani Time" is a documentary critical of the former mayor. Harold Giuliani, Rudy's father, served time in prison for armed robbery in the 1930s. Has appeared as himself on several television programs, including "Seinfeld" and several episodes of "Saturday Night Live."

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In Their Own Words
	We can determine America's future. After all, that's what an election is all about. So let's decide for optimism, not pessimism; for hope, not despair; for strength, not weakness; for victory, not defeat. -- from speech on December 15, 2007

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Supporters

Some supporters, who may have also contributed to other candidates, include:

Steve Forbes, billionaire publisher Has endorsed Giuliani
Melissa Gilbert, actress Donated $4,600
Kelsey Grammer, "Frasier" actor Donated $2,100
Tom Hicks, owner of Texas Rangers team Participated in Dallas, Texas, fundraiser, donated $4,600
Carl Icahn, Wall Street heavyweight Donated $2,100
Adam Sandler, actor Donated $2,100
Tony Sirico, actor Donated $1,000
James Tisch, Loews Company chief executive Donated $2,100
Charles Wang, Computer Associates founder Donated $4,200

* Money figures are according to FEC

Advisers

Some of the top and notable advisers, according to the campaigns and/or media reports.

Tony Carbonetti, chief political adviser Longtime confidante who served as Giuliani's chief-of-staff in the mayors' office, worked on Giuliani's first mayoral campaign and is a founding partner and managing director of Giuliani Partners.
Mike DuHaime, campaign manager Former Republican National Committee political director, Northeast regional political director for President Bush's 2004 re-election campaign.
Pat Oxford, chairman Managing partner for Bracewell & Giuliani, served on the Board of Regents of the University of Texas.
Katie Levinson, communications director Communications director for California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former director of White House television operations.
Dr. Mark Campbell, political director Principal in Campbell & Campbell Campaigns Inc., past clients include President George W. Bush, former President George H. W. Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee and several GOP candidates.
Chris Henick, senior adviser Former senior political official at the Republican National Committee and White House.
Theodore Olson, justice advisory committee chair Ex-U.S. solicitor general, argued on Bush's behalf regarding 2000 Florida vote tallies

* Special Notes

• Delegate counts represent CNN's most recent estimate for each candidate. For Democrats, the figures include pledged delegates and superdelegates. For Republicans, the figures include pledged delegates and unpledged RNC member delegates. There are currently 4,234 total delegates to the Democratic National Convention, including 3,409 pledged delegates and 825 superdelegates. The total number of delegate votes needed to win the nomination is 2,118. There are currently 2,380 total delegates to the Republican National Convention, including 1,917 pledged delegates and 463 unpledged delegates. The total number of delegate votes needed to win the nomination is 1,191. More about the delegate selection process
• Needed to Win: This refers to the total number of delegate votes needed by a candidate to win the party's nomination.
• States won: This refers to CNN's projected winner for each race until a final result has been determined. How CNN projects winners

Rudy Giuliani Fundraising

TOTAL as of 12/31/2007
Raised:	$61,645,421
Spent:	$48,868,609
Cash-on-Hand:	$12,776,812
provided by FEC
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Giuliani on the Issues

Abortion
Supports abortion rights.

Immigration
Supports providing a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants, but not ahead of those in the system legally. Says that illegal immigrants must pay back-taxes, penalties and learn English and American history before gaining citizenship. Supports a high-tech fence at the U.S.-Mexican border. Supports short-term use of the National Guard to help secure the U.S.-Mexican border and long-term increases in border patrol personnel. Supports creating a tamper-resistant identification system to verify legal status.

Iraq
Opposes setting timetable for troop withdrawal. Supported Bush plan to send additional American troops to Iraq. Opposes congressional resolutions criticizing troop increase. Says failure in Iraq will lead to a broader regional conflict.

Same-sex marriage
Says marriage should be defined as between a man and a woman, but supports domestic partnerships and legal benefits for same-sex couples.

Social Security
Supports private retirement accounts as a part of Social Security, but not at the expense of guaranteed benefits.

Taxes
Supports Bush tax cuts.

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