Families of politicians, Politicians may spend their days legislating, making speeches and raising money, but behind the scenes, they are spouses, parents and siblings, just like the rest of us. Click through this alphabetical list to find out more about the family members who have helped make these high-profile politicians who they are.
Michele Bachmann
Bachmann: She is an outspoken Gopher State-based member of the U.S. House of Representatives who fell short of taking her party into the White House in 2012. She is running a tight re-election race back home.
Her husband: He is a clinical therapist who runs a Christian counseling center. They met at their undergrad alma mater and have five children together. The couple has also reportedly reared many more kids (how many?) 23 more kids as foster parents.
Joe Biden
Biden: He is the current vice president of the United States who also served as a senator from Delaware from 1971 to 2009.
His wife: She's a former model who studied education in college and earned her doctorate in 2007. She currently works as a teacher and is said to be the first second lady of the U.S. to work while her husband is in office
John Boehner
Boehner: He is the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives who also serves as a representative for a congressional district in his home state (which one?).
His wife: She met Boehner when he worked as a janitor and was cleaning near her desk. She now works in real estate and as a part-time cashier. She says she has no plans to move to Washington, D.C.
Jerry Brown
Brown: The son of a former California governor (who?), Brown served two terms as governor of the nation's largest state before being elected to a third non-consecutive term in 2011 (which famous governor did he replace?). At 73, he is the nation's oldest governor.
His wife: A Stanford University graduate and California attorney, she was chief administrative officer and executive vice president of Gap Inc., and a director for a popular, national fast-food chain (which one?). She married Brown, 20 years her senior, in 2005 after a 15-year courtship. It is the first marriage for both.
Eric Cantor
Cantor: This congressman (representing which state?) wields a lot of clout on Capitol Hill as House Majority Leader and holds a rather unique distinction there.
His wife: She is a partner at an investment management firm, has served as a Goldman, Sachs VP and founded a pro-education plan in their home state. The pair disagrees on social issues, such as same-sex marriage. They met on a blind date in New York City and have three children.
Hillary Clinton
Clinton: She is the 67th US Secretary of State (and only the third woman to hold that position), represented New York in the US Senate (2001-2009), was first lady of the United States while her husband was president (1993-2001), and was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.
Her daughter: She is an only child who made a name for herself by attending top universities (she is now teaching at one of them), hosting a lavish wedding and scoring a network news gig. She recently embarked on an international mission.
Rahm Emanuel
Emanuel: He is a former Illinois congressman and White House wiz who has since moved back to run his hometown (which city calls him mayor?).
His brother: The youngest brother (here’s the oldest) has been dubbed a Hollywood “super agent,” representing this talent agency. He was the inspiration for a feisty HBO funnyman. He also dabbles in both the fashion and art worlds.
Jim Graves
Graves: He is a business magnate (his company?) and the 2012 Democratic nominee for the US House of Representatives for Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District (the incumbent he is challenging?).
His son: He cofounded a hotel (its name?) in Minneapolis with his dad that has been rated by “Travel and Leisure” as one of the world’s top 500 accommodations.
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Hutchison: She is the only woman this state has ever sent to the Senate. She has served since 1993 and is now poised for retirement.
Her husband: He is a bond lawyer who is senior counsel for an international law firm (which one?). He met his future wife when he was involved in state politics in the ‘70s. The couple is raising two adopted children.
John Kerry
Kerry: He is the 10th most senior U.S. senator (what state does he represent?) and was once the Democratic presidential nominee (to whom did he lose?).
His wife: She is a highly recognized philanthropist and the chair of two organizations that give money to social and environmental causes. She is the widow of a former senator (who?) who was an heir to the H.J. Heinz Company (find out how much she is worth)
John McCain
McCain: He is the Copper State’s senior senator who made an unsuccessful run for the Oval Office in 2008 as the republican nominee.
His daughter: The eldest McCain kid is a spitfire young Republican whose blog springboarded her into gigs as a columnist, news correspondent and published writer. She recently co-authored a comedic book on politics (find it).
Barack Obama
Obama: The 44th US president is currently running for re-election; check the current polls to see how he is doing against his opponent.
His daughter: The older daughter Malia (here is the younger one) appears to be as typical a 14-year-old as she can be, given the circumstances. She is big on pop singers and boy bands and is showing signs of athleticism (what sport does she play?) at her Washington, D.C., private school.
Ron Paul
Paul: He is the representative of a congressional district in Texas and a candidate for this year's Republican presidential nomination. It's his third time as a candidate (once under which party?).
His wife: She has worked as a secretary and a dance instructor. The two met in high school and had their first date on her 16th birthday. They have five children together; one of them serves as a senator for Kentucky (find out who?).
Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi: She is the House minority leader and was previously the House speaker, boasting a “famous first” in that position.
Her daughter: She is the baby of a brood that includes a political strategist and an eco-crusader. Her documentary on George W. Bush won Emmy nods, and most recently she released an HBO doc on immigration.
Wayne Powell
Powell: He is the 2012 Democratic candidate (who is his opponent?) for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. A retired US Army veteran, Powell commanded a special Army intelligence unit after Sept. 11, 2001, and retired as a full colonel in 2002.
His son: One of two children, he is following in his dad’s footsteps by serving overseas as a major in the US Army.
Mitt Romney
Romney: After the Nov. 6 election, we will know whether this former Massachusetts governor’s campaign for president was successful.
His son: His oldest son of five ran a private equity firm before he hit the trail to drum up votes for his dad. Recently, his outspokenness about the president (what did he say?) got him into hot water.
Paul Ryan
Ryan: He is the Badger State congressman who is vying for the 2012 vice presidential post.
His brother: His younger brother Tobin is a private equity exec whose former employee is also linked to Romney. Ryan’s older brother heads an agricultural corporation (which one?).
Bernie Sanders
Sanders: He is a senator from Vermont who also served as a representative for a congressional district in the state and as a mayor (which city?).
His wife: She studied child development and sociology at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and earned her Ph.D. in 2000. In February, she stepped down from her role as president of a private university (which one?) after working there seven years.
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius: She was a two-term “Sunflower State” governor who is the current secretary of Health and Human Services.
Her husband: He is a U.S. magistrate judge who met his wife while studying law at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. They got married on New Year’s Eve 1974 in her father’s home — the governor’s mansion. The couple has two sons.
Jill Stein
Stein: She is the Massachusetts physician who threw her hat in the ring for the 2012 presidential contest, and she is going to great lengths to be heard (find out what recently happened to her).
Her husband: He is also a physician, with a focus on transplant surgery. Here’s where he practices. The couple has two sons
Michele Bachmann
Bachmann: She is an outspoken Gopher State-based member of the U.S. House of Representatives who fell short of taking her party into the White House in 2012. She is running a tight re-election race back home.
Her husband: He is a clinical therapist who runs a Christian counseling center. They met at their undergrad alma mater and have five children together. The couple has also reportedly reared many more kids (how many?) 23 more kids as foster parents.
Joe Biden
Biden: He is the current vice president of the United States who also served as a senator from Delaware from 1971 to 2009.
His wife: She's a former model who studied education in college and earned her doctorate in 2007. She currently works as a teacher and is said to be the first second lady of the U.S. to work while her husband is in office
John Boehner
Boehner: He is the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives who also serves as a representative for a congressional district in his home state (which one?).
His wife: She met Boehner when he worked as a janitor and was cleaning near her desk. She now works in real estate and as a part-time cashier. She says she has no plans to move to Washington, D.C.
Jerry Brown
Brown: The son of a former California governor (who?), Brown served two terms as governor of the nation's largest state before being elected to a third non-consecutive term in 2011 (which famous governor did he replace?). At 73, he is the nation's oldest governor.
His wife: A Stanford University graduate and California attorney, she was chief administrative officer and executive vice president of Gap Inc., and a director for a popular, national fast-food chain (which one?). She married Brown, 20 years her senior, in 2005 after a 15-year courtship. It is the first marriage for both.
Eric Cantor
Cantor: This congressman (representing which state?) wields a lot of clout on Capitol Hill as House Majority Leader and holds a rather unique distinction there.
His wife: She is a partner at an investment management firm, has served as a Goldman, Sachs VP and founded a pro-education plan in their home state. The pair disagrees on social issues, such as same-sex marriage. They met on a blind date in New York City and have three children.
Hillary Clinton
Clinton: She is the 67th US Secretary of State (and only the third woman to hold that position), represented New York in the US Senate (2001-2009), was first lady of the United States while her husband was president (1993-2001), and was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.
Her daughter: She is an only child who made a name for herself by attending top universities (she is now teaching at one of them), hosting a lavish wedding and scoring a network news gig. She recently embarked on an international mission.
Rahm Emanuel
Emanuel: He is a former Illinois congressman and White House wiz who has since moved back to run his hometown (which city calls him mayor?).
His brother: The youngest brother (here’s the oldest) has been dubbed a Hollywood “super agent,” representing this talent agency. He was the inspiration for a feisty HBO funnyman. He also dabbles in both the fashion and art worlds.
Jim Graves
Graves: He is a business magnate (his company?) and the 2012 Democratic nominee for the US House of Representatives for Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District (the incumbent he is challenging?).
His son: He cofounded a hotel (its name?) in Minneapolis with his dad that has been rated by “Travel and Leisure” as one of the world’s top 500 accommodations.
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Hutchison: She is the only woman this state has ever sent to the Senate. She has served since 1993 and is now poised for retirement.
Her husband: He is a bond lawyer who is senior counsel for an international law firm (which one?). He met his future wife when he was involved in state politics in the ‘70s. The couple is raising two adopted children.
John Kerry
Kerry: He is the 10th most senior U.S. senator (what state does he represent?) and was once the Democratic presidential nominee (to whom did he lose?).
His wife: She is a highly recognized philanthropist and the chair of two organizations that give money to social and environmental causes. She is the widow of a former senator (who?) who was an heir to the H.J. Heinz Company (find out how much she is worth)
John McCain
McCain: He is the Copper State’s senior senator who made an unsuccessful run for the Oval Office in 2008 as the republican nominee.
His daughter: The eldest McCain kid is a spitfire young Republican whose blog springboarded her into gigs as a columnist, news correspondent and published writer. She recently co-authored a comedic book on politics (find it).
Barack Obama
Obama: The 44th US president is currently running for re-election; check the current polls to see how he is doing against his opponent.
His daughter: The older daughter Malia (here is the younger one) appears to be as typical a 14-year-old as she can be, given the circumstances. She is big on pop singers and boy bands and is showing signs of athleticism (what sport does she play?) at her Washington, D.C., private school.
Ron Paul
Paul: He is the representative of a congressional district in Texas and a candidate for this year's Republican presidential nomination. It's his third time as a candidate (once under which party?).
His wife: She has worked as a secretary and a dance instructor. The two met in high school and had their first date on her 16th birthday. They have five children together; one of them serves as a senator for Kentucky (find out who?).
Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi: She is the House minority leader and was previously the House speaker, boasting a “famous first” in that position.
Her daughter: She is the baby of a brood that includes a political strategist and an eco-crusader. Her documentary on George W. Bush won Emmy nods, and most recently she released an HBO doc on immigration.
Wayne Powell
Powell: He is the 2012 Democratic candidate (who is his opponent?) for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. A retired US Army veteran, Powell commanded a special Army intelligence unit after Sept. 11, 2001, and retired as a full colonel in 2002.
His son: One of two children, he is following in his dad’s footsteps by serving overseas as a major in the US Army.
Mitt Romney
Romney: After the Nov. 6 election, we will know whether this former Massachusetts governor’s campaign for president was successful.
His son: His oldest son of five ran a private equity firm before he hit the trail to drum up votes for his dad. Recently, his outspokenness about the president (what did he say?) got him into hot water.
Paul Ryan
Ryan: He is the Badger State congressman who is vying for the 2012 vice presidential post.
His brother: His younger brother Tobin is a private equity exec whose former employee is also linked to Romney. Ryan’s older brother heads an agricultural corporation (which one?).
Bernie Sanders
Sanders: He is a senator from Vermont who also served as a representative for a congressional district in the state and as a mayor (which city?).
His wife: She studied child development and sociology at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and earned her Ph.D. in 2000. In February, she stepped down from her role as president of a private university (which one?) after working there seven years.
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius: She was a two-term “Sunflower State” governor who is the current secretary of Health and Human Services.
Her husband: He is a U.S. magistrate judge who met his wife while studying law at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. They got married on New Year’s Eve 1974 in her father’s home — the governor’s mansion. The couple has two sons.
Jill Stein
Stein: She is the Massachusetts physician who threw her hat in the ring for the 2012 presidential contest, and she is going to great lengths to be heard (find out what recently happened to her).
Her husband: He is also a physician, with a focus on transplant surgery. Here’s where he practices. The couple has two sons
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