Dennis Kucinich

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Dennis Kucinich
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“We have weapons of mass destruction we have to address here at home. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Homelessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Unemployment is a weapon of mass destruction. ”
Full Name
Dennis J. Kucinich
Desired Office
Party
Democrat
Family Members
Wife: Elizabeth; Children: Jacqueline
Birthdate
October 6, 1946
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio
Religion
Roman Catholic
Education
MA, Speech Communications, Case Western Reserve University, 1974; BA, Speech Communications, Case Western Reserve University, 1973
Professional Experience
Consultant, Publicly Owned Electric Systems, 1979-present; President, Marketing and Communications Firm, 1985-1995; Teacher, Communications and Political Science, Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University, 1991-1994; Professor, Political Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1982-1992
Political Experience
U.S. Representative, 1997-present; Candidate, President of the United States, 2003-2004; Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 23, 1994-1996; Democratic Candidate, U.S. House of Representatives, 1972, 1988, 1992; Member, Cleveland City Council, 1970-75, 1981-82; Mayor, City of Cleveland, 1977-1979

Contact Information

Office Address
2445 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington DC, Washington, D.C. 20514-3510 United States
Office Website
Office Phone Number
202-225-5871
Office Contact Link
Campaign Offices
11808 Lorain Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44111 United States
Campaign Website
Campaign Phone Number
877-413-36647
Campaign Email
Campaign Contact Link

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Candidate Responses

Favors abortion rights, although previously opposed them.
"The most personal, and often the most difficult decision a woman can make is the decision to terminate her pregnancy. Though not an easy choice, it is a legally guaranteed and protected one. And it should remain so,"he said in a statement to NARAL Pro-Choice America. That organization ranked his position on Pro-Choice as 100 percent from 2003 to 2006; 25 percent in 2002 and 0 percent in 2001.

Kucinich opposed a law allowing same-sex marriage when he ran for Congress in 1996. His position has changed and he now supports gay marriage and opposes the constitutional amendment banning it.

"And with respect to those who happen to be gay, [filtered word], bisexual, transgendered, these are God's children," he said on CNN's Paula Zahn show in 2007. "They should have the same rights. Our constitution does not provide any - for any differences to be established.

Favors civil unions for same-sex couples.

"I support the right of gay, [filtered word], bisexual and transgendered persons to have the full protections and rights afforded under civil law including the right to marry the person of their choice," he said on his web site

Opposed using military force in Iraq. Supports ending war funding and opposed Bush plan to send additional troops to Iraq

"Border security is a job for state and local authorities, not soldiers or vigilantes," he said on his campaign web site.

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