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Dennis Kucinich was born on October 8,1946 in Cleveland Ohio. He attended Cleveland Stae University were he received a BA and Case Western Reserve University were he received an MA.
Dennis Kucinich was elected to be mayor of Ceveland in 1977 at the age of 31. Two years later after a stormy period as mayor he lost his bid for reelection. In 1995 he was elected to to the State Senate of Ohio. In 1997 he was elected to Congress and has been reelected in four subsequent elections.