Presidential Election 2008

The following are a list of those who ran for their parties nomination in 2008

Democrats

Democrats Republicans

Hillary Clinton

Second Term Senator From New York, Former First Lady

campaign web site

Barack Obama

First term Senator from Illinois, former State Senataor

campaign web site

John Edwards

Former Senator from South Carolina VP canidate 2004

campaign web site

Bill Richardson

Governor of New Mexico,former UN Ambassador ,member of Congress, Secretary of Energy camaign web site

Joe Biden

Senator form the State of Maryland since 1972, chairman of the Senate Foreign RElations Committee

Chris Dodd

Senator form the Connecticut since 1980 camaign web site

Congressman from Ohio since 1996. Was Mayor of Cleveland at the age of 32

Dennis Kucinich

Two term mayor of New York City

Rudy Giuliani campaign web site /

T en year governor of Arkansas

Mike Huckabee campaign web site

One term governor of Massachusetts, businessman and organizer of the Salt Lake City Olympics

Mitt Romney campaign web site

Senator from Arizona for over 20 years- former navy pilot and prisoner of war .

John McCain-Republican Nominee camaign web site

Fred Thompson One term Senator plus 2 years Senator, as well as former actor.camaign web site

Ron Paul

Nine term congressman from Texas, former Liberterian candidate for President. Practicing physician .

Representative Dennis J Kucinich of Ohio

John Edwards former Senator from North Carolina

Senator Christopher J Dodd of Connecticut

Senator Barack Obama of Illinois

Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton

Gov Bill Richardson of New Mexico

Senator Joseph R Biden Jr of Delaware

Republicans

Established Exploratory Committees- by date established

Senator John McCain of Arizona

Rudolph W Guiliani-former mayor of New York

Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas

Tommy G Thomspson former Governor of Wisconsin

James S Gilmore III, former Governor of Virginia

Representative Duncan Hunter of California

Mitt Romney former Governor of Massachusetts