| Party:
| Republican
| | Born:
| February 4, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
| | Family:
| Wife - Marilyn
Children - Tucker, Benjamin, and Corinne.
They reside in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
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| | Military:
| Indiana National Guard, 1969-75.
| | Web Site:
| Quayle2000.com
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Education:
- B.A. in Political Science, DePauw University (1969).
- Law degree from Indiana University (1974).
Professional Experience:
- Chairman of Campaign America (1995-1998), a national political action committee, where he was a fundraiser for Republican candidates, party organizations, and numerous charities.
- Chairman of the Competitiveness Center of the Hudson Institute.
- Investigator for the Consumer Protection Division of the Indiana Attorney General's Office
- Administrative assistant to Governor Edgar Whitcomb
- From 1973-74, he was the Director of the Inheritance Tax Division of the Indiana Department of Revenue
- Upon receiving his law degree, Mr. Quayle worked as associate publisher of his family's newspaper, the Huntington Herald-Press, and practiced law with his wife in Huntington.
- Author of a best-selling memoir, Standing Firm, about his term as Vice President.
- Author of The American Family: Discovering the Values that Make Us Strong, (1996).
Political Experience:
- Vice President of the United States under President Bush, 1989-93
- In 1980, at age 33, Mr. Quayle became the youngest person ever elected to the US Senate from the State of Indiana, defeating three-term incumbent Democrat Birch Bayh.
- In 1976, Mr. Quayle was elected to the US Congress from Indiana's Fourth Congressional District, defeating an eight-term incumbent Democrat.
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