Richard "Dick" Gephardt is a retired Democratic Congressman from Missouri who has strong ties with the labor movement and has espoused his own working-class background.CNN: Dick Gephardt Slate: The flip-flops of Dick Gephardt (September 15, 2003) He served as House Minority Leader from 1995 to 2003 and ran for President in 1988 and 2004. In retirement he has worked as a lawyer and lobbyist.Newsmax: An Obama Cabinet? Here's a Picture (September 29, 2008)
Gephardt is rumored to be on the shortlist of potential candidates for Secretary of Labor in Barack Obama's administration.Newsmax: An Obama Cabinet? Here's a Picture (September 29, 2008)
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Full Name
Richard Andrew Gephardt
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January 31, 1941
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Democratic Party
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Jane Gephardt
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Alma mater
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Is considered a economic populist with strong ties to the labor movementWeekly Standard: The Last Populist (January 18, 2004)
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Ran for President in 1988 and 2004
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Positions held
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*1977-2005
Congressman representing Missouri's 3rd District
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*1995-2003
Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives
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*2005-present
Senior Counsel to the law firm DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLPDLA Piper: Our People: Dick Gephardt
