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Spencer Abraham

Spencer AbrahamAKA Edmund Spencer Abraham

Born: 12-Jun-1952
Birthplace: East Lansing, MI

Gender: Male
Religion: Eastern Orthodox
Race or Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Secretary of Energy, 2001-05

Two years as Deputy Chief of Staff to Vice President Dan Quayle. Senator from Michigan 1995-2001. As Senator, fought to abolish the Department of Energy. Appointed by George W. Bush as U.S. Secretary of Energy, 10 January 2001, resigned 2005.

Father: Eddie (autoworker, UAW member)
Mother: Juliette Sear
Wife: Jane Hershey (two daughters, one son)
Daughter: Julie (twin)
Daughter: Betsy (twin)
Son: Spencer Robert

    High School: East Lansing High School, East Lansing, MI
    University: Michigan State University (1974)
    Law School: JD, Harvard Law School (1978)

    US Secretary of Energy (2001-05)
    US Senator, Michigan (1995-2001)
    Miller, Canfield, Paddock, and Stone Of Counsel (1992-94)
    Republican National Committee Co-Chairman (1990-92)
    US Official Deputy Chief of Staff to Vice President Dan Quayle (1990)
    Member of the Board of Occidental Petroleum (2005-)
    American Legislative Exchange Council
    Bush-Cheney '04
    Federalist Society
    Hoover Institution Fellow
    Libby Legal Defense Trust Advisory Committee
    National Republican Congressional Committee
    Santorum 2006
    William S. Lee Award 2003
    Lebanese Ancestry
    Risk Factors: Obesity


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