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Former Rep. Dennis Kucinich

D Ohio, 10th (1997-2013) Defeated

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Summary

KUCINICH, Dennis, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 8, 1946; graduated from St. John Cantius, Cleveland, Ohio, 1964; B.A., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1973; M.A., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1973; member of the Cleveland, Ohio, city council, 1969-1973, 1983; clerk of courts, Cleveland, Ohio, 1975; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1977-1979; member of the Ohio state senate, 1995-1996; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-present); unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008.

Biographical

  • Full Name: Dennis John Kucinich
  • Gender: Male Male
  • Date of Birth: Oct. 8, 1946 (age: 77)
  • Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Religion: Catholic
  • Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Place of Residence: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Previous Occupation: Media consultant
Family:
Married: Elizabeth Jane Harper Kucinich policy advocate, Aug. 21, 2005 in Cleveland, Ohio
Previous relationship: Sandra Lee McCarthy Kucinich-Horn Divorced, 1977

1 child: Jackie

Previous relationship: Helen Kucinich Divorced
Relations with people in our database:

Brother of Gary Kucinich

Father-in-law of Jared L. Allen

Education

Office History

Congressional Offices:

Election Results

  • 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)
    10th Congressional District of Ohio
    Dennis John Kucinich, 53.05%
    Democrat
    Peter J. Corrigan, 43.87%
    Republican
    Jeff Goggins, 3.07%
    Libertarian
  • 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)
    10th Congressional District of Ohio
    Dennis John Kucinich, 57.02%
    Democrat
    Jim Trakas, 39.13%
    Republican
    Paul Conroy, 3.85%
    Libertarian
  • 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)
    10th Congressional District of Ohio
    Dennis John Kucinich, 66.41%
    Democrat
    Michael D Dovilla, 33.59%
    Republican
  • 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)
    10th Congressional District of Ohio
    Dennis John Kucinich, 60.03%
    Democrat
    Edward Fitzpatrick Herman, 33.59%
    Republican
    Barbara Anne Ferris, 6.39%
    Nonpartisan
  • 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)
    10th Congressional District of Ohio
    Dennis John Kucinich, 74.06%
    Democrat
    Jon A Heben, 23.80%
    Republican
    Judy Locy, 2.14%
    Independent
  • 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)
    10th Congressional District of Ohio
    Dennis John Kucinich, 75.00%
    Democrat
    Bill Smith, 21.97%
    Republican
    Ron Petrie, 3.04%
    Libertarian
  • 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)
    10th Congressional District of Ohio
    Dennis John Kucinich, 66.77%
    Democrat
    Joe Slovenec, 33.23%
    Republican
  • 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)
    10th Congressional District of Ohio
    Dennis John Kucinich, 49.06%
    Democrat
    Martin Rossiter Hoke, 46.32%
    Republican
    Robert B Iverson, 4.61%
    Natural Law

Employment History

Associated Organizations

Own leadership PAC: Election campaign:

Contact Information

Main Office
660 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Suite 302
Washington, District of Columbia 20003
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Lobbying and Foreign Representation

Listed as lobbyist by registrants:
Lobbied on behalf of:

Privately Financed Travel

65 trips taken between 2000 - 2012 costing $86,872

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Trip Sponsors:

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $65,445.70
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Staff Salaries Paid:

Caught Our Eye

  • Seasoned pro back on the Hill after a 15-year break

    Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 14, 2016

    John Edgell has, by his own accounts, "convinced a half dozen members of Congress [to] bowl with frozen chickens," "had convicted felons disassemble an automobile in less than five minutes in front of the U.S. Capitol" and "convinced the Drug Enforcement Agency to build a meth lab for a congressional hearing." Now, he's putting his powers of persuasion to the test as Rep. Marcy Kaptur's (D-Ohio) communications director. read more

  • Kucinich will lobby for wife's former employer

    Posted by J. Todd Foster on April 21, 2016
    Two-time Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, a former eight-term congressman from Ohio, has filed his first lobbying papers and will advocate for the Center for Food Safety, his wife's former employer. read more