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Candidate Profile
(courtesy VoteNader): Ralph Nader is a native of Winsted, CT.
He was born on February 27, 1934. Ralph is a consumer
advocate, lawyer and author. In 1955, Ralph Nader
received an AB magna cum laude from Princeton University,
and in 1958, he received an LLB from Harvard University.
He began his career as a lawyer in Hartford, Connecticut
in 1959.
From 1961 to 1963, he lectured on history and government
at the University of Hartford. In 1967, he was named one
of ten Outstanding Young Men of the Year by the U.S.
Junior Chamber of Commerce. In 1967 and 1968, he returned
to Princeton as a lecturer, and he continues to speak at
colleges and universities across the United States.
Throughout the 1970s, 80's, and 90's, and up to the
present time, Nader gathered the evidence and alerted the
public, Congress, and the media to many issues related to
health, safety, economics, environmental pollution,
worker rights, and excessive corporate influence. Nader
and his colleagues have proposed many constructive
reforms, and have prompted the enactment of laws and
regulations to correct the problems, to the benefit of
the public. In his career as a consumer advocate, he
founded many organizations including the Public Interest
Research Group (PIRG), the Center for Auto Safety, Public
Citizen, Center for Women's Policy Studies, Connecticut
Citizen's Action Group, the Disability Rights Center, the
Pension Rights Center, and the Multinational Monitor, a
monthly magazine. Ralph Nader is the author of Unsafe
at Any Speed (1965) and has co-authored or
edited many books, including:
Corporate Power in America, 1973
Taming the Giant Corporation, 1976
The Menace of Atomic Energy, 1976
Who's Poisoning America, 1981
The Big Boys, 1986
Winning the Insurance Game, 1990
Collision Course: The Truth About Airline Safety, 1993
No Contest: Corporate Lawyers and
the Perversion of Justice in America, 1996
Opponents: George W. Bush (Republican), Albert Gore (Democrat),
Patrick Buchanan (Reform), Harry Browne (Libertarian).
Number of signatures needed to get on the ballot: Already
on the ballot in CT
Campaign Website: http://www.votenader.com
Contact: info@votenader.com
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Nader Page
Essential Information
Public
Interest Research Groups
Public Citizen
Academy of Achievement
Britannica.com's article on Ralph
Nader
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