BIO

tric system to a private com-

pany. With the courage and

Dennis vision that have become his

trademarks, Kucinich said no
to the sale of the city's public

Kucinich's utility. Banking interests re-

career in political
leadership spans over 40
years. As a courageous,
23-year-old college
student, Kucinich
jumped into politics and
was elected to the city
council in Cleveland,
U.S. Congressman and Presidential Candidate
sponded by foreclosing on
Cleveland's loans, sending the
city into bankruptcy. Although
the decision would later be
applauded, he lost his re-
election bid.
Kucinich then moved to
Los Angeles, where he worked Dennis and Elizabeth Kucinich
as an educator, consultant, radio
talk-show host, and television
news reporter. During this period the invasion of Iraq. When others in
he made many friends who would
Washington bought the lies of

later encourage his leadership. He weapons of mass destruction, Con-

Ohio, where he grew up.
The eldest of seven children,
Dennis had lived in more than 21
places during his childhood. His
father, Frank, a truck driver, and his
mother, Virginia, a housewife,
struggled to make ends meet as
their family grew. On a couple of
occasions, the family found them-
selves homeless, living out of their
car. These challenges shaped
Kucinich into a political leader with
the vision to see life clearly, the
courage to stand on his convictions,
and a deep desire to be of service to
humanity.
After serving on the Cleveland
City Council for six years, he was
elected Clerk of the Municipal
DENNIS KUCINICH
became inspired, and began writing
about his vision for America.
Upon his return to Ohio in
1993, he was welcomed home as a
hero for his perseverance against
pressures for privatization, which
had saved Cleveland's utility cus-
tomers $200 million over a ten-year
period. In 1994 he won an election
against a Republican incumbent to
the Ohio State Senate, and in 1998
the Cleveland City Council honored
him for "having the courage and
foresight to refuse to sell the city's
municipal electric system."
After serving as an Ohio State
Senator, Kucinich was elected to
the United States Congress, again
defeating a Republican incumbent.
gressman Kucinich reviewed the
same intelligence and came to a
different conclusion—that Iraq was
not responsible for 9/11, Iraq did
not have weapons of mass destruc-
tion, and the United States should
not go to war against Iraq.
Now he is recognized as the
Democratic leader who had the
wisdom and vision to predict what
has happened to America: Hun-
dreds of billions of dollars wasted,
countless lives lost, and America's
credibility in the world severely
undermined.
In addition, Kucinich is the
champion of universal, single-
payer, not-for-profit healthcare.

Courts. In 1977, at the age of 31,
Kucinich was elected Mayor of
Cleveland, making him the young-
est leader of a major American city
up until that time. His tenure as
Mayor came at a pivotal time when
privatization of utility companies
brought tremendous pressure on
him to sell the city's municipal elec-
In February of 2002, his
"Prayer for America" speech in Los
Angeles inspired tens of thousands
of emails, many urging him to run
for President. He was the only
Democratic Presidential Candidate
in the race for the 2004 nomination
who had voted in Congress against
In his bid for the Presidency in
2008, Dennis Kucinich offers hope
to millions of Americans seeking to
fulfill the dream of lasting peace
and prosperity, and health care as a
basic human right.

KUCINICH for PRESIDENT (877) 4-1-DENNIS

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