Hugh Rodham (born 1950)
Hugh Rodham | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University, University Park (BS) University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (MA, JD) |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Maria Victoria Arias
(m. 1986) |
Parent(s) | Hugh Rodham Dorothy Howell |
Relatives | Hillary Rodham Clinton (sister) Tony Rodham (brother) |
Hugh Edwin Rodham (born May 26, 1950)
In 1989 Rodham became Assistant Public Defender for the
Early life
Rodham was raised in a
Attending Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Rodham was known as what one writer later termed a "fun-loving jock" and was not as academically oriented as his sister had been.[3] He graduated from Maine South High School in 1968, playing on the football, wrestling, and baseball teams.[8]
Like his father, Rodham attended Pennsylvania State University, graduating in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Health and Human Development. While attending Penn State he was backup quarterback on the Penn State Nittany Lions football team.[9] Rodham was also an active member of the Sigma Triton charge of Theta Delta Chi fraternity at Penn State.[10]
He served in the
Public defender
Rodham moved to
Rodham married Maria Victoria Arias, a
In 1989 the groundbreaking, much imitated
In 1993, Hugh Rodham and his brother Tony ignited a small controversy when they tried to solicit corporate donations for Clinton's inaugural parties; they dropped the effort after a public outcry.[16] Once the Clintons entered the White House, Rodham became a sometime
Run for U.S. Senate
Rodham left the public defenders office to run for the United States Senate in Florida in 1994. He had some basic problems as a candidate, including having to explain why he had never registered to vote in the state until 1992.[13] In addition, his campaign manager left the campaign after not getting paid for weeks when told there was no money but discovered that funds were in the account he actually set up.[13] Rodham did not always demonstrate a deep understanding of the political issues of the day and had difficulty being taken seriously by political commentators.[13]
In the contest for the
The second-place finisher and other entrant in the runoff was Mike Wiley, a
In the general election contest against incumbent Republican Senator
In November 1994, Rodham lost by a margin of more than 40 points to Mack.[9] Rodham lost in even normally Democratic areas such as Broward County.[23]
After the election, Rubin switched allegiance again and charged Rodham with election law violations in the first primary.
Rodham then had some involvement in Broward County politics, supporting a candidate for the County Commission who lost.[23] He subsequently tried to unseat the Dade County Democratic Party Chairman; after badly losing that race, he disappeared from the Florida political scene.[8]
Return to law
After losing the Senate race, Rodham returned to law, while also trying his hand at hosting a syndicated
In 1999, Hugh and brother
Episodes such as these led Hillary Clinton's White House staff to refer to Hugh and Tony as "the Brothers Rodham",
As the
Subsequently, Rodham stayed out of the public eye.
References
- ISBN 9780060193928.
Hugh Edwin Rodham 26 May 1950.
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- ^ a b c d e Hanson, Cynthia (September 1994). "I Was a Teenage Republican". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
The "boys," as they're still called, are Hughie and Tony ... At Maine South, the boys were known as fun-loving jocks. The Rodhams expected them to perform as well on the football field as Hillary did in the classroom
- ^ a b Roberts, Gary Boyd. "Notes on the Ancestry of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton". New England Historic Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ^ Smolenyak, Megan (April–May 2015). "Hillary Clinton's Celtic Roots". Irish America.
- ^ a b c d Milberg, Glenna (July 31, 2015). "Who is Clinton's Cuban-American sister-in-law?". Miami, Florida: WPLG.
- ^ a b Sherrill, Martha (January 13, 1993). "The Retooling of the Political Wife". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lynn Sweet (2001-02-23). "Politics thicker than blood?". The Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2007-07-08. [dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "The Rodham Family Biography". CNN. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
- ^ "The Pillars of Prospect: Sigma Phi Sigma/Theta Delta Chi Alumni Association" (PDF). May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ^ a b c d "Looking Back on Interviews With the Rodhams and Roger Clinton" Archived October 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Larry King Live, February 24, 2001. Accessed July 11, 2007.
- ^ a b Barry Meier, " First Brother-in-Law Has Tobacco Talks Role" Archived January 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, April 23, 1997. Accessed July 10, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Smith, Adam C. (October 19, 2016). "Hillary Clinton's connections to Florida are complicated". Miami Herald. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Hillary Clinton Addresses Presidential Pardons; Are Clinton Controversies Stifling Bush Agenda?" Archived October 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, CNN, February 22, 2001. Accessed July 11, 2007.
- U.S. Department of Justice, March 9, 1998. Accessed July 11, 2007.
- ^ Priscilla Painton, "Guess Who's Paying for Dinner" Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Time, January 25, 1993. Accessed July 19, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Jessica Reaves (2002-02-22). "The Rumpled, Ragtag Career of Hugh Rodham". Time. Archived from the original on June 11, 2001. Retrieved 2006-03-26.
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- ^ a b c d e Viveca Novak and Jay Branegan, "Are Hillary's brothers driving off course?" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, CNN, November 1, 1999. Accessed July 10, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f "Florida Vote Goes to Brother Of First Lady". The New York Times. October 5, 1994. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- The Miami Herald.
- ^ a b Michael Wines, "Clinton Finds Few Listeners at Rally in Miami" Archived January 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, October 16, 1994. Accessed July 10, 2007.
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- ^ a b "Best Local Boy Gone Bad (2001)" Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Miami New Times. Accessed July 10, 2007.
- ^ a b Todd S. Purdum, "Siblings Who Often Emerge In an Unflattering Spotlight" Archived January 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, February 23, 2001. Accessed July 28, 2007.
- ^ "CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Pardon Controversies Deepen With Involvement of Hugh Rodham". CNN. February 22, 2001. Retrieved April 8, 2007.
- ^ Maya Bell (February 23, 2001). "Rodham Is A Tough Guy To Pin Down". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ a b Tim Murphy (April 8, 2015). "Hillary Clinton Has a Family Problem – and It's Not Bill". Mother Jones.
- ^ Katherine Q. Seelye (2008-03-10). "Pennsylvania Ties Could Help Clinton". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ^ Kaplan, Thomas (April 23, 2016). "Hillary Clinton's Pennsylvania Visit Is Another 'Welcome Home'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
External links
- Media related to Hugh Rodham at Wikimedia Commons