Spencer Abraham
Spencer Abraham | |
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 Official portrait, 2001 | |
| 10th United States Secretary of Energy | |
| In office January 20, 2001 – January 31, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Bill Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Bodman |
| United States Senator from Michigan | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Riegle |
| Succeeded by | Debbie Stabenow |
| Chair of the Michigan Republican Party | |
| In office 1983–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Melvin L. Larsen |
| Succeeded by | David J. Doyle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Spencer Abraham June 12, 1952 East Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jane Abraham |
| Education | Michigan State University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Awards | Lebanese National Order of the Cedar (Commander Class) |
Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952) is an American attorney, author, and politician who served as the 10th
Education and family
Abraham was born in
Political career
Before his election to the Senate, Abraham was a law professor at
Republican Party service
He was elected chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1983 to 1990. He was deputy chief of staff for Vice President Dan Quayle from 1990 to 1991. He later served as co-chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) from 1991 to 1993 and ran for chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1993, coming second to Haley Barbour.
United States Senate
Abraham was elected to represent
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Committee service and legislation
Abraham served on the Budget, Commerce, Science and Transportation, Judiciary, and
U.S. Energy Secretary
In 2001
In 2004, Lebanese Ambassador Farid Abboud awarded Abraham the National Order of the Cedar.[13]
Hoover Institution
From 2005 to 2007, Abraham was a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, a think tank based at Stanford University. After leaving office, he opened The Abraham Group,[14] a Washington DC-based international strategic consulting firm, of which he is chairman and CEO.[15][16]
Fred Thompson presidential campaign
On July 24, 2007, Abraham was announced as an "ambassador to official Washington" for Fred Thompson's 2008 presidential campaign.[17]
Later career
In 2006 Abraham was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of AREVA Inc., the American arm of the French nuclear company
With William Tucker, Abraham wrote Lights Out!: Ten Myths About (and Real Solutions to) America's Energy Crisis (2010).
In 2016, Abraham was elected to the board of trustees of the California Institute of Technology.[19]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic
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Debbie Stabenow | 2,061,952 | 49.5 | ||
Republican
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Spencer Abraham (Incumbent) | 1,994,693 | 47.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican
|
Spencer Abraham | 1,577,865 | 52 | ||
Democratic
|
Bob Carr
|
1,298,726 | 43 | ||
Libertarian
|
Jon Coon | 127,783 | 4 | ||
Book
- Abraham, Spencer (with William Tucker). (2010) Lights Out!: Ten Myths About (and Real Solutions to) America's Energy Crisis. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-57021-7
See also
- List of Arab and Middle-Eastern Americans in the United States Congress
References
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- ^ "Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy". Archived from the original on 2005-12-20. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ "THE 2000 ELECTIONS: MICHIGAN; Congresswoman Unseats a Senator". The New York Times. November 9, 2000. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "Federation for American Immigration Reform". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Mainstream Left is Silent About Nativist Right by Paul A. Gigot". Archived from the original on 2006-06-17. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
- ^ "AEI - Short Publications". Archived from the original on 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
- ^ "FAIR: Federation for American Immigration Reform". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ "Article". Archived from the original on 2008-11-18.
- ^ Pear, Robert (June 8, 1995). "Clinton Embraces a Proposal To Cut Immigration by a Third". The New York Times.
- ^ "Special Report: Clinton Accused". Washingtonpost.com. 1999-01-29. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ Krikorian, Mark (August 19, 2005). "Liberal Two-Step Dems pay lip service only on border control". National Review.
- ^ "Bill Summary & Status - 106th Congress (1999 - 2000) - S.896 - All Information - THOMAS (Library of Congress)". Archived from the original on 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ "Farid Abboud awards Spencer Abraham "The National Order of the Cedar"". Archived from the original on 2007-07-28. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ "The Abraham Group LLC". Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Officers – Strong U.S. Leadership". Areva. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ "Spencer ABRAHAM nommé Président du conseil d'administration d'AREVA Inc" (in French). Framatome ANP. March 1, 2006.
- ^ The Politico, F. Thompson shakes up pre-launch campaign, by Jonathan Martin and Mike Allen, July 24, 2007.
- ^ Jo Becker and William J. Broad (April 10, 2011). "New Doubts About Turning Plutonium Into a Fuel". New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ "Caltech Elects Three New Members to Board of Trustees". California Institute of Technology. 26 October 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
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