George Allen (politician)
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George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952 in Whittier, California) is a U.S. Senator from Virginia and a member of the Republican Party. His late father George was a legendary NFL coach who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
Allen was elected to the Senate in 2000, defeating the Democratic incumbent, Charles Robb. He is a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, and the Foreign Relations Committee. Allen was appointed in the last Congress to serve as the chairman of the High Tech Task Force. Allen was unanimously elected a member of the Senate Republican leadership as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 2002, and oversaw a net gain of four seats for the Republicans in the 2004 Senate elections. His successor as NRSC chair is Elizabeth Dole.
Prior to his election to the Senate, Allen served as the 67th Governor of Virginia from 1994 to 1998. From 1991 to 1993, he served in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 to 1991.
Allen holds a B.A. in History as well as a law degree from the University of Virginia. He and his wife, Susan, reside in Mount Vernon, Virginia with their three children: Tyler, Forrest, and Brooke.
In a survey of 175 Washington insiders conducted by National Journal's "The Hotline" and released April 29, 2005, Allen was the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for the 2008 Presidential election [1] (http://www.moore-info.com/signedsealed....htm).
Allen is extremely fond of using football metaphors, a tendency which has been remarked upon by journalists and commentators [2] (http://markschmitt.typepad.com/decembrist/2005/05/a_tough_questio.html) [3] (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1422-2005Feb5.html).
External links
- Official site (http://allen.senate.gov/)
- Campaign site (http://www.georgeallen.org/)
- 2004 campaign finance data (http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?CID=N00009957&cycle=2004)
- Sen. George Allen - 2008 Presidential Wire (http://www.patrickruffini.com/2008wire/index.php?c=Allen)
- George Allen on the Issues (http://www.issues2000.org/Senate/George_Allen.htm)
| Preceded by: Douglas Wilder | Governor of Virginia 1994-1998 | Succeeded by: Jim Gilmore |
| Preceded by: Chuck Robb | U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Virginia 2001- | Succeeded by: Incumbent Template:End box Template:VA-FedRep Template:Current U.S Senators |