Birthdate: 1930-05-30


Birthplace: Springfield, Mass.


Hometown: Springfield, Mass.


Family:

• Spouse - Whitney Stewart Gravel;
• Children - Martin Gravel, Lynne Gravel Mosier


Religion:

Unitarian


Education:

• Columbia Universiy, B.S.



Military Service:

• United States Army Counter Intelligence Corps, 1951-1955


Career:

• Senator, United States Senate, 1969-1980; 
• Speaker, Alaska House of Representatives, 1965-1966; 
• Representative, Alaska House of Representatives, 1963-1966;
• President, Direct Democracy; 
• President, The Democracy Foundation; 
• President, Philadelphia II; 
• New York City cab driver
 


Present Position:

Although he has not yet quit the race, I have removed him from the list of probable nominees to concentrate research on the others.  Sorry Mike.



Mike Gravel position on the War in Iraq:

• Gravel has opposed the war in Iraq since the beginning and has stated
that any candidate who voted in favor of the war in 2002 is not qualified to
hold the office of President.
• He is opposed to the present troop increase, supports an immediate
withdrawal and believes that Americans should demand to end the war.  
• During the April, 2007 Democratic debate Gravel stated, "I got to tell
you, we should just plain get out. Just plain get out. It's their country.
They're asking us to leave, and we insist on staying there."




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Mike Gravel position on Marijuana Law:

• Gravel strongly believes that marijuana should be made legal.



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