Retired United States Congressman. Congressman Gephardt received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School. After serving as a Democratic committeeman and alderman in his native St. Louis, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1976, representing Missouri's Third District. He was re-elected 13 times. While in the House, Congressman Gephardt served on the Budget Committee and on the Ways and Means Committee. He was elected Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus in 1984; and he served as majority leader from 1989 to 1994. In 1994 he was elected House Democratic Leader, the top Democratic leadership position in the House. He served as minority leader from 1995 to 2003. After deciding not to seek re-election, Congressman Gephardt retired from the House on January 3, 2005. Congressman Gephardt serves as a consultant to The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and as senior counsel to the law firm of DLA Piper Rudnick. He is a director of Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc., Centene Corporation, Embarq Corporation and Dana Holding Corporation. He also serves on the board of the St. Jude Children's Hospital. « less
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National Endowment for Democracy
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United States Steel Corporation
steel manufacturing
Goldman Sachs
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Ford Motor
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The Hamilton Project
economic policy think tank founded by Robert Rubin & Roger...
RAND Corporation
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International Conservation Caucus Foundation
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Goldman Sachs
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Steven Elmendorf
Former Campaign Manager John Kerry
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Co-Managing Member, Wellsford Strategic Partners LLC
Michael Douglas
Actor, producer
Leonard A Lauder
Son of Estee Lauder
John W Bachmann
Senior Partner, Edward Jones
Berry Gordy
Motown record producer
Patrick T Stokes
chairman and retired CEO of Anheuser-Busch
Russell Goldsmith
President and CEO - City National Corporation
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Hillary Clinton
Former Secretary of State
Claire McCaskill
US Senator from Missouri
Harry Reid
US Senator and Representative from Nevada
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Bank lobbyist at Duberstein Group
Sean Kennedy
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Thomas O'Donnell
Gephardt Group lobbyist; previously chief of staff to Richard...
Dean Aguillen
Ex Senior Adviser for Pelosi, current lobbyist for Ogilvy
Steven Elmendorf
Former Campaign Manager John Kerry
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