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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—FloridaDaniel Robert (Bob) GRAHAM
(1936- )
Senate Years of Service:
1987-2005Party: DemocratGRAHAM, Daniel Robert
(Bob), a Senator from Florida; born in Coral Gables, Fla.,
November 9, 1936; attended the public schools of Dade County, Fla.;
graduated, University of Florida, Gainesville 1959; graduated,
Harvard Law School 1962; admitted to the Florida bar in 1962;
builder and cattleman; elected to the Florida State house of
representatives 1966; member, Florida State senate 1970-1978;
governor of Florida 1979-1986; elected as a Democrat to the United
States Senate in 1986; reelected in 1992 and 1998 and served from
January 3, 1987, to January 3, 2005; chair, Democratic Senatorial
Campaign Committee (One Hundred Third Congress), Select Committee
on Intelligence (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001;
June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003]); was not a candidate for reelection
to the Senate in 2004; was an unsuccessful candidate for Democratic
nomination for president in 2004.
Bibliography
Graham, Bob, and Chris Hand. America, The Owner’s Manual:
Making Government Work for You. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press,
2009; Graham, Bob, and Jeff Nussbaum. Intelligence Matters: The
CIA, the FBI, Saudi Arabia, and the Failure of America’s War
on Terror. New York: Random House, 2004.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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