For other people named Robert Wise, see Robert Wise (disambiguation).
Bob Wise
Wise in 2008
33rd Governor of West Virginia
In office January 15, 2001 – January 17, 2005
Lieutenant
Earl Ray Tomblin
Preceded by
Cecil H. Underwood
Succeeded by
Joe Manchin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by
Mick Staton
Succeeded by
Shelley Moore Capito
Constituency
3rd district (1983–1993) 2nd district (1993–2001)
Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 17th district
In office December 1, 1980 – December 9, 1982
Preceded by
William T. Brotherton Jr.
Succeeded by
Tod J. Kaufman
Personal details
Born
Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr.
(1948-01-06) January 6, 1948 (age 76) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Sandra Casber
(m. 1984)
Children
2
Education
Duke University (BA) Tulane University (JD)
Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. (born January 6, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 33rd Governor of West Virginia from 2001 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Wise also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2001. In 2005 Wise became the president of the Alliance for Excellent Education, a nonprofit organization that focuses on reforming the nation's high schools. In 2015, North Carolina State University honored Wise with the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation's Friday Medal which recognizes significant, distinguished and enduring contributions to education through advocating innovation, advancing education and imparting inspiration.[1]
^"Former WV Gov. Bob Wise Honored at 2015 Friday Medal Ceremony".
congress, BobWise left his now secure seat and returned to West Virginia to win the Democratic Primary for governorship with 63 percent of the vote. Wise then...
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Sandra Casber Wise (born July 3, 1946) is an American attorney and the wife of former Governor of West Virginia BobWise of West Virginia. During her husband's...
intention to challenge incumbent Democratic Governor BobWise in the 2004 Democratic primary. Wise decided not to seek reelection after a scandal, and...
(1987), Bob Roberts (1992), Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), X-Men: First Class (2011) and God's Not Dead 2 (2016). Wise's other...
consecutive term in office, but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative BobWise. Concurrently, the state voted for the opposite party federally, choosing...
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growth and connection with Jah, and as a way to philosophise and become wiser. Marley was a Pan-Africanist and believed in the unity of African people...
1996, and served two terms, from 1996 to 2000. When U.S. Representative BobWise ran for governor in 2000, Capito ran as a Republican for the open seat...
Governor Wise may refer to: BobWise (born 1948), 33rd Governor of West Virginia Henry A. Wise (1806–1876), 33rd Governor of Virginia This disambiguation...
in 1996 Lacy W. Wright, Jr., former State Senator Democratic governor BobWise became the first governor of West Virginia not to stand for re-election...
Senator Wise may refer to: BobWise (born 1948), West Virginia State Senate Henry A. Wise (New York state senator) (1906–1982), New York State Senate...
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start an impeachment against Clinton was launched by Republican Congressman Bob Barr. In a January 17, 1998, sworn deposition, Clinton denied having a "sexual...
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concluded the 2000 election with a 47.2 election percentage. Democrat BobWise was elected to a four-year term. Elections to state legislatures were held...
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consecutive term in office, but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative BobWise. Concurrently, the state voted for the opposite party federally, choosing...
Republicans defeated incumbent Joe Kernan in Indiana and won Missouri after Bob Holden lost in the primary. These elections coincided with the presidential...
and pretended to know Wise, and after he identified himself under false pretenses, he asked her if "BobWise" was home. Wise's wife told Harding that...
Elmer Fudd. The short's title should not be confused with the 1939 Bob Clampett short Wise Quacks. In a wintry landscape, Daffy Duck, struggling to keep up...
member of the Association of American Colleges. On April 7, 2004, Governor BobWise signed legislation allowing Shepherd College to change its name to Shepherd...
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