American attorney, lobbyist and politician (born 1941)
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Dick Gephardt
Official portrait, 1997
House Minority Leader
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003
Whip
David Bonior Nancy Pelosi
Preceded by
Robert H. Michel
Succeeded by
Nancy Pelosi
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by
Tom Foley
Succeeded by
Nancy Pelosi
House Majority Leader
In office June 6, 1989 – January 3, 1995
Speaker
Tom Foley
Whip
William H. Gray David Bonior
Preceded by
Tom Foley
Succeeded by
Dick Armey
Chair of the House Democratic Caucus
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989
Leader
Tip O'Neill Jim Wright
Preceded by
Gillis William Long
Succeeded by
William H. Gray
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by
Leonor Sullivan
Succeeded by
Russ Carnahan
Member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen from the 14th Ward
In office 1971–1976
Personal details
Born
Richard Andrew Gephardt
(1941-01-31) January 31, 1941 (age 83) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Jane Gephardt (m. 1966; died 2024)[1]
Children
3, including Chrissy
Education
Northwestern University (BS) University of Michigan (JD)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Air Force
Years of service
1965–1971
Unit
Missouri Air National Guard
Dick Gephardt's voice
Dick Gephardt on legislation sanctioning Russia for missile exports to Iran Recorded June 9, 1998
Richard Andrew Gephardt (/ˈɡɛphɑːrd/;[2] born January 31, 1941) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who represented Missouri's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was House majority leader from 1989 to 1995 and minority leader from 1995 to 2003. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1988 and 2004. Gephardt was mentioned as a possible vice presidential nominee in 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, and 2008.[3]
Since his retirement from politics, Gephardt has become a significant lobbyist. He founded a Washington-based public affairs firm, Gephardt Government Affairs; an Atlanta-based labor consultancy, the Gephardt Group; and a direct primary care group, SolidaritUS Health.[4] He also consults for DLA Piper, FTI Consulting and Goldman Sachs[5] and is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One and co-chair of Issue One's Council for Responsible Social Media with former Massachusetts lieutenant governor Kerry Healey.[6][7][8]
^"Gephardt Campaign in Iowa". Washington Journal. C-SPAN. January 15, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^"GOP Envisions Gephardt as Possible Obama Running Mate". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
^SolidaritUS Health
^"Richard Gephardt". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
^"Issue One – ReFormers Caucus". 2023.
^Feiner, Lauren (October 12, 2022). "Facebook whistleblower, former defense and intel officials form group to fix social media". CNBC. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^"Council for Responsible Social Media – Issue One". issueone.org. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
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