Spencer Abraham
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Image:Spabe.jpg Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952 in East Lansing, Michigan) is an American politician. He had served as the 10th United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President George W. Bush. In 2006, Spencer Abraham was named director of Areva Inc., the US subsidiary of the French nuclear energy company <ref> Template:Fr Template:Cite news (also available in Spanish here) </ref>.
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Education and family
Spencer Abraham and his wife, Jane, have three children. He holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Harvard University, and is a 1974 Honors College graduate of Michigan State University and is a native of East Lansing, Michigan. His parents were Lebanese immigrants.
Republican Party service
Before his election to the Senate, Abraham was a law professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He was deputy chief of staff for Vice President Dan Quayle from 1990 to 1991. He later served as co-chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) from 1991 to 1993. Previously, he was chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1983 to 1990.
United States Senate
Prior to becoming Energy Secretary, Abraham represented Michigan in the United States Senate from 1995 to 2001, as the only Arab American in that chamber. He served on the Budget, Commerce, Science and Transportation, Judiciary, and Small Business Committees. He also chaired two subcommittees: Manufacturing and Competitiveness, and Immigration. Abraham authored the "H1B Visa in Global and National Commerce Act", establishing a federal framework for on-line contracts and signatures; the "Government Paperwork Elimination Act", and the "Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act", which protects Internet domain names for businesses and persons against copyright and trademark infringements. He was defeated for reelection to the Senate in 2000 for a second term by Debbie Stabenow. Image:Abraham spencer.jpg
U.S. Energy Secretary
On November 15, 2004, Abraham announced that he would resign from the position of Secretary of Energy, which took effect with the swearing in of his successor Samuel W. Bodman on February 1, 2005.
On February 14, 2005 The Toronto Star reported that Abraham was on a short list of candidates for American ambassador to Canada to replace Paul Cellucci.
In July 2005, Abraham's wife, Jane, announced that after some consideration she would not be a candidate for the U.S. Senate to challenge Debbie Stabenow. Michigan Republicans had attempted to recruit Mrs. Abraham to run against the first-term Stabenow, who had defeated her husband in 2000.
Hoover Institution
Abraham is now a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, an influential conservative think tank based at Stanford University.
Electoral history
- 2000 Race for U.S. Senate
- Debbie Stabenow (D), 49%
- Spencer Abraham (R) (inc.), 48%
- 1994 Race for U.S. Senate
- Spencer Abraham (R), 52%
- Bob Carr (D), 43%
- Jon Coon (Lib.), 4%
Notes
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External links
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