Rudy Giuliani
Giuliani officially dropped out of the race for president on Jan. 30, 2008.
As the former Mayor of New York City, Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani won the hearts of the American people during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. His willingness to head to ground zero of the World Trade Center so soon after the attacks earned him wide admiration, fame and boosted his political career.
Political Views
Giuliani, 63, is a former Democrat and is pro-choice. He supports same-sex civil unions and believes same-sex couples should receive the same legal and medical rights as heterosexual couples under the law.
Giuliani is a strong advocate of gun-control laws and has called for harsh punishments for illegal and non-permitted weapons.
Despite his claims to the contrary, Giuliani was a powerful advocate for illegal immigrants during his time as mayor of New York. He allocated more than $11 million to create an organization to dedicated to helping immigrants become citizens.
Despite his liberal social views, Giuliani has shown a laudable ability to cut taxes. A strong proponent of President Bush's tax cut bill, Giuliani is responsible for cutting millions of New Yorkers' taxes. As president, he wants to do away with the national death tax.
Personal
Giuliani has been married three times. His two divorces were very public and acrimonious. His first marriage was to his second cousin (a fact he and she claim to have not known). His second marriage result from an extra-marital affair with a local TV personality. His current marriage also was the result of an extra-marital affair, which was made public by an article in the New York Daily News.
In March 2007, The New York Times and the New York Daily News reported that Giuliani had a strained relationship with his college-aged son and daughter, missing important moments in their lives and rarely talking to them. His daughter took his mother's surname and has been linked to Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
Career Highlights
Giuliani was a US Attorney until Reagan left office in 1989. He ran an unsuccessful campaign for mayor, winning the Republican primary, but losing to Democrat David Dinkins.
In 1993, he became the first Republican mayor of New York City since 1965. In 1997, he won re-election. Due to term limits, he could not run for mayor again in 2000, but considered running for US Senate when the incumbent announced his retirement. He withdrew his name for candidacy just before the GOP primary because he had contracted prostate cancer.
As the former Mayor of New York City, Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani won the hearts of the American people during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. His willingness to head to ground zero of the World Trade Center so soon after the attacks earned him wide admiration, fame and boosted his political career.
Political Views
Giuliani, 63, is a former Democrat and is pro-choice. He supports same-sex civil unions and believes same-sex couples should receive the same legal and medical rights as heterosexual couples under the law.
Giuliani is a strong advocate of gun-control laws and has called for harsh punishments for illegal and non-permitted weapons.
Despite his claims to the contrary, Giuliani was a powerful advocate for illegal immigrants during his time as mayor of New York. He allocated more than $11 million to create an organization to dedicated to helping immigrants become citizens.
Despite his liberal social views, Giuliani has shown a laudable ability to cut taxes. A strong proponent of President Bush's tax cut bill, Giuliani is responsible for cutting millions of New Yorkers' taxes. As president, he wants to do away with the national death tax.
Personal
Giuliani has been married three times. His two divorces were very public and acrimonious. His first marriage was to his second cousin (a fact he and she claim to have not known). His second marriage result from an extra-marital affair with a local TV personality. His current marriage also was the result of an extra-marital affair, which was made public by an article in the New York Daily News.
In March 2007, The New York Times and the New York Daily News reported that Giuliani had a strained relationship with his college-aged son and daughter, missing important moments in their lives and rarely talking to them. His daughter took his mother's surname and has been linked to Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
Career Highlights
Giuliani was a US Attorney until Reagan left office in 1989. He ran an unsuccessful campaign for mayor, winning the Republican primary, but losing to Democrat David Dinkins.
In 1993, he became the first Republican mayor of New York City since 1965. In 1997, he won re-election. Due to term limits, he could not run for mayor again in 2000, but considered running for US Senate when the incumbent announced his retirement. He withdrew his name for candidacy just before the GOP primary because he had contracted prostate cancer.
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