John Edwards

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United States senator human lawyer politician

John Edwards is an American lawyer and former U.S. senator from North Carolina who was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in the 2004 election.

Aliases (1)

John Edwards became John Kerry's running mate ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States senator → human → lawyer → politician →
birthCountry	United States of America →
birthPlace	Seneca, South Carolina →
candidateInElection	2004 Democratic Party presidential primaries → 2004 United States vice-presidential election → 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries →
charge	campaign finance violations →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
countryOfResidence	United States of America →
educatedAt	North Carolina State University → University of North Carolina School of Law → University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill →
endTime	2005 as United States senator from North Carolina →
familyName	Edwards →
fieldOfWork	medical malpractice law → personal injury law →
givenName	Johnny →
hasChild	Cate Edwards → Emma Claire Edwards → Jack Edwards → Wade Edwards →
legalCase	involved in federal campaign finance violation case →
memberOf	United States Senate →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party →
nativeLanguage	English →
nominatedFor	Vice President of the United States →
notableEvent	acquitted on one count and mistrial on others in 2012 → indicted in 2011 on campaign finance charges →
notableFor	Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 2004 → former U.S. senator from North Carolina →
notableWork	Four Trials →
occupation	author → politician → trial lawyer →
participantIn	2004 United States presidential election → 2004 United States vice-presidential election →
positionHeld	United States senator → United States senator from North Carolina →
religion	Methodism →
represented	North Carolina →
resumedOccupation	trial lawyer after politics →
runningMateOf	John Kerry →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Elizabeth Edwards →
startTime	1999 as United States senator from North Carolina →
workLocation	North Carolina →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Iowa Democratic caucuses 2004 → New Hampshire Democratic primary 2004 →	majorCandidate
John Kerry → John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign →	runningMate
John Edwards 2004 presidential campaign →	announcedBy
New Democrat →	associatedWithPerson
John Edwards 2004 presidential campaign →	candidate
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008 →	defeatedCandidate
New Hampshire Democratic primary 2004 →	fourthPlace
Edwards →	hasNotableBearer
George W. Bush 2004 presidential campaign →	opponentRunningMate
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign →	primaryOpponent
2004 United States presidential election →	runningMateOfJohn Kerry
John Edwards 2004 presidential campaign ("John Edwards became John Kerry's running mate") →	runningMateSelectionOutcome
Iowa Democratic caucuses 2004 →	secondPlace
John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign →	selectedAsRunningMate