Ralph Nader

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Ralph Nader is an American political activist, consumer advocate, and lawyer who became nationally prominent for his consumer protection work and later as a perennial third-party presidential candidate.

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instanceOf author
consumer advocate
human
lawyer
political activist
third-party presidential candidate
awardReceived Gandhi Peace Award
Right Livelihood Award
candidateInElection United States presidential election, 1996
United States presidential election, 2000
United States presidential election, 2004
United States presidential election, 2008
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-02-27
educatedAt Harvard Law School
Princeton University
ethnicOrigin Lebanese
familyName Nader
fieldOfWork consumer protection
politics
tort law
founded Center for Auto Safety
Center for Study of Responsive Law
Museum of Tort Law
Public Citizen
Public Interest Research Groups
givenName Ralph
influenced consumer protection legislation in the United States
knownFor automobile safety reform
consumer protection advocacy
third-party presidential campaigns
languageSpoken English
memberOf Green Party of the United States
Peace and Freedom Party
name Ralph Nader
notableIdea Nader’s Raiders
notableWork Unsafe at Any Speed
occupation author
consumer advocate
lawyer
political activist
partyAffiliationIn2000Election Green Party of the United States
partyAffiliationIn2004Election Independent
partyAffiliationIn2008Election Independent
placeOfBirth Winsted, Connecticut, United States
publicationYearOfWork Unsafe at Any Speed,1965
ranForOffice President of the United States
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
residence Washington, D.C., United States


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