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To: servantboy777

America needs a governor, at this juncture, with a record of staring down unions, Democrats and RINOs.


12 posted on 02/05/2015 6:05:43 AM PST by HomerBohn (God is just, but his justice cannot sleep forever!)
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To: HomerBohn

Well get on with your bad seff. Too liberal for me.


13 posted on 02/05/2015 6:06:59 AM PST by servantboy777
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To: HomerBohn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States,_sortable_by_previous_experience

Of the 43 people who have served as President...

26 Presidents had previously been lawyers

22 Presidents had previous military experience; 9 were Generals in the US Army[1]

18 Presidents previously served as U.S. Representatives; 6 of 18 held this office prior
to the four ‘previous positions’ shown in this table. Only one - James A. Garfield - was
a Representative immediately before election as President. Only one ex-president,
John Quincy Adams, ever served as a U.S. Representative.

17 Presidents previously served as state Governors; 9 of 17 were Governors immediately
before election as President.

16 Presidents previously served as U.S. Senators; only 3 immediately before election
as President.

14 Presidents previously served as Vice-President. All except Nixon were VP immediately
before election as President; 9 of the 14 succeeded to the Presidency because of the death
or resignation of the elected President; 5 of those 9 were not re-elected.

8 Presidents were out of office (for at least one year) immediately before election
as President.

8 Presidents previously served as Cabinet Secretaries; 6 as Secretary of State; 5 of
the 8 served immediately before election as President.

7 Presidents had previous experience in foreign service.[2]

7 Presidents came from the state of Ohio; 6 from New York (7 if Grover Cleveland is
counted twice, due to his nonconsecutive presidential terms); 5 from Virginia
(5 of the first 10, but none since). Presidents have come from 19 different states.


18 posted on 02/05/2015 6:14:56 AM PST by deport
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