John Edwards

About John Edwards

2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee and presidential candidate John Kerry's running partner. From 1999 until 2005, he was the United States Senator for North Carolina.

Johnny Reid Edwards is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008. Edwards defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in North Carolina's 1998 Senate election. Toward the end of his six-year term, he opted to retire from the Senate and focus on a Democratic campaign in the 2004 presidential election. He eventually became the 2004 Democratic candidate for vice president, the running mate of presidential nominee Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. Following Kerry's loss to incumbent President George W. Bush, Edwards began working full-time at the One America Committee, a political action committee he established in 2001, and was appointed director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.

Succeeded by	Richard Burr
Political party	Democratic
Education	Clemson University, North Carolina State University (BA), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD)
Preceded by	Lauch Faircloth
Children	5, including Cate
Born	Johnny Reid Edwards, June 10, 1953, Seneca, South Carolina, U.S.
Domestic partner	Rielle Hunter (2006–2015)

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Trivia

His political career took a hit when word got out about an extramarital affair and a child he had with a mistress. In 2011, he was indicted on six felony charges, all related to him violating campaign contribution laws to cover his affair. He was eventually found not guilty on one count and the other five counts were dropped.

John Edwards before fame

When he went to Clemson, he became the first person in his family to attend college.

Achievement of John Edwards

When word came out about an extramarital affair and a kid he had with a mistress, his political career took a knock. In 2011, he was charged with six felonies for breaching campaign donation laws in order to conceal his affair. On one count, he was found not guilty, and the other five charges were dismissed.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$55.5 Million

John Edwards family life

From 1977 through 2010, he was married to attorney and novelist Elizabeth Edwards, who stood by his side despite his infidelities. He was the father of three daughters and one son.

Associations of John Edwards

In 2004, he and Kerry were defeated by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney in the presidential election.

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