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Ralph Nader
INDEPENDENT
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Born:
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February 27, 1934; Winsted, Conn.
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Current residences:
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Washington, D.C.
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Family:
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Unmarried; no children
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Parents:
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Nathra and Rose Nader, Lebanese immigrants
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Religion:
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Methodist
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Education:
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BA, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., 1955
Doctor of Laws, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, 1958 |
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Resume highlights:
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1965 Released "Unsafe at Any Speed," a book claiming that GM vehicles were structurally flawed.
1971-1980 Founder and director, Public Citizen Founder of several non-profit organizations post-1980 Several prominent roles in consumer advocacy Attorney Author |
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Elected offices:
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Ran for president in 1996 and 2000 on the Green Party ticket and lost both times, gaining less than 1% of the popular vote in '96 but capturing nearly 3% in 2000.
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Books authored or co-authored:
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In Pursuit of Justice, 2004
Crashing the Party: Taking on the Corporate Government in an Age of Surrender, 2002 Find more books authored by Ralph Nader
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