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Dennis John Kucinich (; born October 8, 1946) is a former U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving from 1997 to 2013. He was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 Presidential elections. He was a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. From 1977 to 1979, Kucinich served as the 53rd Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, a tumultuous term in which he survived a recall election and was successful in a battle against selling the municipal electric utility before being defeated for reelection by George Voinovich. Through his various governmental positions and campaigns, Kucinich attracted attention for consistently delivering "the strongest liberal" perspective. This perspective has been shown by his actions, such as bringing Articles of Impeachment against President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, and being the only Democratic candidate in the 2008 election to have voted against invading Iraq. (Eventual nominee Barack Obama also opposed the Iraq War when it started, but he was not yet in Congress at the time.) Because of redistricting following the 2010 state elections, Ohio's 9th congressional district absorbed part of Cuyahoga County, abolishing Kucinich's district, and pitting him against 9th District incumbent Marcy Kaptur in the 2012 Democratic primary, which he lost. After he served out the remainder of his term, it was announced in mid-January 2013 that the former Congressman would become a political analyst, and a regular contributor on the Fox News Channel, appearing on programs such as ''The O'Reilly Factor''. == Personal life == Kucinich was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 8, 1946, as the eldest of the seven children of Virginia (née Norris) and Frank J. Kucinich.〔"About Dennis Kucinich." ''Dennis for President''. July 24, 2007. He attended Cleveland State University from 1967 to 1970.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Presidency 2004 Dennis J. Kucinich (Democrat – Ohio) )〕 In 1973, he graduated from Case Western Reserve University with both a Bachelor and a Master of Arts degree in speech and communication.〔"About Dennis." ''Congressman Dennis Kucinich''. July 25, 2007 http://kucinich.house.gov/Biography/〕 Kucinich was baptized a Roman Catholic.〔 Kucinich married Sandra Lee McCarthy in 1977; they had a daughter named Jackie in 1981 and divorced in 1986. He married his third wife, Elizabeth Harper, a British citizen, on August 21, 2005. The two met while Harper was working as an assistant for the Chicago-based American Monetary Institute, which brought her to Kucinich's House of Representatives office for a meeting. Kucinich was raised with four brothers, Larry, Frank, Gary and Perry; and two sisters, Theresa and Beth Ann. On December 19, 2007, Perry Kucinich, the youngest brother, was found dead in his apartment.〔(Kucinich's brother found dead in home ), CNN, December 19, 2007〕〔(Dennis Kucinich's brother found dead ), MSNBC, December 19, 2007〕〔(Perry Kucinich, Dennis' younger brother, found dead in apartment ), December 19, 2007, Alana Baranik, Cleveland Plain Dealer〕 On November 11, 2008, his youngest sister, Beth Ann Kucinich, also died. In 2011, he sued a Capitol Hill cafeteria for damages after a 2008 incident in which he claimed to have suffered a severe injury when he bit into a sandwich and broke a tooth on an olive pit. The broken tooth became infected, and complications led to three surgeries for dental work. The lawsuit, which had claimed $150,000 in punitive damages, was settled with the defendant agreeing to pay for the representative’s costs. On January 16, 2013, Kucinich joined Fox News Channel as a regular contributor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/277595-kucinich-joins-fox-news-channel )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dennis Kucinich」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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