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Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as Edmund G. Brown, Jr.; Jerry Brown;
"Governor Moonbeam" —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., April 7,
1938.
Son of Edmund
Gerald Brown, Sr. and Bernice (Layne) Brown.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
state of California, 1971-75; Governor of
California, 1975-83; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1976,
1980,
1992;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982; California
Democratic state chair, 1989-91; mayor of
Oakland, Calif., 1999-2007; California
state attorney general, 2007-.
Catholic;
later Buddhist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Cora L. E. Christian —
also known as Cora Christian —
of St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Physician;
Independent candidate for Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 2002.
Female.
Buddhist. African
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association.
Still living as of 2003.
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Mazie K. Hirono (b. 1947) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Fukushima, Japan,
November
3, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1981-94; Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1994-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
Hawaii, 2002; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 2007-.
Female.
Buddhist. Japanese
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Henry C. Johnson, Jr. (b. 1954) —
also known as Hank Johnson —
of Lithonia, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
2, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; DeKalb
County Commissioner, 2001-06; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008.
Buddhist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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