Spencer Abraham

A Senator from Michigan. Born in East Lansing, Mich. , June 12, 1952. Attended the public schools in East Lansing. Graduated from Michigan State University 1974. Received J. D. Degree from Harvard Law School 1978. Admitted to the District of Columbia and Michigan bars. Chairman, Michigan Republican Party 1983-1989. Deputy chief of staff to Vice President J. Danforth Quayle 1990. Co-chairman, National Republican Congressional Committee 1990-1992. Office counsel, Miller, Canfield, Paddock, and Stone 1992-1994. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1994, and served from January 3, 1995, to January 3, 2001. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2000. Secretary of Energy, 2001-2005.