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Paul Roberts (R)
Topic Started: 23 Apr 2013, 10:10 AM (730 Views)
PollWonk
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Name: Paul Roberts
Date of Birth: February 9, 1956
Place of Birth: Concord New Hampshire
Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Party: Republican

Family Information
Spouse: Jeannette (married in 1977)
Children: Paul Jr (1978), Douglas (1979), Carson (1982), David (1985), John (1988)

Educational/Work Information

Primary/Secondary Education
-Earned a 4.0 GPA in High School.
-Captain and Quarterback of the Eastside Patriots Football Team, lead the Patriots to back-to-back state championships

Colleges and Universities

-Attended Stanford University, starting Quarterback until a knee injury during his sophomore year. Graduated from Stanford with an M.B.A. and a bachelor’s degree in foreign affairs.

Degrees/Honors Attained
-Stanford University, Master of Business Administration
-Stanford University, Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Affairs.

Work History

- Member of the President’s Economic Council (1981-1983)
-Grayson Consultants (1982-1985)
-Founder and CEO of TechCapital (1986-1997)

Political History

State/Local Positions:
-U.S. Congressman (2001-Present)

Federal Positions:
-U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce (1997-2001)
-U.S. Congressman from Ohio's 1st (2001 to present)

Other Positions
-Member of the Council on Foreign Relations

Biography
Paul Roberts was born on February 9, 1953 and earned a 4.0 GPA during High School and earned a football scholarship to Stanford University. After suffering a serious knee injury that ended his career (as a Sophomore), Roberts threw himself into his studies of economics and graduated as a Master of Business Administration and with a Bachelor’s Degree in foreign relations. Roberts was named by Ronald Reagan to his Economic Council and served there for two years. Roberts then joined as a director for Grayson Consultants in 1982. In 1986, he founded TechCapital to further technological infrastructure and ITT development and served as CEO until 1997, amassing a tremendous fortune of $450 million while dedicating 20% of his income to charitable organizations. In 1997, he was appointed by President Clinton as the Undersecretary of Commerce and served until 2001 when he ran for Congress and won in his home district.
Edited by PollWonk, 1 May 2013, 09:21 PM.
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PollWonk
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Signing out. So long folks. :) Maybe I'll be back someday...
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Abomination
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NO!!!!
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Richard Williams
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Palmetto Power!
Well that sucks! Best of luck to you. You're a great player.
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Elizabeth Walker
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I'm the DNC's reckoning
Awww.
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Nick
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so sad :( such a great admin and player!!
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I like potatos
:( we'll miss you
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Melissa Sanchez
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Retirement noted. Hope we see you again soon.
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