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*[[Bill Foster]] - physicist at the government-subsidized Fermilab | *[[Bill Foster]] - physicist at the government-subsidized Fermilab | ||
*[[Rush Holt]] - assistant director of the government-subsidized Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | *[[Rush Holt]] - assistant director of the government-subsidized Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | ||
| + | *Rick Snyder - President and COO of Gateway during the 1990s, later elected Governor of Michigan in 2010 | ||
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Revision as of 23:30, August 7, 2011
This is a list of significant politicians who had a real career (outside of politics):
- George Washington - successful military general, land surveyor [1] and real estate investor
- Thomas Jefferson - land surveyor [2]
- Abraham Lincoln - land surveyor, tavern keeper, storekeeper, postmaster, lawyer [3]
- Benjamin Franklin - printer, author, postmaster, inventor
- Ronald Reagan - actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild, and spokesman for General Electric
- Jack Kemp - star professional football player (quarterback)
- Jimmie Davis - accomplished singer ("You Are My Sunshine") who served two non-consecutive terms as governor of Louisiana
- Ron Paul - physician (obstetrician)
- Rand Paul - physician (ophthalmologist)
- Jimmy Carter - peanut farmer
- Rick Scott - former CEO of a major hospital network, now the Governor of Florida
Not yet influential in politics
- Mike Enzi - accountant
- Maria Cantwell - software company executive (Real Networks, who make RealPlayer)
- Al Franken - comedian (Saturday Night Live)
- Herman Cain - CEO of Godfathers Pizza and accomplished businessman
- Bill Foster - physicist at the government-subsidized Fermilab
- Rush Holt - assistant director of the government-subsidized Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
- Rick Snyder - President and COO of Gateway during the 1990s, later elected Governor of Michigan in 2010
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