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| | Quayle was born on February 4, 1947, in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]]. He spent most of his formative years as much in Arizona as Indiana, he graduated from Huntington High School in Huntington, Indiana, in 1965. While an undergraduate, Quayle joined [[Delta Kappa Epsilon]] [[fraternity]]. He graduated from DePauw University in 1969 and received his J.D. from [[Indiana University]] School of Law at Indianapolis in 1974, and was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1974 and began his law practice in Huntington. Quayle served in the Indiana [[National Guard]] from 1969 until 1975. | | Quayle was born on February 4, 1947, in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]]. He spent most of his formative years as much in Arizona as Indiana, he graduated from Huntington High School in Huntington, Indiana, in 1965. While an undergraduate, Quayle joined [[Delta Kappa Epsilon]] [[fraternity]]. He graduated from DePauw University in 1969 and received his J.D. from [[Indiana University]] School of Law at Indianapolis in 1974, and was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1974 and began his law practice in Huntington. Quayle served in the Indiana [[National Guard]] from 1969 until 1975. |
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| | In November 1972, Dan Quayle married Marilyn Tucker of Indianapolis. Dan and Marilyn Quayle have three grown children: Tucker, Benjamin and Corinne. They presently live in Paradise Valley, [[Arizona]] where he attended grade school and high school. | | In November 1972, Dan Quayle married Marilyn Tucker of Indianapolis. Dan and Marilyn Quayle have three grown children: Tucker, Benjamin and Corinne. They presently live in Paradise Valley, [[Arizona]] where he attended grade school and high school. |
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| | Dan Quayle was elected as a Republican Congressman in 1976, at the age of 29. He was reelected to the Ninety-sixth Congress (January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981). He was not a candidate in 1980 for re-election to the [[House of Representatives]], but was elected to the [[United States Senate]] that year, when he was but 33 years old, and was re-elected in 1986 and served, in total, from January 3, 1981, until January 3, 1989, when he resigned to become [[Vice President of the United States]]. In the Senate he was Chairman of the Select Committee to Study the Committee System. Senator Quayle was elected Vice President of the United States in 1988, and with President [[George Herbert Walker Bush]], was inaugurated January 20, 1989. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection as Vice President in 1992.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=Q000007 U.S. Congress, Official Biography;]</ref> | | Dan Quayle was elected as a Republican Congressman in 1976, at the age of 29. He was reelected to the Ninety-sixth Congress (January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981). He was not a candidate in 1980 for re-election to the [[House of Representatives]], but was elected to the [[United States Senate]] that year, when he was but 33 years old, and was re-elected in 1986 and served, in total, from January 3, 1981, until January 3, 1989, when he resigned to become [[Vice President of the United States]]. In the Senate he was Chairman of the Select Committee to Study the Committee System. Senator Quayle was elected Vice President of the United States in 1988, and with President [[George Herbert Walker Bush]], was inaugurated January 20, 1989. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection as Vice President in 1992.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=Q000007 U.S. Congress, Official Biography;]</ref> |
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| | Since leaving public office, Dan Quayle has authored three books: ''Standing Firm, A Vice-Presidential Memoir'' which was on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list for 15 weeks; ''The American Family: Discovering the Values that Make Us Strong''; and ''Worth Fighting For''. He founded and then sold an insurance business in Indiana. For two years he was a distinguished visiting professor of international studies at Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management. Currently, he is Chairman of Cerberus Global Investments, LLC (Cerberus), President of Quayle & Associates, and serves on the boards of directors of IAP Worldewide Services, Inc., K2, Inc and Aozora Bank, Ltd in Tokyo. He makes frequent public appearances and speeches, and writes a nationally syndicated weekly newspaper column.<ref>http://www.who2.com/danquayle.html</ref><ref>http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1322</ref> | | Since leaving public office, Dan Quayle has authored three books: ''Standing Firm, A Vice-Presidential Memoir'' which was on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list for 15 weeks; ''The American Family: Discovering the Values that Make Us Strong''; and ''Worth Fighting For''. He founded and then sold an insurance business in Indiana. For two years he was a distinguished visiting professor of international studies at Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management. Currently, he is Chairman of Cerberus Global Investments, LLC (Cerberus), President of Quayle & Associates, and serves on the boards of directors of IAP Worldewide Services, Inc., K2, Inc and Aozora Bank, Ltd in Tokyo. He makes frequent public appearances and speeches, and writes a nationally syndicated weekly newspaper column.<ref>http://www.who2.com/danquayle.html</ref><ref>http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1322</ref> |