Cate Edwards
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| Born | March 4, 1982 Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Parents | John Edwards Elizabeth Edwards |
Catharine Elizabeth "Cate" Edwards (born March 4, 1982) is the elder daughter of John Edwards, the 2004 nominee for Vice President of the United States from the Democratic Party, and Elizabeth Edwards. Her siblings are: Wade (1979 - 1996), Emma Claire (b. 1998), and Jack (b. 2000).
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[edit] Early life
Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, where her parents were both practicing attorneys, Edwards was educated in the Wake County Public school system. She attended Aldert Root Elementary School, Daniels Middle School, and Broughton High School, where she graduated at the top of her class.[1] In high school, she played soccer, basketball and softball, and was named all-conference and MVP her senior year.
Edwards then attended Princeton University, majoring in political economics and graduating with honors. She is a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority and has worked in an internship for the Council on Foreign Relations.
[edit] Political activity
She actively campaigned with her father on his unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2003 and 2004.[2] [3] [4] After the Presidential election, Edwards lived in New York City and worked as an editorial assistant for Vanity Fair. While in New York, she and co-worker Jessica Flint founded an online rolodex called UrbanistaOnline to help young newcomers settle into New York.[citation needed]
She started attending Harvard Law School in the fall of 2006.
On September 30, 2007, during a campaign stop with actor James Denton, Edwards stated that she sides with her mother in support of gay marriage. She is quoted as saying: "I'm on my mom's side with this, not my dad's. It's the word 'marriage' that he is hung up on."[5] John Edwards supports civil unions, while Elizabeth Edwards has stated that she supports marriage.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ John Edwards for President-Cate. John Edwards for President. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ Mcgregor, Lindsay (2004-02-03). Cate Edwards campaigns for her dad. Daily Princetonian. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ Transcript: Cate Edwards's Remarks to DNC. Washington Post (2004-07-28). Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ Transcript: Cate Edwards does a whistle stop at UNCP. University of North Carolina at Pembroke (2004-10-05). Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Cate Edwards: On gay issue I’m with mom, not dad « - Blogs from CNN.com
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