Candidate status: Announced
Filed a statement of candidacy with the FEC on February 5, 2007
Current job: Lawyer and consultant
Birth date: May 28, 1944, Brooklyn, New York
Family: Married Judith "Judi" Nathan (2003-present); Donna Hanover (1984-2002, divorced); Regina Peruggi (1968-1982, annulment). Children: stepdaughter Whitney (1986); Caroline (1989); Andrew (1986)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: Manhattan College, A.B., 1965; New York University Law School, J.D., 1968
Campaign Web site: www.joinrudy2008.com
Career
1970: Joined the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
1981-1983: Named associate attorney general, the third highest position in the Department of Justice.
1983-1989: Appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. During this time, Giuliani gained national prominence for prosecuting, among others, Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken and various Mafia figures.
1989: Resigned as U.S. Attorney and made his first run for mayor of New York City. He lost to David Dinkins in a close race.
1993: Became first Republican mayor of New York in 24 years after defeating Dinkins in another close race.
1997: Re-elected by a wide margin, carrying four out of New York City's five boroughs.
April 27, 2000: Disclosed that he is suffering from prostate cancer.
May 19, 2000: Announced that he is dropping out of the race for the U.S. Senate.
2001: Received wide praise for his response to the September 11 attacks; named Time magazine's Person of the Year and honored as a Knight Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.
2002: Left the mayor's office and founded Giuliani Partners, a security consulting firm.
March 2005: Joined the Texas law firm of Bracewell & Patterson as a partner. The firm is renamed Bracewell & Giuliani.
Other Facts
First marriage was annulled after 14 years when Giuliani discovered he and he wife were second cousins.
Giuliani has been the subject of two movies. "Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story" is a biopic starring James Woods that aired on USA. "Giuliani Time" is a documentary critical of the former mayor.
Harold Giuliani, Rudy's father, served time in prison for armed robbery in the 1930s.
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