Cate Edwards
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| Cate Edwards | |
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| Born | March 4 1982 Image:Flag of North Carolina.svg Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 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 internships 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. 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 Urbanista to help young newcomers settle into New York.
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."[2] John Edwards has been an opponent of gay marriage, while Elizabeth Edwards has stated that she supports it.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ John Edwards for President-Cate. John Edwards for President. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/09/30/cate-edwards-on-gay-issue-im-with-mom-not-dad/
[edit] External links
- Cate Edwards's blog
- Urbanista
- 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.
- An Interview With Cate Edwards
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| Family | Elizabeth Edwards · Cate Edwards · Wade Edwards | |
| Books authored | Four Trials · Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives · Ending Poverty in America: How to Restore the American Dream | |
| Political activities | John Edwards presidential campaign, 2008 · Political positions of John Edwards · United States presidential election, 2004 · United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1998 | |
