Al Gore was born in Washington, D.C. in 1948. A moderate Democrat, he served (1977-85) as a U.S. representative from Tennessee before he was elected (1984) U.S. senator from Tennessee. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988. Gore was reelected to the Senate in 1990.

In his successful campaigns for president, Bill Clinton chose Gore as his vice-presidential running mate in 1992 and again in 1996. Gore has sought to draw attention to environmental concerns and to promote the development of nationwide information systems and the streamlining of the federal government.

Posted by Contact on Monday September 21, 1998.