The People in Your Neighbourhood
the political career of Ralph Nader
1959-1964: Private citizen, lawyer
- lectured at University of Hartford
- filed dispatches for the Christian Science Monitor and The Nation
1964-1971: Washington D.C. legal consultant
- '64-'65: Assistant Secretary of Labor Daniel Patrick Moynihan
- '65-66: Senator Abraham Ribicoff (unpaid)
- Published "Unsafe At Any Speed" exposé, subject of dispute with General Motors
1971: Founder of the Public Citizen (nonprofit)
- "Nader's Raiders" famously evaluate the efficacy and operation of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
1973: Plaintiff against Acting Attorney General Robert Bork
- defendant found guilty by Judge Gerhard Gesell
1974: Founder of the Critical Mass Energy Project (anti-nuclear umbrella group)
1980: Democratic primary candidate for Senator for Connecticut
- unopposed, endorsed by outgoing Senator Abraham Ribicoff
1981-2001: Senator for Connecticut
'80: defeated Richard Bozzuto
'86: defeated Roger Eddy
'92: defeated Brook Johnson, Richard D. Gregory (Concerned Citizens)
'98: defeated Gary Franks
- Ranking member of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection (1988-1997)
- direct credit for the enactments of the Freedom of Information Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Clean Water Act, Consumer Product Safety Act, and Whistleblower Protection Act
- potential nominee for Secretary of Labor or Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for Bill Clinton, who lost to incumbent president George H.W. Bush
1988: Democratic primary candidate for President [write-in]
- [refused nomination], lost to Michael Dukakis
1992: Democratic primary candidate for President
- lost to Bill Clinton, Jerry Brown, Paul Tsongas, Tom Harkin, others
1996: Reform Party primary candidate for President [write-in]
- [refused nomination], lost to Richard Lamm
1996: Green Party USA primary candidate for President [write-in]
- [refused nomination], lost to Malik Rahim
2000: Democratic primary candidate for President
defeated Tom Harkin, Bill Bradley, Joe Biden, others
2001-2009: President of the United States
(serving with Ann Richards (2001-2006), Brian Schweitzer (2006-2009))
'00: defeated Dan Quayle, others
'04: defeated Alan Keyes, Joe Lhota (Reform), others
- Referred to as the "spoiler" for upsetting twenty years of Republican presidencies
- First term saw repeal of NAFTA, expansion of the renewable energy sector, and the beginning of the preventative War on Terror
- Sweeping second-term reform of social security, Wall Street regulation and introduction of Capital Gains Tax adverts possible Great Recession
- Survived three seperate assassination attempts by right-wing extremists, left office with an 74% approval rating
2009-2011: Private citizen, activist
- vocally supported and funded the Congressional Accountability Project
2011-2017: Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- appointed by President Barbara Lee (2009-2017)
- worked closely with cabinet following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill to tighten regulations
2017-present: Private citizen, author