Al Gore

Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman and environmentalist. He was the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under Bill Clinton. Before becoming vice president, he was a junior U.S. senator from Tennessee from 1985 to 1993. He was also a U.S. representative from 1977 to 1983 and again from 1983 to 1985.

Al Gore
Official portrait, 1994
45th Vice President of the United States
In office January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Dan Quayle
Succeeded by	Dick Cheney
United States Senator from Tennessee
In office January 3, 1985 – January 2, 1993
Preceded by	Howard Baker
Succeeded by	Harlan Mathews
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985
Preceded by	Joe L. Evins
Succeeded by	Bart Gordon
Constituency	4th district (1977–1983) 6th district (1983–1985)
Personal details
Born	Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (1948-03-31) March 31, 1948 (age 77) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Tipper Aitcheson ​ ​ (m. 1970; sep. 2010)​
Children	4, including Karenna and Kristin
Parents	Albert Gore Sr. Pauline LaFon
Education	Harvard University (BA) Vanderbilt University
Occupation	Politician environmentalist businessman journalist author
Civilian awards	List of awards and honors
Signature
Website	algore.com
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1969–1971
Rank	Specialist 4
Unit	20th Engineer Brigade
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Military awards	National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

He was chosen as the Democratic nominee of the 2000 United States presidential election, but lost the electoral college vote to Republican candidate George W. Bush because of Florida recount and the U.S. Supreme Court ruling a 5-4 favor of Bush. He was supposed to be president before the supreme court decision.^[1] Gore got more votes, though.^[2] After the election, Gore became an activist focusing on climate change. Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.^[3]

Early life

Albert Gore, Jr. was born at Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington, D.C.^[4][5] He is the second of two children. His father, Albert A. Gore Sr. was a Senator for Tennessee and congressman. His mother, Pauline LaFon Gore was one of the first women to have graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School. Gore is descended from Scots-Irish immigrants who first settled in Virginia in the mid-17th-century, and moved to Tennessee after the Revolutionary War.^[6] At least two of these ancestors, Jacob Waggoner and Lewis Stunston, owned slaves.^[7] Gore was brought up in both Washington and Tennessee. His older sister was Nancy LaFon Gore, who was born in 1938, died of lung cancer in 1984.^[8]

Political career

Gore was a Representative from 1977 to 1985 and a Senator from 1985 to 1993. In 1988 he ran for president for the first time, but lost to Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primary. In 1993, he became vice president to Bill Clinton. He ran for president in 2000, but lost to George W. Bush (many people still argue this). Even though he lost the race, Gore won in the popular vote by over 500,000 votes.

After the vice presidency

He is a fighter for issues involving the environment. He released a movie in 2006 about global warming and climate change called An Inconvenient Truth, which was based on a slide show he had given to millions of people. In 2007, Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize which he shared with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.^[9]

Potential 2016 presidential campaign

Interest in having Gore run for the 2016 Presidential election arose in 2014 and again in 2015. Gore did not run in 2016 and has expressed no interest to run in future elections.^[10][11][12]

Personal life

He currently lives in Nashville and was married to Tipper for 40 years. In June 2010, they filed for divorce.^[13] The Gores have 4 children and 2 grandchildren.