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Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. (born January 6, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 33rd Governor of West Virginia from 2001 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Wise also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2001. In 2005 Wise became the president of the Alliance for Excellent Education, a ...
Bob Wise. Elected West Virginia’s 33rd governor in 2000, Robert Ellsworth ‘‘Bob’’ Wise Jr. was born January 6, 1948, in Washington, D.C. He grew up with his parents and two sisters in the Kanawha Valley, where his father worked for 30 years for McDonough Caperton Insurance Group. After graduating from George Washington High School in ...
He has served as the 33rd Governor of West Virginia and has also served as the Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd district and 3rd district. During his tenure as the governor of West Virginia, he saw some of the nation’s greatest challenges including the September 11, 2001 attacks and a stiff economic crisis ...
Compiled by the West Virginia State Archives. January 6, 1948 -. (D) Kanawha County. Elected governor in 2000. Robert Ellsworth "Bob" Wise Jr. was born in Washington, DC, and graduated from Duke University and Tulane University Law School. In 1980, the political newcomer ran for a seat in the West Virginia Senate, defeating then Senate ...
Jan 15, 2001 · About. Born in Washington, D.C., BOB WISE earned a bachelor’s degree from Duke University in 1970 and a J.D. from Tulane University College of Law in 1975. He was elected to the West Virginia State Senate in 1980. Two years later, he won the first of nine consecutive elections to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. is an American politician who served as the 33rd Governor of West Virginia from 2001 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Wise also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2001. In 2005 Wise became the president of the Alliance for Excellent Education, a nonprofit organization that focuses on reforming the nation's high schools. In ...
West Virginia’s citizens. He tapped into the deep well of pride of West Virginia’s people, their love of community, loyalty to family and country, and the hopeful attitude and community spirit that had seen them through many past crises. The term of Bob Wise as Governor of West Virginia, from January 2001
