Al Gore

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 76) 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	www.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
Al Gore's voice Al Gore speaking during remarks on submitting the 1999 budget Recorded February 2, 1998

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.

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]

1. ↑ Supreme Court of the US (December 12, 2000). "George W. Bush, et al., Petitioners v. Albert Gore, Jr., et al., 531 U.S. 98 (2000)". Cornell Law School. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
2. ↑ Klarman, Michael J. (December 2001). "Bush v. Gore Through the Lens of Constitutional History". California Law Review. 89 (6): 1721–1765. doi:10.2307/3481248. ISSN 0008-1221. JSTOR 3481248.
3. ↑ Stefoff, Rebecca Al Gore: Fighting for a Greener Planet: Revised Edition 2009 Lerner Publications Company Minneapolis, Minnesota page 7