Warren Rudman
Warren Bruce Rudman (May 18, 1930 – November 19, 2012) was an American attorney and Republican politician who served as United States Senator from New Hampshire between 1980 and 1993. He was known as a moderate centrist, to such an extent that President Clinton approached him in 1994 about replacing departing Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen in Clinton's cabinet, an offer that Rudman declined.
Warren Rudman | |
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Rudman in 1980 | |
| Chair of the Intelligence Oversight Board | |
| Acting February 8, 2000 – October 5, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Anthony Harrington |
| Succeeded by | Brent Scowcroft |
| Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board | |
| In office February 18, 1998 – October 5, 2001 Acting: November 19, 1997 – February 18, 1998 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Tom Foley |
| Succeeded by | Brent Scowcroft |
| Acting May 21, 1995 – January 16, 1996 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Les Aspin |
| Succeeded by | Tom Foley |
| United States Senator from New Hampshire | |
| In office December 29, 1980 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | John Durkin |
| Succeeded by | Judd Gregg |
| Attorney General of New Hampshire | |
| In office December 3, 1970 – July 17, 1976 | |
| Governor | Walter Peterson Meldrim Thomson |
| Preceded by | George Pappagiannis |
| Succeeded by | David Souter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Warren Bruce Rudman May 18, 1930 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 19, 2012 (aged 82) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Shirley Wahl (died 2010) Margaret Shean |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Syracuse University (BA) Boston College (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1952–1954 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
| Awards | Bronze Star |
After two terms in office, Rudman chose not to run for re-election in 1992. At the time of his death, he was a co-chair of Albright Stonebridge Group; a retired partner in the international law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; and an advisory board member of Promontory Financial Group. He previously sat on the board of directors of Raytheon, Collins & Aikman, Allied Waste, Boston Scientific and a number of funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds.