Dick Cheney
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Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney | |
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Assumed office January 20, 2001 |
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President | George W. Bush |
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Preceded by | Albert Gore, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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Born | January 30, 1941 Lincoln, Nebraska |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Lynne Cheney |
Religion | Methodist |
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is the current Vice President of the United States of America. A Republican, he ran in the 2000 US Presidential Election with George W. Bush, and successfully won re-election in the 2004 US Presidential Election. Cheney is from Wyoming and an active hunter. He once shot his friend in a mistake. He has said he will not run for President in 2008. Cheney is popular among the Bush family, and served in the George H.W Bush administration from 1989-1993 as a cabinet member. Cheney is the head of the Senate and has cast six tie-breaking votes.'