Ben Quayle
| Ben Quayle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 November 1976 Indiana, USA |
| Occupation | Attorney, Businessman, |
Benjamin "Ben" Quayle (born November 5, 1976) is an American lawyer, businessman and Republican candidate in United States House of Representatives 2010 primary election for Arizona's 3rd congressional district.[1] He is the second son of former Vice President Dan Quayle and his wife Marilyn Quayle. He was born three days after his father was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1976.[2]
Ben attended Brebeuf Preparatory High School in Indianapolis, St. Albans School and Gonzaga College High School[3] in Washington, DC. Prior to high school, he attended Longfellow Intermediate School in Falls Church, Virginia. Quayle later graduated from Duke University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and earned a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2002.[4]
He was an associate at Schulte Roth & Zabel (2004–05) and Snell & Wilmer (2006–07) before becoming founder and managing director of Tynwald Capital, a firm specializing in the acquisition and nurturing of small business.[1][4]
[edit] 2010 campaign
On February 12, 2010 he announced his candidacy in the 2010 U.S. House election for Arizona's 3rd congressional district. He is seeking to succeed the retiring U.S. Rep. John Shadegg, an eight-term Republican.
The campaign launched after his father's declaration on cable news that Ben was a candidate.[5] Quayle has voted in all general elections, though he has not voted in local Arizona elections.[6] On August 11, 2010 Quayle released an advertisement, in which he characterized U.S. President Barack Obama as the "Worst president in history."[7] The ad generated a significant amount of media attention,[8][9][10][11] including within forty-eight hours drawing a parody version from the influential Chicago based comedy group The Second City.[12]
Quayle was accused of posting comments on a site with racy photographs of Scottsdale nightclubs. Quayle initially said he had nothing to do with the site, but later admitted he had posted comments there and referred its founder to a lawyer. The site's founder, Nik Richie, alleged that Quayle wrote a column for the website in 2007 under the pseudonym "Brock Landers," a reference to a porn star character in the movie "Boogie Nights," about picking up attractive women at Scottsdale's bars and nightclubs. [13]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Former Vice President's son running for Congress". CNN. 2010-02-12. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/12/former-vice-presidents-son-running-for-congress/?fbid=9QrjVLRQLmm.
- ^ "Quayle to Run for Congress in 3rd District ... of Arizona". Fort Wayne Observed. 2010-02-12. http://indiana.typepad.com/fwob/2010/02/quayle-to-run-for-congress-in-3rd-district-of-arizona.html.
- ^ "Prep Schools of the Power Brokers". Washingtonian (magazine). http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/education/767.html. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ a b "Ben Quayle". LinkedIn. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ben-quayle/5/422/A34. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ "Ben Quayle, son of ex-veep, running for Shadegg's seat". 2010-02-16. http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/azdc/73856.
- ^ "Ben Quayle Has Never Voted in Local Arizona municipal Elections, Records Show". 2010-02-12. http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/02/ben_quayle_has_never_voted_in.php.
- ^ "Ben Quayle's new ad: Obama worst president ever". 2010-07-11. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h-wPDfEfGCplIxrJOg2sjdB6tTowD9HHK20G3.
- ^ "Best 2010 Candidate Storyline: This Guy, Ben Quayle". 2010-08-11. http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/08/11/best-2010-candidate-storyline-this-guy-ben-quayle/.
- ^ "Former VP's son dubs Obama "worst president in history"". http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/08/12/4875573-former-vps-son-dubs-obama-worst-president-in-history.
- ^ "Ben Quayle: Obama 'the worst president in history'". 2010-08-11. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/08/ben-quayle-the-worst-president.html.
- ^ "Quayle stands by 'worst president in history' critique". 2010-08-13. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/13/quayle-stands-by-worst-president-in-history-critique/.
- ^ "Mocking Quayle". 2010-08-13. http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/08/13/mocking_quayle.html.
- ^ "Ben Quayle Denies Blogging for Racy Website". 2010-08-13. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ben-quayle-denies-blogging-racy-website/story?id=11387383.
[edit] External links
- Ben Quayle for Congress official campaign site
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