Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.
He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in North Carolina's 1998 Senate election. Towards the end of his single six-year term, he sought the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2004 presidential election. He eventually became the 2004 Democratic candidate for vice-president, the running mate of presidential nominee Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. In 2010, Edwards publicly revealed that he had an affair with aide Rielle Hunter and fathered a child with her.
After Edwards and Kerry lost the election to President George W. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney, Edwards began working full-time at the One America Committee, a political action committee he established in 2001, and was appointed director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. He was also a consultant for Fortress Investment Group LLC.
| Born | June 10, 1953 (1953-06-10) (age 57) Seneca, South Carolina |
| Birth name | Johnny Reid Edwards |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Edwards (1977–2010, her death) |
| Children | Wade (1979–1996) Cate (born 1982) Emma Claire (born 1998) Jack (born 2000) Frances Quinn Hunter (born 2008) |
| Alma mater | North Carolina State University University of North Carolina School of Law |
| Profession | Attorney Politician |
| Religion | Methodist |
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