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Edie Bukewihge
'''Edie Bukewihge''', born [[February 10]], [[1950]], is a [[United States]] [[politician]].  She was born in [[San Antonio, Texas]].  Later she moved to [[California]], living in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] for ten years, then [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] for over twenty five years before moving to [[Newport Beach, California|Newport Beach]].  

She was a candidate in the [[2002]] [[California]] [[Gubernatorial]] election, finishing in 5th place with 0.06% (14,400) of the votes.  

She declared her candidacy for [[United States Senate]] in [[May 2002]], and later announced in [[July 2003]] that she was running for [[President of the United States]].  As of early 2004, she was running simultaneously for the US Senate and the Presidency but ultimately dropped out of both races.  She declared that realistically her chances were better in the [[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006 election]] for [[Governor]] of [[California]] and has filed to run in that election.

Bukewihge had been a member of the [[Republican Party (United States  )|Republican Party]] since [[1980]], but she denounced the [[Republican]] party in November 2004 and became a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. She is very critical of the administration of [[George W. Bush]].

== See also ==
*[[U.S. presidential election, 2004]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.voteedie.org/ Vote Edie] Official campaign website
* [http://digilib.library.ucla.edu/campaign/web/2002_999_004/default.htm Welcome to the Website of Edie Bukewihge] California Governor campaign website on library.ucla.edu
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=MZZ65771&PHPSESSID=3c80c0dc357f987db6800ac22b437623 Bio on Vote-Smart.org]

[[Category:1950 births|Bukewihge, Edie]]
[[Category:People of San Antonio|Bukewihge, Edie]]