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San Diego County, CA March 5, 2002 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for BILL VANDEWEGHE

Candidate for
United States Representative; District 53; Republican Party

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BILL VANDEWEGHE BIOGRAPHY

Bill VanDeWeghe is seeking the Republican nomination for US Congress in California's 53rd District. As a senior member of Klinedinst, Fliehman and McKillop, VanDeWeghe, 40, specializes in representing San Diego's businesses and professionals.

Born in Morristown, New Jersey, the second oldest in a family of four children, Bill received his BA from Princeton University in 1983, where he was a member of the R.O.T.C. program. He attained the rank of Captain while serving as an artillery officer in the United States Army. He received his parachutist wings and graduated from Ranger school.

After his military service, Bill attended the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary where he obtained a law degree in 1990. During a portion of his time in law school, Bill commanded an artillery battery in the Virginia National Guard. Bill is a member of the American Bar Association, California Bar Association and the San Diego County Bar Association.

Bill is a familiar face with San Diego's Republican Party leadership. As a contributor and fundraiser for many Republican candidates, Bill knows how successful campaigns are run. He is a past member of the San Diego County Republican Central Committee by appointment. Bill is a present member of the San Diego Lincoln Club and former Co-chairman of the Membership Committee, the San Diego Republican Party Chairman's Circle, the Adam Smith Institute, American Legion, The Catfish Club, Corporate Directors Forum, Navy League, NAACP, Federalist Society, Naval Reserve Association, and a founding member of Congressman Darrell Issa's Congressional Club. Bill is also a graduate of LEAD San Diego.

Bill is an associate member in numerous San Diego Republican Women's organizations including the Clairemont, Coronado, Fairbanks, Golden Triangle, La Jolla, Navajo, and Rancho Santa Fe Republican Women Federated.

Bill has been a resident of the district for eleven years, currently living in Point Loma.

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