MADE A GOOD LAWYER
PART ONE
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Bundy Declares Run For ‘96
New York Times
Saturday April 14th, 1995
TACOMA, WASHINGTON, APRIL 13–Senator Theodore ‘Ted’ Bundy has officially opened his bid for the Presidency in Tacoma following speculation on whether the young Senator would at all run. The announcement, made in the wake of Senator Bob Dole of Kansas’ only a few days ago, has come to a surprise to many who believed that Bundy would follow the suit with Dick Cheney and Ross Kemp and decline running. However, in his speech on the grounds of the University Of Puget Sound School Of Law, of which he is a noted Alumni, Bundy made firm and clear on his intent, declaring he intended to “bring a fresh ray of sunshine on this old wilting root, and bring out the silent majority of young Conservatives that my fellow candidates will fail to recognize in this election!”. During his speech, Bundy, flanked by his wife Stephanie Bundy, also raised his concerns on the “social and moral decay in familial and Christian values”, referring indirectly to the recent controversial ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ legislation, as well as raising much felt concerns over President Clinton’s approval of financial aid to Mexico in January, of which Bundy was a noted opponent, and levying further criticism against the President for not making good on his promises on changing the status quo, echoing similar feelings from Dole and many Conservatives.
Following his speech, Bundy took questions from the audience, in which he further outlined his major goals, wanting to curtail many sectors of the Government that were “unnecessary and a waste of the honest tax payers money”, as well as “cut the outrageous taxation that the middle class of this fine nation are forced to endure. And I don’t mean a little cut here and there- I intend to show you real change!” Despite the warm reception that Bundy has received, the responses have not been all positive, with commentators believing the young nominee lacked the sufficient skills or experience for high office, and did too little to differentiate himself from his opponents. Additional concern came from the Senator’s particularly secretive private life, very little known in regards to what the Senator is like behind closed doors, as well his commitment to family values, despite the identity of his own father being a touchy subject with the Senator. Despite these concerns, Bundy has entered the race polling only second, just behind Dole. As of yesterday, Senator Bundy joins Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, Senator Phil Gramm of Texas, former Governor Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, columnist Patrick J. Buchanan, and former State Department official Alan Keyes in the race for Republican Nomination. Governor Pete Wilson of California and Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana are expected to make their announcements soon; however it will be certain that they will not make anything near the impact that Bundy has.
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“Who is He? A Biography of Nominee Ted Bundy” Part One
Newsweek article, May 1st, 1995
-Ted Bundy, aged nineteen-
LAST MONTH IN SEATTLE, SENATOR THEODORE ‘TED’ BUNDY ANNOUNCED his intention to run as a Republican nominee the upcoming Presidential race. His announcement has been met with an incredible and unprecedented wave of support, support that has only grown stronger following the tragic events in Oklahoma. With his messages of unity, peace, and justice, many are still asking, who is Senator Bundy, and where did he come from?
Ted Bundy was born in Burlington, Vermont, in the late November of 1946 to Eleanor Louise Cowell in a home for unwed mothers. Raised by his abusive Grandfather, Samuel Cowell, who forced him to grow up with the belief that his Mother was his sister, Bundy’s early life would be shaped by the abuse he suffered from Samuel. However, in 1950, Eleanor would leave the abusive household and make an exodus to Tacoma, Washington, taking her young son with her. There, she would meet and marry Johnny Bundy, a Cook, and give her young son the life she wanted him to have. From all accounts, Ted’s early life was a happy and comfortable one; in school, he was well-liked by many, although by his own admission struggled to make friends. Outside, he was an avid skier, and often organised anti-littering campaigns in his neighborhood, at times venturing on his own to do so. He was also an avid reader, his favorite books being true crime and crime fiction, which he regards as having a tremendous impact on his career. After his graduation from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1965, Bundy would spend a year at University of Puget Sound, before transferring to the University of Washington to study foreign languages. It was during his first year in UW he met the love of his life, and later his wife, Stephanie Brooks.
However, in 1968, Bundy would drop out of college. Taking on a series of low paying, menial jobs, Bundy would later find himself a volunteer in the Seattle office of Nelson Rockefeller's Presidential Campaign, even attending the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami as a delegate of Rockefeller. During this period, Bundy began the affair that would eventually entail his life, an affair in politics. However, not all was peachy; shortly after the convention, Brooks would leave Bundy, citing that, at this time, Bundy was “A child, immature and unambitious”. During interviews, Bundy would pin point this moment at the center point in his ‘wilderness’ period. During this, a devastated Bundy traveled to Colorado, Arkansas, and even as Far East as Pennsylvania, enrolling a single term at Philadelphia’s Temple University. In reflection, Bundy says that he: “Simply needed to find myself… I didn’t know what I was doing, or what I wanted, but I knew I just wanted to do something”. Finally in 1970, a now focused and goal-orientated Bundy finally returned to Washington and re-enrolled in UW, Majoring in Psychology, ending his wilderness. In 1971, Bundy took a position in a Suicide Crisis Help Line, and in 1972, Bundy gradated an honor student, regarded highly by his Professors. Later that year, Bundy would further pursue political matters, joining and becoming a valued member of Republican Governor Daniel J. Evans re-election campaign. Evens would also talk highly of the young man, believing him destined for greatness, something he believes even to today. In early 1973, Bundy would be accepted into the University Of Puget Sound School Of Law. Later that year, whilst on Republican Party business during the same year in California, rekindled his relationship with Brooks, who was amazed at his metamorphose into a dedicated professional with a future in law and politics. The two would date, and, following Bundy’s graduation, marry. With a bright future ahead of himself, Bundy joined the office of the King County Prosecuting Attorney as a deputy prosecuting attorney, a position that he found himself holding until 1979.
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