1. Edward Spencer Abraham was born on June 12,1952 and is an American attorney, author, and politician who served as the 10th United States secretary of energy from 2001 to 2005, under President George W Bush.
17 Facts About Spencer Abraham
1. 2.
Spencer Abraham was born in East Lansing, Michigan, the son of Juliette Elizabeth, a member of the Michigan Republican State Central Committee, and Eddie Joseph Spencer Abraham.
3.
Spencer Abraham is a graduate of East Lansing High School.
4.
Spencer Abraham was elected chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1983 to 1990.
5.
Spencer Abraham was deputy chief of staff for Vice President Dan Quayle from 1990 to 1991.
6.
Spencer Abraham later served as co-chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee from 1991 to 1993 and ran for chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1993, coming second to Haley Barbour.
7.
Spencer Abraham was elected to represent Michigan in the United States Senate in 1994, and he served until 2001 after being defeated for reelection in 2000 by Debbie Stabenow.
8.
Spencer Abraham was the only Lebanese American in the chamber.
9.
In 1996, when President Bill Clinton endorsed Representative Barbara Jordan's proposed cuts to legal immigration, Spencer Abraham played a leading role in blocking the cuts.
10.
Spencer Abraham served on the Budget, Commerce, Science and Transportation, Judiciary, and Small Business Committees.
11.
Spencer Abraham chaired two subcommittees: Manufacturing and Competitiveness, and Immigration.
12.
Spencer Abraham authored the H1B Visa in Global and National Commerce Act, establishing a federal framework for online contracts and signatures; the Government Paperwork Elimination Act, and the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, which protects Internet domain names for businesses and persons against copyright and trademark infringements.
13.
On November 15,2004, Abraham announced that he would resign from this position, effective with the swearing-in of his successor, Samuel W Bodman, on February 1,2005.
14.
From 2005 to 2007, Spencer Abraham was a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, a think tank based at Stanford University.
15.
On July 24,2007, Spencer Abraham was announced as an "ambassador to official Washington" for Fred Thompson's 2008 presidential campaign.
16.
In 2006, Spencer Abraham was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of AREVA Inc.
17.
In 2016, Spencer Abraham was elected to the board of trustees of the California Institute of Technology.