in alphabetical order | |  Robert Darwood Alexander (1944-2017) — also known asRobert D. Alexander;BobAlexander —of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,October31, 1944.Served in the Peace Corps;schoolteacher; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 53rd District, 1974 (HumanRights), 1992 (Democratic primary); member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1977-79; Democratic candidateforU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 2004; Democraticcandidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,2016(on behalf ofHillaryClinton andTimKaine).Unitarian.Member,PhiKappa Tau;American CivilLiberties Union.Died, frompancreaticcancer, in East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,April26, 2017 (age72 years, 177days). Hisbody wasdonated to the Michigan State University Medical School.| |  Relatives: Sonof Robert Gibson Alexander and Dorothy (Darwood) Alexander; marriedto Julie Horn. |
| | Maurice Darrow Bean (b. 1928) — of Maxwell Air Force Base,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Gary,LakeCounty, Ind.,September9, 1928.Served in the Peace Corps; Foreign Service officer; U.S.Ambassador toBurma, 1977-79.Member,OmegaPsi Phi.Still living as of 1991. | | Carol Bellamy (b. 1942) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,January14, 1942.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1973-77 (23rd District 1973-74, 25th District1975-77); president, New York City Council, 1978-85; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984,1988,1992;candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1985; candidate forNew Yorkstate comptroller, 1990; Democratic Presidential Elector for NewYork,1992;director, U.S. Peace Corps, 1993-95; executive director, UNICEF,1995-2005.Female.Still living as of 2013.  | Chris Beutler (b. 1944) — of Lincoln,LancasterCounty, Neb.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,November14, 1944.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Vietnam war;lawyer;founder, BeutlerTitleCompany; member ofNebraskaunicameral legislature 28th District, 1979-86, 1991-2006;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,2000,2008;mayorof Lincoln, Neb., 2007-.Still living as of 2011. | | James Andrew Courter (b. 1941) — also known asJames A. Courter;JimCourter —of Hackettstown,WarrenCounty, N.J.Born in Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.,October14, 1941.Republican.Served in the Peace Corps;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1979-91 (13th District 1979-83,12th District 1983-91); candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1989.Methodist.Still living as of 2014. | | Drew Saunders Days III — also known asDrew S. Days III — Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Peace Corps; U.S. Solicitor General, 1993-96;lawprofessor.Africanancestry.Still living as of 1996. | | Christopher John Dodd (b. 1944) — also known asChristopher J. Dodd;ChrisDodd —of North Stonington,New LondonCounty, Conn.; Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.; East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.; Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Willimantic,WindhamCounty, Conn.,May 27,1944.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1975-81;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1981-2011; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Connecticut,1996,2000,2004,2008;speaker,1988;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1995-97; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,2008.Catholic.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Still living as of 2014. | | Joseph R. Donovan Jr. — of Virginia.Served in the Peace Corps; Foreign Service officer; U.S.Consul General inHong Kong, 2008-09; U.S. Ambassador toIndonesia, 2016-.Still living as of 2019. | | James Edward Doyle (b. 1945) — also known asJames E. Doyle;Jim Doyle — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born inWashington,D.C.,November23, 1945.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Peace Corps;DaneCounty District Attorney, 1977-82;Wisconsinstate attorney general, 1991-2003; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wisconsin,1996,2000,2004,2008;Governorof Wisconsin, 2003-11.Catholic.Still living as of 2014. | | Henry H. Eng (b. 1948) — also known asHank Eng — of Appleton,OutagamieCounty, Wis.;ArapahoeCounty, Colo.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,February7, 1948.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps;aerospaceengineer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Colorado 6th District, 2008.Jewish.Chineseancestry.Still living as of 2008. | | Gregory W. Engle — of Colorado. Born in Colorado.Served in the Peace Corps; Foreign Service officer; U.S.Ambassador toTogo, 2003-05.Still living as of 2008. | | Sam Farr (b. 1941) — of Carmel,MontereyCounty, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,July 4,1941.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1981-93;U.S.Representative from California 17th District, 1993-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1996,2000,2004,2008.Episcopalian.Still living as of 2014. | | Melanie Fesmire — of Indio,RiversideCounty, Calif.Served in the Peace Corps;lawyer;mayor ofIndio, Calif., 2000-01, 2004-.Female.Still living as of 2005. | | John Raymond Garamendi Jr. (b. 1945) — also known asJohn Garamendi — of Walnut Grove,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Camp Blanding,ClayCounty, Fla.,January24, 1945.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 7th District, 1974-76; member ofCaliforniastate senate, 1976-90 (13th District 1976-84, 5th District1984-90); candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1982, 1994; candidate forCaliforniastate controller, 1986; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,2000,2004,2008;member, Platform Committee,1988;Californiainsurance commissioner, 1991-95, 2003-07; Democratic PresidentialElector for California,1992;U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior, 1995-98;LieutenantGovernor of California, 2007-09;U.S.Representative from California, 2009-18 (10th District 2009-13,3rd District 2013-18).Basque,Italian,andIrishancestry. Member,SigmaChi.Still living as of 2018. | | Patricia W. Garamendi — also known asPatti Garamendi;PatriciaWilkinson —of Walnut Grove,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps; candidate forCaliforniastate senate 5th District, 1990; candidate forCaliforniastate assembly 26th District, 1991; candidate forU.S.Representative from California 11th District, 1992; associatedirector, U.S. Peace Corps, 1993-98; Democratic Presidential Electorfor California,2012(voted forBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.).Female.Still living as of 2012. | | Robert S. Gelbard (b. 1944) — of Washington. Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,1944.Served in the Peace Corps; Foreign Service officer; U.S.Ambassador toBolivia, 1988-91;Indonesia, 1999-2001;lobbyist.Still living as of 2014. | | James Polin Gray (b. 1945) — also known asJames P. Gray;Jim Gray — of Newport Beach,OrangeCounty, Calif.Born inWashington,D.C.,February14, 1945.Served in the Peace Corps;lawyer;superior court judge in California, 1989-2009; candidate inRepublican primary forU.S.Representative from California 46th District, 1998; Libertariancandidate forU.S.Senator from California, 2004; Libertarian candidate forPresidential Elector for California,2004(on behalf ofMichaelJ. Badnarik andRichardV. Campagna); Libertarian candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 2012; Libertarian candidate forPresidential Elector for California,2012(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson andJamesP. Gray); Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,2020(on behalf ofJoJorgensen andJeremyCohen).Still living as of 2020. | | Tony Patrick Hall (b. 1942) — also known asTony P. Hall — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,January16, 1942.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps;real estateagent; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1969-72; member ofOhiostate senate, 1973-78;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1979-2002; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Ohio,1996(speaker),2000.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaChi.Still living as of 2014. | | Paul Brentwood Henry (1942-1993) — also known asPaul B. Henry — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; Rockford,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 9,1942.Republican.Served in the Peace Corps; member ofMichiganstate board of education, 1975-78; appointed 1975; resigned 1978;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1976;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 91st District, 1979-82; member ofMichiganstate senate 32nd District, 1983-85; resigned 1985;U.S.Representative from Michigan, 1985-93 (5th District 1985-93, 3rdDistrict 1993); died in office 1993.ChristianReformed.DiedJuly 31,1993 (age51 years, 22days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | Gregory J. Hobbs Jr. (b. 1944) — of Colorado. Born in Gainesville,AlachuaCounty, Fla.,December15, 1944.Served in the Peace Corps;lawyer; lawclerk for JudgeWilliamE. Doyle, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1971-72;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1996-2015; appointed 1996; retired2015.Member,American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif.Still living as of 2015. | | Michael M. Honda (b. 1941) — also known asMike Honda — of San Jose,SantaClara County, Calif.Born in Walnut Grove,SolanoCounty, Calif.,June 27,1941.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1996-2001; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1996,2000,2004,2008;U.S.Representative from California 15th District, 2001-; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 2004;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 2008.Protestant.Still living as of 2014. | | Sam Hunkler — Born in Ohio.Served in the Peace Corps;physician;Independent candidate forGovernor ofMaine, 2022.Still living as of 2022. | | Quintin Mecke (b. 1972) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Fort Washington,MontgomeryCounty, Pa., December,1972.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps; candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 2007.Still living as of 2007. | | James Powers Moody (1935-2019) — also known asJames P. Moody;Jim Moody — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Richlands,TazewellCounty, Va.,September2, 1935.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps;universityprofessor; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1977-78; member ofWisconsinstate senate 9th District, 1979-82;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1983-93.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,March22, 2019 (age83 years, 201days).Burial location unknown. | | Brian Patrick Moore (b. 1943) — also known asBrian P. Moore — ofWashington,D.C.; Spring Hill,HernandoCounty, Fla.Born in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 8,1943.Served in the Peace Corps; candidate formayorof Washington, D.C., 1986, 1990 (Independent), 1994 (Republicanprimary), 1998 (Independent); candidate forU.S.Representative from Florida 5th District, 2002, 2004 (Democraticprimary); candidate forU.S.Senator from Florida, 2006; Socialist candidate forPresidentof the United States, 2008; candidate in Democratic primary forGovernorof Florida, 2010; Peace and Freedom candidate for PresidentialElector for Florida,2012(on behalf ofRoseanneBarr andCindySheehan); Green candidate forFloridastate senate 11th District, 2022.Irishancestry.Still living as of 2022. | | Thomas J. Murphy (b. 1944) — also known asTom Murphy — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.BornAugust15, 1944.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives 17th District, 1981;mayorof Pittsburgh, Pa., 1994-2006; defeated in primary, 1989;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1996(speaker),2000,2004;Democratic Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman).Irishancestry.Still living as of 2014. | | Andrew Nichols (c.1937-2001) — also known asAndy Nichols — of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Born about 1937. Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps;physician;medicalschool professor; member ofArizonastate house of representatives 13th District, 1993-2000; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Arizona,2000;member ofArizonastate senate 13th District, 2001; died in office 2001.Disciplesof Christ.Suffered aheartattack, collapsed in hisofficeat the Arizona State Senate office building, and was pronounced deadon arrival at St. Joseph'sHospital,Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,April19, 2001 (ageabout 64years).Burial location unknown. | | Lawrence Joseph O'Brien (b. 1930) — also known asLawrence J. O'Brien;LarryO'Brien —of Syosset,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.Born in Queens Village, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,May 5,1930.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict;candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 3rd District, 1962;served in the Peace Corps.Catholic.Still living as of 2002. | | Thomas Evert Petri (b. 1940) — also known asThomas E. Petri;Tom Petri — of Fond du Lac,Fond duLac County, Wis.Born in Marinette,MarinetteCounty, Wis.,May 28,1940.Republican.Served in the Peace Corps;lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate senate 2nd District, 1973-79; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1974;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1979-.Lutheran.Still living as of 2014. | | John Davison Rockefeller IV (b. 1937) — also known asJay Rockefeller — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 18,1937.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-68;secretaryof state of West Virginia, 1969-72; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1972(alternate),1976(alternate),1996,2000,2004,2008;president,West Virginia Wesleyan College, 1973-75;Governor ofWest Virginia, 1977-85; defeated, 1972;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1985-.Presbyterian.Member,TrilateralCommission.Still living as of 2024. | | Hugh Edwin Rodham (b. 1950) — also known asHugh E. Rodham — of Coral Gables,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born in1950.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Florida, 1994.Member,ThetaDelta Chi.Still living as of 2011. | | Richard Allan Roth — of Michigan.Served in the Peace Corps; Foreign Service officer; U.S.Ambassador toSenegal, 2002-05;Guinea-Bissau, 2002-.Still living as of 2005. | | Brenda Brown Schoonover (b. 1939) — also known asBrenda Schoonover — of Maryland. Born inBaltimore,Md.,1939.Served in the Peace Corps; Foreign Service officer; U.S.Ambassador toTogo, 1997-2000.Female.Africanancestry.Still living as of 2004. | | Joe Serna Jr. (c.1939-1999) — of Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Stockton,San JoaquinCounty, Calif., about 1939.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps;collegeprofessor;mayorof Sacramento, Calif., 1993-99; died in office 1999; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from California,1996.Hispanicancestry.Died ofkidneycancer and complications ofdiabetes,in Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.,November7, 1999 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown. | | Donna Edna Shalala (b. 1941) — also known asDonna E. Shalala — of Coral Gables,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,February14, 1941.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps;universityprofessor;president,Hunter College, City University of New York, 1980-88;chancellor,University of Wisconsin, 1988-92;U.S.Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1993-2001;president,University of Miami, 2001-15;U.S.Representative from Florida 27th District, 2019-.Female.Lebaneseancestry. Member,Council onForeign Relations;TrilateralCommission;AmericanFederation of Teachers.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 2011.Still living as of 2019. | | Christopher Hunter Shays (b. 1945) — also known asChris Shays — of Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Stamford,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,October18, 1945.Republican.Served in the Peace Corps; member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1975-87; candidate formayorof Stamford, Conn., 1983;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1987-.ChristianScientist.Still living as of 2014. | | Robert Alphonso Taft III (b. 1942) — also known asBob Taft — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January8, 1942.Republican.Served in the Peace Corps; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1977-81;HamiltonCounty Commissioner, 1981-90; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1986;secretaryof state of Ohio, 1991-99;Governor ofOhio, 1999-2007; delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,2004;in 2005, hepleaded nocontest to four misdemeanors involvingfailureto disclose gifts, and wasfined$4,000; subsequentlyreprimandedby the Ohio Supreme Court.Methodist.Still living as of 2014. | | Paul Efthemios Tsongas (1941-1997) — also known asPaul E. Tsongas — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February14, 1941.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1975-79;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1979-85; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1992.Greekancestry.Died ofliverdamage caused bycancertreatment, andpneumonia,at Brigham and Women'sHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January18, 1997 (age55 years, 339days).Interment atLowellCemetery, Lowell, Mass. | | R. Barrie Walkley (b. 1944) — of Gasquet,Del NorteCounty, Calif.Born in1944.Served in the Peace Corps; Foreign Service officer; U.S.Ambassador toGuinea, 2001-04;Gabon, 2004-Sao Tome & Principe, 2004-.Still living as of 2006. | | James Thomas Walsh (b. 1947) — also known asJames T. Walsh — of Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,June 19,1947.Republican.Served in the Peace Corps;businessexecutive;U.S.Representative from New York, 1989-2009 (27th District 1989-93,25th District 1993-2009).Catholic.Still living as of 2014. | | Michael Delavan Ward (b. 1951) — also known asMike Ward — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January7, 1951.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 34th District, 1989-93; defeated,1987;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1995-97; defeated,1996; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1996.Still living as of 2002. | | Marilyn Weisner — also known asMarilyn Hogan — of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1980.Female.Still living as of 1980. | | Thomas J. Weisner — also known asTom Weisner — of Aurora,KaneCounty, Ill.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1996;mayorof Aurora, Ill., 2007-.Member,UrbanLeague.Still living as of 2011. | | Thomas Westerman Wolf (b. 1948) — also known asTom Wolf — of York,YorkCounty, Pa.Born in York,YorkCounty, Pa.,November17, 1948.Democrat.Served in the Peace Corps;Governor ofPennsylvania, 2015-.Methodist;laterEpiscopalian.Still living as of 2016.| | Relatives: Sonof William Trout Wolf and Cornelia Rohlman (Westerman) Wolf; married1975 toFrances Donnelly. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Michael E. Wooley —Served in the Peace Corps;lawyer;candidate formayorof Bay City, Mich., 2007.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;OptimistClub.Still living as of 2007.
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