John Edwards Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

John Edwards achieved greater national recognition in 2004 when he ran as the Democratic nominee for vice president alongside John Kerry.

During his legal career, Edwards won several notable cases, including a $3.7 million medical malpractice suit and a $25 million product liability lawsuit, which is the largest personal injury award ever granted in North Carolina.

Edwards served as a United States senator from North Carolina from 1999 to 2005, during which he co-sponsored 203 bills and was involved in high-profile events such as the deposition of Monica Lewinsky and Vernon Jordan Jr. during Bill Clinton's impeachment trial.

He ran for president twice, first in 2004 where he finished second in the Iowa caucuses and later served as John Kerry's running mate. In 2008, he ran for president again and came in second in the Iowa caucuses before suspending his campaign and endorsing Barack Obama.

After leaving the Senate, Edwards worked as the director of the Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, focused on combating poverty. He also served as a senior adviser at Fortress Investment Group.

Basic Information About John Edwards

Category	Politicians › Democrats
Professions	Lawyer, Writer, Politician
Net worth	$50,000,000
Date of birth	1953-06-10 (71 years old)
Place of birth	Seneca
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.8 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia

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John Edwards's photos

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1/ Filename: edwards-2109671160-cwE15CcB.jpg

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edwards_(2109671160).jpg
Original Source: 141
Author: John Edwards
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 6 December 2007, 14:04

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Edwards_1996.jpg
Original Source: John Edwards
Author: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 24 August 2019, 11:39

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edwards_Sarandon_Robbins.jpg
Original Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/forallofus/2177096158/
Author: John Edwards 2008 on flickr
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 7 January 2008

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Health_care_63998u_(cropped).jpg
Original Source: https://www.loc.gov/item/2019644035/
Author: Ferrell, Scott J., photographer
Date taken: 12 July 1999

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Edwards_on_Meet_The_Press.jpg
Original Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20030624004237/edwards.senate.gov/press/press_kit.html
Author: Office of Senator John Edwards
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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John-Edwards-Shakes-Hands.jpg
Original Source: Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. Transfer was made by User:okino.
Author: Original uploader was NightTree at en.wikipedia
Date taken: 25 February 2006 (original upload date)

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Edwards_Pittsburgh_2007.jpg
Original Source: Own work
Author: Mike Murphy (MikeMurphy)
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Date taken: Taken on 3 September 2007

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Date taken: 10 February 2009 (original upload date)

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Edwards_in_New_Orleans_2008.jpg
Original Source: Own work
Author: R. Baley
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Date taken: 30 January 2008