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    Pierre Samuel "Pete" du Pont IV (January 22, 1935 – May 8, 2021) was an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 68th governor...
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    The du Pont family (English: /duːˈpɒnt/) or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817)....
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  • John Eleuthère du Pont (November 22, 1938 – December 9, 2010) was an American convicted murderer. Heir to the du Pont family fortune, he was a published...
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  • Dupont, also spelled as DuPont, duPont, Du Pont, or du Pont is a French surname meaning "of the bridge", historically indicating that the holder of the...
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    Others have argued against it, including the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Pete du Pont, a former governor of Delaware, in an opinion piece in The Wall Street...
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    and bipartisan, consensus style begun by her Republican predecessor, Pete du Pont. She was usually described as a "middle-of-the-road politician, with...
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    Forbes got his tax-cutting message across" former Delaware Governor Pete du Pont said following the announcement of Forbes's victory. The bigger triumph...
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    was recruited to run for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware by Governor Pete du Pont. He defeated Democratic state senator Thomas B. Sharp, with 59% to 40%...
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    governor Pierre S. "Pete" du Pont IV was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democrat William Gordy. In doing so, du Pont became the first governor...
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    Ellen J. Kullman (category DuPont people)
    was formerly Chair and Chief Executive Officer of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ("DuPont") in Wilmington and is a former director of General Motors...
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    Tribbitt Against U.S. Representative Pete du Pont. Largely due to the state's unresolved financial problems, du Pont defeated Governor Tribbitt by a landslide...
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    prognosticated trouble for Bush in the general election. Former Governor Pete du Pont of Delaware Popular vote result: George H. W. Bush (inc.) - 9,199,463...
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  • actually a 527 organization. GOPAC was founded by Delaware Governor Pierre S. du Pont, IV in 1978 in "an effort to build a farm team of Republican officeholders...
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    with Ronald Dellums, Bella Abzug, Louise Day Hicks, Robert Drinan, and Pete du Pont—discussed in Time. The article described him as a football fan like United...
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    Bob Smith of New Hampshire Senator Gordon Humphrey of New Hampshire Pete duPont New Hampshire Union Leader in Manchester, New Hampshire Popular vote...
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    situation, Lost Re-Election In An Electoral Landslide To U.S. Representative Pete du Pont. (57%-42%) Tribbitt made another bid for governor in 1984, losing the...
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    televangelist from Virginia Jack Kemp, U.S. representative from New York Pete du Pont, former governor of Delaware Alexander Haig, former secretary of state...
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    won his second term in 1984, defeating Elise R. W. du Pont, the wife of retiring Governor Pete du Pont. He then easily defeated Republicans Thomas S. Neuberger...
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  • 1975), political activist, podcaster Aubrey Plaza (born 1984), actress Pete du Pont (1935–2021), Governor of Delaware, U.S. Congressman Keith Powell (c....
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    Tennessee; former Senator from Tennessee John Danforth, Senator from Missouri Pete du Pont, Governor of Delaware Gerald Ford, former president of the United States...
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  • The Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award honors excellence in broadcast and digital journalism in the public service and is considered one of the...
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  • Stephanie (2023-03-28). "Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Announces Vance Kershner as 2023 Freedom Award Recipient". Pete Dupont Freedom Foundation....
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    Alan Simpson of Wyoming Senator Al D'Amato of New York Former Governor Pete du Pont of Delaware Former Governor George Wallace of Alabama (Democrat) After...
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    Stewart McKinney CT-4 Yea John S. Monagan CT-5 Yea Ella Grasso CT-6 Yea Pete du Pont DE at-large Yea Bob Sikes FL-1 Yea Don Fuqua FL-2 Yea Charles E. Bennett...
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    3, 1967 – December 31, 1970 Preceded by Harris McDowell Succeeded by Pete du Pont Chair of the Delaware Republican Party In office April 10, 1961 – May...
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    considering retirement, which would likely have left U.S. Representative Pete du Pont and Wilmington Mayor Harry G. Haskell Jr. in a divisive Senate primary...
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  • judges are appointed by the Governor of Delaware. In 1977, Governor Pete du Pont appointed Lee as an Associate Judge in the Delaware Family Court. In...
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    Kappa Society. After graduate school, Peterson was recruited by the E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company to work as a research chemist at its Experimental...
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    1% Bob Dole 191,494 21.3% Pat Robertson 95,037 10.6% Jack Kemp 41,762 4.6% Pete Du Pont 6,718 0.7% Alexander M. Haig, Jr. 5,849 0.6% Total 900,257 100%...
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  • congressional candidates signed, as did Bush's primary rivals Jack Kemp and Pete du Pont. Bush at first refused to sign the pledge, but in 1987 eventually acquiesced...
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