1992 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection

This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1992 election.  Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton won the 1992 Democratic nomination for President of the United States, and chose Tennessee Senator Albert Gore, Jr. as his running mate on July 9, 1992.  Clinton considered roughly forty different candidates for vice president, including those who did not hold elective office, but Clinton ultimately chose Gore, a two-term Senator who had previously run for president in 1988.  Former Assistant Secretary of State Warren Christopher led Clinton's vice presidential selection team.  In making the selection, Clinton emphasized Gore's experience with foreign policy and environmental issues.  Clinton's choice of a fellow young southern centrist defied conventional wisdom, but the choice of Gore was well-received, and Gore made an effective surrogate on the campaign trail.  The Clinton-Gore ticket ultimately defeated the Republican Bush-Quayle ticket and the independent Perot-Stockdale ticket, and the Clinton-Gore duo became the youngest ticket in history to win a presidential election. 

Possible running mates

Final Seven
Tennessee Senator Al Gore
Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey
West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller
Pennsylvania Senator Harris Wofford
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin
Florida Senator Bob Graham
Indiana Representative Lee H. Hamilton

Other potential candidates
New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley
California State Treasurer Kathleen Brown
New York Governor Mario Cuomo
Children's Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman
Reverend Jesse Jackson
Georgia Representative John Lewis
California Representative Nancy Pelosi
Texas Governor Ann Richards
Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke
Apple CEO John Sculley
Former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas

See also
Bill Clinton presidential campaign, 1992

References

Category:Bill Clinton
Category:Vice Presidency of the United States
Category:Al Gore
Category:Nancy Pelosi