RalphNader

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Ralph Nader's list of accomplishments include:

• Launching federal regulatory agencies (i.e. the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environment Protection Agency (EPA), and Consumer Product Safety Administration)

• Ensuring access to government through the Freedom of Information Act of 1974.

• Over eight major federal consumer protection laws (i.e. the motor vehicle safety laws)

• The recall of millions of defective motor vehicles

• Dozens of effective citizen groups.

Organizations

• American Antitrust Institute
• Appleseed Foundation
• Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest
• Aviation Consumer Action Project
• Capitol Hill News Service
• Center for Auto Safety
• Center for Insurance Research
• Center for Justice and Democracy
• Center for Science in the Public Interest
• Center for Study of Responsive Law
• Center for Women Policy Studies
• Citizen Advocacy Center
• Citizen Utility Boards
• Citizen Works
• Clean Water Action Project
• Congressional Accountability Project
• Connecticut Citizen Action Group
• Corporate Accountability Research Group
• Democracy Rising
• Disability Rights Center
• Equal Justice Foundation
• Essential Information
• FANS (Fight to Advance the Nation's Sports)
• Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights
• Freedom of Information Clearinghouse
• Georgia Legal Watch
• Multinational Monitor
• National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
• National Coalition for Universities in the Public Interest
• National Insurance Consumer Organization
• Ohio Public Interest Action Group
• Organization for Competitive Markets
• Pension Rights Center
• Princeton Project 55
• PROD Truck Safety
• Public Citizen
  • Buyers UP!
  • Citizen Action Group
  • Congress Watch
  • Critical Mass Energy Project
  • Global Trade Watch
  • Health Research Group
  • Litigation Group
  • Tax Reform Research Group
  • The Visitor's Center
• Retired Professionals Action Group
• Shafeek Nader Trust for the Community Interest
• Student Public Interest Research Groups nationwide
• Telecommunications Research and Action Center
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
• List may be incomplete.

Education

 JD, Harvard Law School, 1958
 Magna cum laude, Princeton, 1955
 Attended, Gilbert School, 1951.

Professional Experience

 Consumer Advocate
 Department of Labor
 Attorney
 Author
 United States Army.

Political Experience

 Candidate, United States President, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008.

2008 Presidential Campaign

• Video: First 100 Days of Nader Presidency

Weekly Column

Opinions / Editorials

Video

Sources

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Nader
• http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=BP040609
• http://nader.org/biography.html
• http://www.citizenworks.org/admin/staff/staff_nader.php
• http://www.votenader.org/about/