Monday, Jan. 07, 2008

JOHN EDWARDS

Age: 54

Family: Wife, Elizabeth; children, Wade (deceased), Catharine, Emma Claire, Jack

Education: Bachelor’s degree, North Carolina State University; law degree, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Political experience: Elected to U.S. Senate from North Carolina in 1998, defeating incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth; lost bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, but ran for vice president alongside presidential nominee John Kerry

How he’s doing in S.C.: Recent polls show Edwards in third place trailing Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.