About+Him



John Edwards was born on June 10, 1953 in Seneca, SC. He grew up poor in North Carolina, and worked his way through college, becoming the first member of his family to go past high school. After his teenaged son was killed in a traffic accident in 1996, Edwards wanted to get his life back to normal again and he decided to enter politics. He has 2 daughters, 1 son, and a wife. He has a good background of the political goverment and what people would like to have happen and what needs to stay because he was Vice President in 2004.