Jackson Jr.: He is the son of civil rights activist Jesse Jackson and a representative for a congressional district in Illinois. There were reports he may have been involved in a former governor's rod blagojevich scandal corruption scandal.
His wife: She is an alderman for the city of Chicago. Her candidacy for the position sparked national news and created buzz that she might run for a spot in the U.S. House of Representatives. She also owns her own consulting firm and works as a political consultant.
Kerry: He is the 10th most senior U.S. senator Massachusetts, United States and was once the Democratic presidential nominee he lose to george w bush.
His wife: She is a highly recognized philanthropist and the chair of two organizations that give money to social and environmental causes. She is the widow of a former senator Henry john heinz iii who was an heir to the H.J. Heinz Company teresa heinz worth.
Kucinich: He is the representative for a congressional district in Ohio. He was also a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.
His wife: She is the public affairs director for a nonprofit organization, physicians committee for responsible medicine. She apparently met Kucinich while working for a financial analyst. The two were engaged soon after they met, despite a significant age difference kucinich 31 age difference.
Lieberman: He is a senator from Connecticut who was also the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000 the presidential nominee al gore. In 2006, he changed political parties independent democrat.
His wife: She is the child of Holocaust survivors who works for a global public relations company. She has held senior positions at companies like Lehman Brothers and Pfizer. She also co-authored a book with her husband
McCain: He is a senator from Arizona who was also the Republican presidential nominee in 2008 his running mate sarah palin.
His wife: She is an heir to one of the largest beer distributors in the US hensley & co. She also worked as a special education teacher and founded a nonprofit organization that brings medical staff to disaster-stricken areas american voluntary medical team. She reportedly also battled an addiction to painkillers.
Obama: He is the president of the United States and the first African-American to hold the office. He also served as a senator from Illinois.
His wife: She is the first African-American first lady of the United States, and she has worked as a lawyer and an associate dean school University of Chicago, Chicago. She also launched a campaign against childhood obesity lets move and set a Guinness world record Michelle obama world record
Paul: He is the representative of a congressional district in Texas and a candidate for this year's Republican presidential nomination. It's his third time as a candidate libertarian party.
His wife: She has worked as a secretary and a dance instructor. The two met in high school and had their first date on her 16th birthday. They have five children together; one of them serves as a senator for Kentucky rand Paul.
Reid: He has been serving as a senator for Nevadasince 1987. He is also the Senate majority leader and was previously the minority leader as well as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
His wife: She is Reid's high school sweetheart who supposedly took a job at a chemical company to help him through college. In 2010, she and the couple's daughter were seriously injured in a car wreck landra reid tractor crash. She is battling cancer breast cancer.
Romney: He is a former governor of Massachusettsand a candidate for this year's Republican presidential nomination.
His wife: She has known Romney since elementary school and was a stay-at-home mom while he pursued politics. She was diagnosed with a debilitating disease multiple sclerosis in 1998 and survived a non-invasive type of breast cancer ductal carcinoma in situ.
Sanders: He is a senator from Vermont who also served as a representative for a congressional district in the state and as a mayor city burlington vermont.
His wife: She studied child development and sociology in college university of tennessee at knoxville and earned her Ph.D. in 2000. In February, she stepped down from her role as president of a private university burlington college after working there seven years.
Biden: He is the current vice president of the United States who also served as a senator from Delawarefrom 1971 to 2009.
His wife: She's a former model who studied education in college and earned her doctorate in 2007. She currently works as a teacher and is said to be the first second lady of the U.S. to work while her husband is in office.
Santorum: He is a former senator from Pennsylvaniaand a candidate for this year's Republican presidential nomination.
His wife: She worked as a neonatal nurse before attending law school university of pittsburgh. The two apparently met while Santorum was recruiting interns for a law firm. The couple lost one son at birth but have seven children, including a daughter with a genetic disorder Edwards syndrome.
Boehner: He is the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives who also serves as a representative for a congressional district in his home state ohio.
His wife: She met Boehner when he worked as a janitor and was cleaning near her desk. She now works in real estate and as a part-time cashier. She says she has no plans to move to Washington, D.C.
Brown: The son of a former California governor Pat brown california governor, Brown served two terms jerry brown two terms as governor 1975-1983 as governor of the nation's largest state before being elected to a third non-consecutive term in 2011 arnold schwarzenegger california governor. At 73, he is the nation's oldest governor.
His wife: A Stanford University graduate and California attorney, she was chief administrative officer and executive vice president of Gap Inc., and a director forJack in the Box. She married Brown, 20 years her senior, in 2005 after a 15-year courtship. It is the first marriage for both.
Brown: He is a senator from Massachusetts senator did he replace edward ted kennedy who also worked as a model. In 1982, he was named "America's Sexiest Man" by Cosmopolitan magazine.
His wife: She is a former TV news reporter city Boston, Massachusetts who apparently met Brown through modeling. She resigned six months after he won his seat and the couple's oldest daughter, Ayla, was an "American Idol" semifinalist.
Cain: He is a former candidate for this year's Republican presidential nomination. He suspended his campaign after multiple sexual misconduct allegations herman cain endorses newt gingrich.
His wife: She has worked as a teacher and a librarian but is now a homemaker. The two, who apparently met at a grocery store that Cain worked at, went out on one date and then married after graduating college.
Emanuel: He is the mayor of Chicago after leaving his job as White House chief of staff Barack Obama. He also served as senior advisor to former President Bill Clinton.
His wife: She is a stay-at-home mom who has worked with disadvantaged kids. It is said that the two were set up on a blind date in 1990. She converted to Emanuel's faith rahm emanuel jewish just before their wedding in 1994.
Gingrich: He is a candidate for this year's Republican presidential nomination. He also has served as a political consultant and speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995-1999).
His wife: She is the president of a multimedia company gingrich productions, where she hosts and produces documentaries and films. She is Gingrich's third wife, whom he reportedly had an affair with while he was still married to his second wife.
Giuliani: He is the former mayor of New York who also ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.
His wife: She is a registered nurse who is active in fundraising and charitable work. She was the managing director for an international philanthropic company changing our world and became a founding board member of a fund for families of 9/11 victims twin towers fund.
