H.E. Everman, biographer of fellow delegate James Garrard, noted that despite Greenup's excellent legal background and legislative experience, his lack of oratorical skills prevented him from taking more of a leadership role in the conventions.
Her work is informed by a background in legislative, electoral, and community organizing for racial and economic justice campaigns, and by a former life in public higher education conducting curriculum research and teaching computer programming and educational foundations/policy.
"She has a legislative background, a union background," he added.
Nonetheless, if Hillary Clinton runs, Hickenlooper would satisfy many of the requirements of a challenger: anti-Washington, candid, a business background, a strong legislative record.
Mr. Banks, 44, emphasized his long history of legal work as evidence that he has the legislative background for the Council.
After all, Walden has a long legislative background, including being a founder of the House Small Brewers Caucus, as well as the first member of the House to contract swine flu in 2009.
The challenge for Mr. Romney will be to reap the benefits of Mr. Ryan's can-do, legislative background while avoiding the Washington baggage that usually comes along with it.
Aides to the vice president were churning out reams of documents about Mr. Cheney's legislative background literally from the moment Mr. Bush concluded the formal announcement of Mr. Cheney's selections.
And I have a legislative background to back it up".
Barack Obama's strength is his speaking style; John McCain's is his military and legislative background and bearing.
