Charles Wheelan
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This article is about the American writer. For the British spin doctor, see Charlie Whelan.
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Charles Wheelan
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| Election date April 7, 2009 |
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| Incumbent | Rahm Emanuel |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College, Princeton University, University of Chicago |
| Profession | author |
| Website | wheelanforcongress.com |
Charles 'Charlie' Wheelan is the author of Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science and was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate in the special election for Illinois's 5th congressional district, the seat vacated by Rahm Emanuel.[1]
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[edit] Journalist and author
From 1997 to 2002, he was the Midwest correspondent for The Economist. He has also written for the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Yahoo! Finance as well.
Naked Economics, Wheelan's first book, is an introduction to economics for lay readers.
Wheelan is also a regular contributor to the Motley Fool Radio Show on National Public Radio and to the Eight Forty-Eight program on WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio.
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- Books
- Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science, W. W. Norton, 2002. ISBN 0-393-04982-5
- Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait, Harry N. Abrams, 2005. ISBN 0-8109-5874-0
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[edit] External links
- Charles Wheelan official website
- Wheelan for Congress official campaign website'
- Faculty webpage at the Harris School
- Biography at Yahoo! Finance
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
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