Who is Rudy Giuliani?
Rudolph William Louis Giuliani III, best known as Rudy Giuliani, is an American lawyer and businessman who served two terms as the Mayor of New York City. Born on 28 May 1944, Rudy Giuliani grew up in a large family that some have stated included everything from Mafia members and common criminals to police officers and firefighters. After graduating cum laude from the New York University School of Law, Rudy Giuliani became a clerk for Judge MacMahon of the Southern District of New York before joining the Office of the US Attorney. He had a brilliant career as a prosecutor, Chief of the Narcotics Unit, and Associate Attorney General. He gained fame by prosecuting high profile cases involving organized crime, insider trading, and white-collar criminals. Rudy Giuliani was the main force behind the indictment of Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno, the head of the organized crime family in New York. Rudy Giuliani ran for Mayor of New York City for the first time in 1989, but he lost to Democrat Dav
You’re also not the only person who’s asking — it’s a very good question. You could make an accurate description of Rudy Giuliani sound like the Wikipedia bio of Hillary Clinton. Or you could make him sound like George Bush III. So which Rudy is running? On some issues, Giuliani hasn’t changed his tune since he left New York City in 2001. As mayor, he was never afraid to take the ax to taxes — 23 times during his tenure. On issues like education, he has espoused a free-market solution, trumpeted voucher programs and slammed unions and special interests. He continues to place free-market principles at the front of his foreign and domestic policy. But on other issues, it’s hard to know where Giuliani would place himself. As mayor, he once said of illegal immigrants: “If you come here, and you work hard, and you happen to be in an undocumented status, you’re one of the people who we want in this city.” But on the campaign trail, he has shifted his talking points toward tough penalties and
