Lee Whitnum (born June 23, 1960) is an American writer and unelected politician. Political Career Whitnum is a 2010 Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in the State of Connecticut. Whitnum is an advocate for lobby reform with a critical focus on the . In 2008, Whitnum ran for congress in the fourth Congressional District of Connecticut. She lost in the primary to Congressman Jim Himes. Published books *Anti-AIPAC not Anti-Semitic: Breaking the Israel Lobby's Control, A Patriot's Guide.(forthcoming) *Hedge Fund Mistress, a novel set in the hedge fund hey day of the early 2000s and about the friendship between three women and two hedge fund titans in Greenwich, CT. *' a young adult novel. Early life, education and family Whitnum attended Harvard University and graduated with a Master's degree (EdM.) in Administration, Planning and Social Policy and has a BS in Computer Science from University of Maryland, University College. For twelve years Whitnum worked as a contract software engineer for the United States Army concentrating in the area of Field Artillery. Whitnum, a Protestant, lives in Greenwich, CT and is unmarried.
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