Obama won't rule out recess appointment at consumer bureau

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18. Richard Cordray is not only a fine Democrat...

He is a Jeopardy Champion as well........

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http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-07-17/wall_street/30055568_1_elizabeth-warren-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-president-obama


Meet Richard Cordray: An Undefeated Jeopardy Champion And The Man Obama Wants To Run The CFPB

Cordray on Jeopardy! in 1987, on the left.

Image: WikipediaAn Ohio native, Cordray was the state's AG from November 2008 until November 2010, when he lost his re-election campaign to Senator Mike DeWine. Before the AG gig, Cordray was the the Ohio State Treasurer.

He earned a B.A from Michigan State; he was a Marshall Scholar at Oxford, where he earned his M.A; he was editor-in-chief of the University of Chicago Law Review, where he earned his JD; he was a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy; and a congressman in the Ohio House of Representatives.

He is also an "undefeated five-time Jeopardy! champion."

He won $45,303 on the show in 1987. He used the winnings to pay off his law school debt, pay taxes and to buy a used car.

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