Marie

Those who have done a lot of reading about Fred remember that one of the early influential events in Fred's career was when he successfully sued the Tennessee state government eventually getting the governor sent to jail for selling pardons. The lady at the center of this controversy was Marie Ragghianti.

Margaret Talev of McClatchy Newspapers has written about the relationship between Fred and Marie. It speaks to Fred's character as a lawyer that 30 years later, they are still friends even though she is a life-long Democrat who even worked in the Clinton administration.

Marie, of course, is supporting Fred for President.