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(#20) Hillary Clinton
- 72
After school, and even during her vacation breaks, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was a babysitter for multiple families and even migrant workers.
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(#16) Wendy Davis
- 56
Wendy Davis, the sneaker-sporting Senator from Texas, got her first job at an Orange Julius, everyone's favorite mall food court stop.
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(#5) Rand Paul
- 56
It's hard to imagine Kentucky Senator and 2016 Presidential candidate Rand Paul working at a miniature golf course. But that was his first job in high school, which he said was "great because I got to stay out late since my parents didn't really know what time the mini golf closed."
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(#2) Robert Andrews - Janitor
New Jersey: your state representative used to be a janitor. Rep. Robert Andrews got his first job in high school, working as a janitor thanks to a summer job-training program through the Department of Labor.
Source: The Hill -
(#12) Jimmy Carter
- 95
Sure, you know all about Carter's peanut farming background, but did you know that in high school he was paid 40 cents an hour to measure land for the government 10 hours a day as a surveyor?
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(#14) Ron Johnson
- 64
The Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson was once a 15-year-old dishwasher at a Walgreen's grill. By the age of 16, Johnson was promoted to soda jerk, fry cook, and finally night manager.
Source: RonJohnson.Senate.gov
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The first jobs in our life may determine the career direction in the next 3 or even 5 years. Many famous politicians were not born in wealth and power, they also got through many interesting experiences in their growth like other ordinary people. Some of the famous politicians have also faced the pressure of life and work, their first jobs are different and rich, such as waitresses, gardeners, and soda bottle recycling workers, and some weird jobs.
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