Eric shinseki political party affiliation

Military commander Eric Ken Shinseki (b..

Eric Ken Shinseki is a retired United States Army general who served as the seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (–) and the 34th.

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Military commander Eric Ken Shinseki (b.

Mr Shinseki's decision to step down came as his support among Mr Obama's own Democratic Party steadily eroded.

Over the past couple of weeks Shinseki has come under pressure to resign from many Republican lawmakers and candidates, and that continued on.

Posted on: Friday, September 16, 2005Shinseki rules out run for governor in '06

By Audrey McAvoy
Associated Press

Retired Army Gen.

Eric Shinseki said Wednesday he plans to move back to Hawai'i but doesn't intend to run for governor.

The former Army chief of staff, a Kaua'i native now living on the Mainland, said the timing of his return would be up to his wife, Patricia.

"I intend to move back to Hawai'i.

It's just a question of when," Shinseki told The Associated Press after addressing a luncheon for business executives.

Asked if he would run for the state's highest office, Shinseki said had had no such plans.

"Right now I've got lots going on in the East Coast," he said.

He didn't hint at what he hoped to do once back in the Islands, saying only, "That's the big question."

Shinseki, 62, has never run for political office and his party affiliation is unknown.

Democratic Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, however, has publicly expressed hope th