Al Gore was a senator in which state before he became Vice President
Al Gore 1988 presidential campaign Koch. Gore was eventually able to mend fences with Jesse Jackson, who supported the Clinton-Gore ticket in 1992 and 1996, and who also campaigned for the Gore-Lieberman ticket during the 2000 presidential election. Gore's policies changed substantially in 2000, reflecting his eight years as Vice President. South: Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Arkansas, Oklahoma Outside the South: Nevada, Wyoming Al Gore 1988 presidential campaign The 1988 presidential campaign of Al Gore, U.S. Senator of Tennessee and former House Representative began on April 11, 1987. He campaigned for President of the United States as a Democratic candidate in the 1988 presidential election,
Vice presidency of Al Gore Vice presidency of Al Gore Al Gore served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001, during the Bill Clinton administration. Although Gore had opted out of running for president (due to the healing process his son was undergoing after a car accident), he accepted the request of Bill Clinton to be his running mate in the 1992 United States presidential election on July 10, 1992. Clinton's choice was perceived as unconventional (as rather than pick a running mate who would diversify the ticket, Clinton chose a fellow Southerner who was close in age) and