Prior to his nomination,Vieites had drafted a plan that would end war if it were carried out.

An Ames, Iowa native, Spiker worked as a real estate agent prior to his nomination as party chairman.

Immediately prior to his nomination, Brower worked as a lawyer in the Bush Administration from 2003-2007.

Prior to her nomination, Rogers served in the appellate court of Connecticut from April 2006 to April 2007.

Prior to her nomination she had been a member of the ALP for three years.

Prior to his nomination and confirmation as chief economic advisor to the President, Lazear was a member of Bush's tax reform advisory panel in 2005.

A survey done in 1993, prior to its nomination to the National Register, indicated that the main house was in ruins with only a few walls remaining.

However, prior to Kerlikowske's nomination, the position was downgraded from a Cabinet-level position to a non-Cabinet-level position.

Prior to his nomination, Liu had not served as a judge and had argued only one case at the appellate court level as a lawyer.

It is the only octagon house in Erie County, New York and was "meticulously restored" prior to its 1994 nomination to the National Register.