American politician and football player (1935–2009)
Jack Kemp
Jack French Kemp was an American politician, professional football player, and U.S.
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- Profession
- American politician and football player (1935–2009)
- Born
- 1935-07-13
Overview
Jack French Kemp was an American politician, professional football player, and U.S. Army veteran who served as the ninth secretary of housing and urban development under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served nine terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989. He was the party's vice presidential nominee in the 1996 presidential election, running alongside presidential nominee Bob Dole; they lost to Democratic incumbents Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries.
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