KEMP, JACK FRENCH


Meaning of KEMP, JACK FRENCH in English

born July 13, 1935, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.

U.S. politician.

He played professional gridiron football with the Buffalo (N.Y.) Bills. As a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971–89), he championed conservative causes but also strongly supported civil rights legislation. After a failed presidential bid in 1988, he was appointed secretary of housing and urban development by Pres. George Bush (1989). In 1996 he ran unsuccessfully for vice president on a ticket with Republican Bob Dole .

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