Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a professional football player. A member of the Republican Party from New York, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989. He was the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee in the 1996 election, as the running mate of Bob Dole; they lost to incumbent president Bill Clinton and vice president Al Gore. Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries.
Before entering politics, Kemp played as a quarterback for 13 years. He played briefly in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL), but became a star in the American Football League (AFL). He served as a captain of both the San Diego Chargers and the Buffalo Bills, earning the AFL Most Valuable Player award in 1965 after leading the Bills to a second consecutive championship. He played in the AFL for all 10 years of its existence, appeared in its All-Star game seven times, played in its championship game five times, and set many of the league's career passing records. Kemp also co-founded the AFL Players Association, for which he served five terms as president. During the early part of his football career, he served in the United States Army Reserve.
As an economic conservative, Kemp advocated low taxes and supply-side policies during his political career. His positions spanned the social spectrum, ranging from his conservative opposition to abortion to his more libertarian stances advocating immigration reform. As a proponent of both Chicago school and supply-side economics, he is notable as an influence upon the Reagan agenda and the architect of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, which is known as the Kemp–Roth tax cut.
After his days in political office, Kemp remained active as a political advocate and commentator; he served on corporate and nonprofit organization boards. He also authored, co-authored, and edited several books. He promoted American football and advocated for retired professional football players. Kemp was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 by President Barack Obama.[1]
^"President Obama Names Medal of Freedom Recipients" Archived December 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, White House Office of the Press Secretary, July 30, 2009
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chose former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development JackKemp as his running mate. Dole chose Kemp as his running mate in order to solidify support among...
advocacy group founded by JackKemp, Jeane Kirkpatrick, and William Bennett. Ryan later worked as a speechwriter for Kemp, the Republican vice presidential...
College Park. In 1979, Wiles was hired as an assistant for Representative JackKemp, one of Summerall's teammates on the New York Giants. In 1980, she joined...
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Job Training and Community Services Act, by Republican Representative JackKemp of New York. The program offered work to those with low incomes and the...
to concentrate on his presidential campaign. He chose JackKemp as his running mate. Dole and Kemp went on to lose to President Bill Clinton and Vice President...
incumbents George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle in 1992, and Bob Dole and JackKemp in 1996. As of 2024, Gore's 1990 re-election remains the last time Democrats...
the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS). Representative JackKemp and Senator William Roth, both Republicans, had nearly won passage of...
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