![]() Official portrait of then-Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp. Image by Department of Housing and Urban Development, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Evan KempJack Kemp Jack Kemp American politician and football player (1935–2009) Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician, professional football player, and U.S. Army veteran who served as the ninth U.S. secretary of housing and urban development in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993. A member of the Republican Party from New York, he previously served nine terms in the U.S. 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… (Source: Wikipedia)
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