Jack Kemp

Jack French Kemp, Jr. (born July 13, 1935) is an American politician and former professional American football player. He was the Republican candidate for the Vice Presidency in the 1996 Presidential election.

Political career

Kemp represented the Buffalo, New York region in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989. In 1988 he ran unsuccessfully for the Republican Presidential nomination, and subsequently served as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. Kemp was the Republican Party's Vice Presidential nominee in 1996, running alongside Senator Bob Dole. Although mentioned as a possible 2000 presidential candidate, Kemp did not run, instead endorsing eventual winner Governor of Texas George W. Bush.

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Buffalo, New York - United States House of Representatives - 1971 - 1989 - Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - 1993 - George H. W. Bush - 1996 - Governor of Texas - George W. Bush

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Jack Kemp also started the free market advocacy group, Empower America. In 2004, Empower America merged with Citizens for a Sound Economy to form FreedomWorks.

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Free market - Advocacy group - Empower America - 2004

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His legacy includes the Kemp-Roth Tax Cut of the 1980s, also known as the first of the two "Reagan tax cuts."

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Kemp-Roth Tax Cut - 1980s - Reagan

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