Jack Kemp's profile, just if he is considering a run for governor of California:
URL:http://www.empoweramerica.org/stories/storyReader$119
Jack Kemp is one of our nation's leading voices promoting the potential and importance of the digital economy. His work in defense of the information sector of our economy is based on the premise that government's role in a thriving new enterprise should be very limited at most, leaving the free market to sort things out whenever possible. Throughout his career Kemp has also been one of the nation's leading advocates for strong economic growth, free markets, free trade, and tax simplification and lower tax rates on both work and investment. He is also the first and strongest advocate for revitalizing our cities by establishing Enterprise Zones to encourage entrepreneurship and job creation in urban America and of expanding homeownership among low income people through resident management and ownership of public housing. Mr. Kemp serves on the Boards of several technology companies including Oracle.
In 1996, Jack Kemp gained even further prominence in the national spotlight when Senator Bob Dole named him as the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate. The nomination was testimony to Mr. Kemp's impact on the tax and economic debate for the '96 campaign through his role as chairman of the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform - a group appointed to study how major restructuring of our tax code can help unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of Americans, expand the economy without inflation, and create opportunity for people to escape poverty.
Prior to founding Empower America, Mr. Kemp served for four years as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and proved to be one of our nation's most innovative leaders in that role. Before his appointment to the Cabinet, Mr. Kemp represented the Buffalo area and Western New York for 18 years in the United States House of Representatives. Mr. Kemp spent 13 years in professional football, playing quarterback for the San Diego Chargers and the Buffalo Bills. He led the Buffalo Bills to the American Football League championship in 1964 and 1965 when he was named the League's most valuable player. He also co-founded the AFL Players Association and was elected president for five terms. He is on the Board of Habitat for Humanity and Chairman of Habitat's National Campaign for Rebuilding our Communities. Mr. Kemp and his wife Joanne have been blessed with 4 children and 14 grandchildren. |
