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Biography of J. Robert KerreyName: J. Robert KerreyBirth Date: August 27, 1943 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: senator J. Robert Kerrey Elected senator from Nebraska in 1988, J. Robert (Bob) Kerrey (born 1943) made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination for president in 1992. He made a name for himself as being a maverick and a deficit hawk.Robert Kerrey was born in 1943 in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he was raised and educated. Upon completion of college at the University of Nebraska (B.S. in pharmacy in 1966), Kerrey entered the military service as a Navy SEAL (the Navy equivalent of the Green Berets). During his service in Vietnam in 1969 he was wounded in battle, which required the amputation of his right leg just below the knee. In 1970 he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for "conspicuous gallantry." He is the only current member of the Senate holding the Medal of Honor. In the history of the United States Senate only four other members have been Medal of Honor recipients--all for service during …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…unusually good liar. Unusually good. Do you realize that?"Kerrey remains close to his children, a son, Ben, and a daughter, Lindsey, who reside in Omaha with his ex-wife. An avid reader, he suggested that members of Congress should read only fiction, and he enjoyed a reputation as a member of the Senate who was always prepared.In January of 2000, Kerrey announced that he would not seek election to a third term in the U.S. Senate. He planned on focusing on public service. On February 23, 2001, Kerrey married Sarah Paley, who he had dated for five years. The marriage ended the bachelorhood Kerrey had lived since divorcing his first wife 22 years previously. Associated Events Medal of Honor Further Reading Kerrey's speeches on the Senate floor are interesting reading--see the Congressional Record; also see Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa, The Almanac of American Politics (1994); and "Grave Doubts," Esquire Magazine (January 1996). |