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Biography of Richard Andrew GephardtName: Richard Andrew GephardtBirth Date: January 31, 1941 Death Date: N/A Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: politician, congressman Richard Andrew Gephardt United States Congressman Richard Andrew Gephardt (born 1941) has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1977 and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 1988. His protectionist campaign theme failed to win him the nomination. In 1989 he became Democratic majority leader in the House.Richard A. Gephardt, first elected to Congress in 1976 from Missouri's Third Congressional District, epitomized the new breed of Democratic politicians which emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. These politicians, often labeled Atari Democrats, sought to wed the traditional party concern for social issues with new technology and fiscal conservatism. Gephardt's record reflects this new political pragmatism, which borrows from both liberal and conservative beliefs. The south St. Louis congressman endorsed constitutional amendments to ban abortion and school bussing; he supported tuition credits for parents of children in private schools, and school prayer; and he opposed gun control legislation.Yet he also supported a …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…run in early 1999. He planned to concentrate instead on winning back the Democratic majority in the House. Associated Organizations Further Reading No book-length biographies currently exist on Richard Gephardt. However, brief discussions of his life and political accomplishments can be found in H. Rinie, "The Gephardt File: Rebel Without A Cause," U.S. News and World Report (February 8, 1988); Elizabeth Drew, Election Journal: Political Events of 1987-1988 (1989); and the New York Times Biographical Service, Vol. 18 (February 1987). See also Morton Kondracke, "Man for All Seasons," The New Republic (July 3, 1989) and the Los Angeles Times (March 8, 1990). For Gephardt's examination of politics and the American public see An Even Better Place: America in the 21st Century (1999), and for his vision for the Democratic Party see David Corn, "Beyond 'Too Far,'" The Nation (April 10, 1995). Information about the Gephardt/Clinton clash over NAFTA is in Amy Borrus, "The Latest Trade War: Democrat vs. Democrat," Business Week (March 10, 1997) |