Bob Kerrey
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Joseph Robert Kerrey (born August 27, 1943) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as the 35th Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001.
Before entering politics, he served in the Vietnam War as a United States Navy SEAL officer and was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in combat.
During the action for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor, he was severely wounded, precluding further naval service. Kerrey was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1992.
He retired from the Senate in 2000 and was replaced by former Governor and fellow Democrat Ben Nelson.
From 2001 to 2010, he served as president of The New School, a university in New York City.
In May 2010, he was selected to become the head of the Motion Picture Association of America..
The MPAA, however, could not reach an agreement with him and chose former Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd instead.In 2012, Kerrey sought election to his old Senate seat to succeed retiring Democratic incumbent Ben Nelson.
He lost to Republican nominee Deb Fischer. In 2013, Kerrey joined the Carmen Group lobbying firm.Kerrey is a co-chair for the Advisory Board of Issue One, an organization that describes its mission as "fighting for real solutions to the problem of money in politics".
In 1987, Kerrey was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board.
Early life and education
Kerrey was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on August 27, 1943, the son of Elinor Fern (née Gonder), a University of Nebraska instructor, and James Henry Kerrey, a builder and businessman. He attended the public schools of Lincoln and graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School in 1961. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1966. Kerrey pledged Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and during his senior year he was admitted into the Society of Innocents, the chancellor's senior honorary society of spirit boosters.
Personal life
While he was Governor of Nebraska, Kerrey dated actress Debra Winger while the latter was in Lincoln filming Terms of Endearment (part of which is set in Nebraska), which won the 1983 Oscar for Best Picture. When confronted with intense questioning by the press over the nature of the relationship, Kerrey famously replied; "What can I say – she swept me off my foot", alluding to the fact that the lower part of one of his legs was amputated because of injuries sustained in his Medal of Honor action in Vietnam.
Kerrey is friends with fellow Vietnam veteran Jim Webb. In 2006 he became involved in convincing Webb to run for the US Senate. Webb entered the Virginia Democratic Primary, and Kerrey volunteered to serve as Webb's National Finance Chair. Webb went on to win the extremely close election in Virginia, defeating George Allen. Kerrey has also endorsed and appeared at campaign events for, Al Franken in his bid for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota.
Kerrey married Sarah Paley in 2001. They have a son, Henry. He has two children from his previous marriage: Ben and Lindsey. He has multiple grandchildren, including Will, Evelyn, and Thomas Kerrey.
A 2012 The New York Times op-ed by columnist Frank Bruni states that Kerrey describes himself as an agnostic.
On September 9, 2008, a pedestrian bridge connecting Omaha, Nebraska with Council Bluffs, Iowa was named in Kerrey's honor by the Omaha City Council.
In 2011, Kerrey was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from The New School.
In 2016, Kerrey received an honorary doctorate and delivered the postgraduate commencement address for Southern New Hampshire University.
Business career
Keryn pursued a career after serving in the military. He owned and operated Grandmother's Inc., a chain of restaurants known as Grandmother's Skillet from 1972 to 1982. Several fitness centers and a bowling alley were among the many businesses listed here. Since he ceded active management to his brother in 1983, the company grew to include ten restaurants, three fitness centers, a bowling alley, and other enterprises. Kery's other ventures included cattle futures trading and a joint venture that invested in commercial real estate, which included shopping centers.
Kerby obtained his first political experience while working in his company. These included participation in an election drive with anti-war activist Allard K. Lowenstein in 1971. Kery also managed a friend's bid for a seat in the state legislature, which culminated in the election of a friend. In addition, he served as a member of Lincoln's Human Rights Commission.