The passing of a conservative icon…

Former professional quarterback and unabashed conservative Jack Kemp passed last night just after 6:00 pm at his home in Bethesda, Maryland.

Kemp’s congressional career spanned nearly twenty years and three congressional districts. He also served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George H. W. Bush. Kemp is perhaps more widely known for running with Senator Bob Dole on the Republican ticket in 1996.

Prior to that, he played professional football from 1957 to 1969. 

Read Kemp’s letter to his grandchildren here.