Jack Kemp (1935 - 2009) made the unusual transition from professional athlete to member of Congress, becoming one of his party's prominent leaders and a nationally recognized advocate for low taxation and limited government. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, he was quarterback of the city's Occidental College football team. He career as a professional athlete reached its peak with a ten-year run as quarterback of the Buffalo Bills, which ended with his election to Congress in 1970. Jack Kemp served nine terms in the U.S. House of Representatives representing the upstate...