Jimmy Kemp

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Jimmy Kemp
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Date of birth (1971-06-27) June 27, 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth
Edmonton Eskimos
19992001Toronto Argonauts

James Paul Kemp

U.S. Representative Jack Kemp
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Football career

After a successful career at Maryland's

Edmonton Eskimos. He split the Toronto Argonauts starting quarterback position with Kerwin Bell during the 2000 and 2001 CFL seasons before missing the entire 2002 season due to a contract hold out after the Argonauts refused to pay his moving expenses.[3][4]

Professional life

Kemp is president of the Jack Kemp Foundation, which he established in 2009.

Kemp co-founded and is the managing partner of Kemp Partners, a strategic consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. Established in 2002, Kemp Partners provides government relations and corporate affairs services to a diverse clientele. Kemp has represented Fortune 500 companies as well as burgeoning firms before Congress, the White House and several federal agencies.

He is also executive vice president of Group 47, a digital data storage company which is bringing to market a new archival media called DOTS (Digital Optical Technology System). DOTS enables digital files to be stored in easily readable form for over 100 years, even under conditions of benign neglect.

Kemp was the founding board chairman for Hope Community Charter School, located in northeast Washington, D.C. The school serves 735 pre-k through grade 8 students and has been operating since September 2005. Kemp is a graduate of Wake Forest University. He and his wife, Susan, have four boys and reside in Washington, D.C.[5]

References

  1. ^ Wake Forest Magazine (PDF), vol. 49, December 2001, p. 111, archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-05, retrieved 2018-01-08
  2. . Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  3. ^ Richman, Michael (July 28, 1998). "Kemp runs with his options". The Washington Post. p. D7.
  4. ^ Ralph, Dan (September 29, 2001). "Backup Kemp throws vital TD". The Globe and Mail.
  5. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2016-08-29.

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