Guy Vander Jagt
American politician (1931–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (/ˌvændər ˈdʒæk/ VAN-dər JAK; August 26, 1931 – June 22, 2007) was a Republican politician from Michigan. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
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Guy Vander Jagt | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 9th district | |
In office November 8, 1966 – January 3, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Robert P. Griffin |
Succeeded by | Pete Hoekstra (redistricting) |
Member of the Michigan Senate from the 36th district | |
In office January 1, 1965 – November 1966 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | John Toepp |
Personal details | |
Born | Guy Adrian Vander Jagt (1931-08-26)August 26, 1931 Cadillac, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | June 22, 2007(2007-06-22) (aged 75) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Carol Vander Jagt (m. 1964) |
Education | Hope College (BA) Yale University (BDiv) University of Michigan (JD) |
Vander Jagt speaks on the problems with incumbency advantage Recorded May 24, 1988 | |
Vander Jagt was described by President Nixon as "the best public speaker in America," a sentiment echoed by the producer of the Homebuilder's Convention: "I've been doing this for 26 years and have worked with Colin Powell, Margaret Thatcher and George Bush and many other greats and Vander Jagt was by far the best speaker we ever had." Ronald Reagan was quoted as saying "some call me the great communicator but if there was one thing I dreaded during my eight years in Washington it was having to follow Guy Vander Jagt to the podium."[1]