John Kline (politician)

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John Paul Kline (born September 6, 1947 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American politician. He has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 2nd District of Minnesota (map).

1 Background and education
2 Political career
3 Personal life
4 Electoral History
5 References
6 External links

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Background and education

Kline is a graduate of W. B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi (1965) and was educated at Rice University (1969) and Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (1988).

Prior to his election to Congress, Kline was a 25-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, where he was a senior military advisor to Presidents Carter and Reagan and was responsible for carrying the President's launch codes used for nuclear attack, known as the "nuclear football".

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Political career

In 2002, Kline defeated the Democratic incumbent, Bill Luther, in a rematch of their 2000 and 1998 races. In 2004, he defeated Burnsville City Councilwoman Teresa Daly, a Democrat, to win a second term.

In 2005, Kline introduced legislation to place Ronald Reagan on the $50 bill. While the bill has a dozen Congressional co-sponsors, it has not made any legislative progress.

In his campaigns, Kline received $30,000 in contributions from former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's political action committee ARMPAC. Following DeLay's indictment on charges of money laundering, Democrats have criticized Kiline for failing to return DeLay's contributions or to donate them to charity. [1]

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