Quayle, (James) Dan(forth)
- Quayle, (James) Dan(forth)
(
n. 4 feb. 1947, Indianápolis, Ind., EE.UU.).
Político estadounidense. Después de recibir el título de abogado, se desempeñó como editor asociado del periódico familiar
Huntington Herald-Press (
1974–76). Estuvo durante dos períodos en la Cámara de Representantes (1977–81) y dos en el Senado (
1981–89). Fue el candidato republicano a la vicepresidencia en 1988 y resultó elegido junto con George H.W. Bush. En su ejercicio del cargo, viajó al exterior en misiones de buena voluntad, pero recibió críticas por varias declaraciones desafortunadas. Quayle y Bush se presentaron a la reelección en 1992, pero fueron derrotados. Realizó una breve campaña por la candidatura presidencial republicana en 2000.
Enciclopedia Universal.
2012.
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