Jesse Alexander Helms

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:weapon
gptkb:American_Conservative_Union
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:birth_date 1921-10-18
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Monroe,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:children Helms family
gptkbp:death_date 2008-07-04
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jesse Alexander Helms
gptkbp:image Jesse Helms.jpg
gptkbp:influenced conservative movement in the U. S.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Barry_Goldwater
gptkb:William_F._Buckley_Jr.
gptkbp:known_for anti-communism
conservative policies
cultural conservatism
opposition to civil rights legislation
support for the Vietnam War
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:battle
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Helms-Burton_Act
Helms Amendment
Helms Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:election
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:B._Everett_Jordan
gptkbp:resides_in gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:election
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Dorothy_Helms
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Elizabeth_Dole
gptkbp:term_end 2003-01-03
gptkbp:term_start 1973-01-03
gptkbp:website Official Senate website
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Senator_Jesse_Helms
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7