Senator Jesse Helms

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Foreign_Assistance_Act_Amendments_of_1985
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Senate_Rules_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Foreign_Relations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Agriculture_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:birth_date 1921-10-18
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Monroe,_North_Carolina,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:controversy LGBT rights
Racial issues
Foreign policy stances
gptkbp:death_date 2008-07-04
gptkbp:education gptkb:Wake_Forest_University
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Jesse_Alexander_Helms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator Jesse Helms
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Barry_Goldwater
gptkb:Sir_Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:William_F._Buckley_Jr.
gptkbp:known_for Conservative policies
gptkbp:legacy Polarizing figure in American politics
Advocate for traditional values
Influence on conservative politics
Impact on U. S. foreign policy
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:battle
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Helms-Burton_Act
Opposition to abortion
Support for anti-communism
Support for traditional marriage
Opposition to the UN
gptkbp:office gptkb:election
gptkbp:political_ideology Conservatism
Right-wing populism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:B._Everett_Jordan
gptkbp:religion gptkb:church
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Raleigh,_North_Carolina,_USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Dorothy_Helms
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Elizabeth_Dole
gptkbp:term_end 2003-01-03
gptkbp:term_start 1973-01-03