Dan Quayle

February 4, 1947

Dan Quayle (born 1947) is an American politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A Republican, he represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981 and in the Senate from 1981 to 1989.

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Dan Quayle was born in Indianapolis in 1947 and spent much of his childhood in Arizona before finishing high school in Huntington, Indiana. He took a political science degree at DePauw University in 1969, served in the Indiana National Guard, and earned a law degree from Indiana University's law school in Indianapolis in 1974, then practised law in Huntington.

A Republican, he unseated Democratic congressman Edward Roush in 1976 and served two terms in the House before defeating Senator Birch Bayh in 1980. He won re-election to the Senate by a landslide in 1986.

George H. W. Bush chose him as his running mate in 1988, and after their victory he became vice president at 41. He chaired the National Space Council, made official visits to 47 countries, and gained a reputation for remarks the press treated as gaffes. Bush and Quayle lost the 1992 election to Bill Clinton and Al Gore.

After leaving office he wrote a best-selling memoir and other books, joined the private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management in 1999, and briefly sought the 2000 Republican presidential nomination before backing George W. Bush.