Jeff Bell

About

Notable as both a politician and a writer, Bell ran for Republican seats in the United States Senate on several occasions and published politically-themed works titled Populism and Elitism: Politics in the Age of Equality (1992) and The Case for Polarized Politics: Why America Needs Social Conservatism (2012).

Before Fame

After graduating from Columbia University, he served in the Vietnam War.

Trivia

He became President of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research; taught at Harvard and Rutgers; and served on the board of the American Conservative Union.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Washington, D.C. His marriage to Rosalie O'Connell resulted in four children.

Associated With

A speechwriter for United States presidential candidate (and later president) Ronald Reagan, Bell penned Reagan's failed "90 Billion" speech for the 1975 presidential primary.