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{{Short description|American attorney and lobbyist}}
{{Infobox Officeholderofficeholder
|name = Frank Fahrenkopf
|image=Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. speaks at a =press conference.jpg
|caption=Fahrenkopf speaks at a press conference in Tallahassee, Florida in 1988
|office = 53rd ChairmanChair of the<br/> [[Republican National Committee]]
|term_start = 1983▼
|alongside = [[Paul Laxalt]] (1983–1987)
|term_end = 1989▼
▲|term_start = January 28, 1983
|leader = [[Ronald Reagan]]
▲|term_end = January 18, 1989
|predecessor = [[Richard Richards (Utah politician)|Richard Richards]]
|successor = [[Lee Atwater]]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|8|28}}
|birth_place = [[BrooklynNew York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|spouse = Mary Fahrenkopf
|children = 3
|children = Allison Fahrenkopf Brigati<br />[[Thomas C. Foley#Personal life|Leslie Fahrenkopf Foley]]<br />Amy Fahrenkopf
|alma_matereducation = {{unbulleted list | [[University of Nevada, Reno]] |([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of California, Berkeley]]}} ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
|footnotes = <nowiki>*</nowiki>Fahrenkopf served as National Chair of the RNC while Laxalt served as General Chair from January 28, 1983 – January 23, 1987.
}}
'''Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr.''' (born August 28, 1939) is an American lawyerattorney, politicianpolitical executive, and lobbyist, andwho was chairman of the [[Republican National Committee]] from 1983 to 1989. Fahrenkopf is co-creatorfounder, and currently co-chairman, of the [[Commission on Presidential Debates]], which conducts the United States general election presidential and vice presidential debates in presidential election years. In the private sector, Fahrenkopf most recently served as the [[American Gaming Association]]'s first president, and retired from the position in 2013.▼
 
▲'''Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr.''' (born August 28, 1939) is an American lawyer, politician, and lobbyist, and was chairman of the [[Republican National Committee]] from 1983 to 1989. Fahrenkopf is co-creator, and currently co-chairman, of the [[Commission on Presidential Debates]], which conducts the United States general election presidential and vice presidential debates in presidential election years. In the private sector, Fahrenkopf most recently served as the [[American Gaming Association]]'s first president, and retired from the position in 2013.
 
==Early life and education==
Fahrenkopf was born in [[Brooklyn, New York]], on August 28, 1939.<ref name="CPI">{{cite web |url=http://www.buyingofthepresident.org/index.php/archives/reports/605/ |title=Reports and Other Projects - Private Parties - Republican National Committee Chairmen |publisher=Center for Public Integrity |accessdateurl-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831070441/http://www.buyingofthepresident.org/index.php/archives/reports/605/ |archive-date=2010-08-31 }}</ref> He is a 1958 graduate of [[Reno High School]]. In 1962, Fahrenkopf graduated from the [[University of Nevada, Reno]], where he was a member of [[Alpha Tau Omega]] fraternity. In 1965 he graduated from the [[Boalt Hall School of Law]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]].
 
In 1962 he graduated from the [[University of Nevada, Reno]], where he was a member of [[Alpha Tau Omega]] fraternity. In 1965 he graduated from the [[Boalt Hall School of Law]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]].
 
==Career==
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===RNC===
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[[File:Reagan Contact Sheet C50558 (cropped3).jpg|thumb|right|Fahrenkopf with [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1988]]
 
In January 1983, Fahrenkopf was elected chairman of the [[Republican National Committee]]. [[Betty Heitman]] of [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], served as his co-chairwoman from 1983 to 1987. In 1983, Fahrenkopf was a founder of the [[National Endowment for Democracy]], where he served as vice chairman and a board member from 1983 to 1993. In 1984, he founded the [[International Republican Institute]], on which he continues to serve as a board member. In 1986 he co-founded the Commission on Presidential Debates with [[Democratic National Committee]] chairman [[Paul G. Kirk]].
 
Fahrenkopf served for many years as chairman of the Pacific Democrat Union and vice chairman of the [[International Democrat Union]], a worldwide association of conservative political parties from the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, Australia and twenty other nations.
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===Post-RNC and other involvement===
 
In 1989, Fahrenkopf became a full partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Hogan & Hartson, where he chaired the International Trade Practice Group. On June 1, 1995, he became the [[American Gaming Association]]'s first chief executive. He is a member of the board of directors of the [[International Republican Institute]].<ref>[http://www.iri.org/learn-more-about-iri/board-directors-and-officers International Republican Institute web site, accessed July 16, 2010.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428062156/http://www.iri.org/learn-more-about-iri/board-directors-and-officers |date=April 28, 2010 }}</ref>
 
Fahrenkopf serves as the co-chair of the [[Commission on Presidential Debates]] .<ref>[https://www.debates.org/about-cpd/commission-leadership/ Commission on Presidential Debates]</ref>
 
Fahrenkopf also sits on the board of directors of six New York Stock Exchange public companies: First Republic Bank, Gabelli Equity Trust, Inc., Gabelli Utility Trust, Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust, Gabelli Dividend and Income Trust, and Gabelli Gold and Natural Resources.
 
His civic involvement includes service as chairman of the board of governors of the City Club of Washington, a member of the board of trustees of the E.L. Wiegand Foundation, [[The Economic Club of Washington, D.C.|The Economic Club of Washington]] and the [[Federal City Council]]. Fahrenkopf also served as a co-chairman of the Rivlin Commission, which investigated and reported on the government of the District of Columbia. He has been honored for his contributions, receiving the Junior Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award in 1973, the Nevada Lung Association "Man of the Year" Award in 1983 and the National Humanitarian of the Year Award from the National Conference on Christians and Jews in 1985. He is a member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He also serves as a trustee of the Culinary Institute of America and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).<ref name="IOP">{{cite web|title=About {{!}} The Institute of Politics|url=http://www.iop.harvard.edu/frank-fahrenkopf|publisher=Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics|accessdateaccess-date=15 March 2015}}</ref>
 
He has also been a frequent commentator on political and gaming issues on such networknews television programs as Crossfire, Inside Politics, Meet The Press, Hardball, Face the Nation, The Today Show, This Week and Good Morning America.<ref name="IOP"/>
 
In Fall of 2014, Fahrenkopf was a Fellow at the [[Harvard Institute of Politics]] at the [[Harvard Kennedy School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iop.harvard.edu/frank-fahrenkopf|title = Frank Fahrenkopf}}</ref>
 
Since 1987, Fahrenkopf has been Chairman of the Committee on Presidential Debates which claims to be "a private, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization". <ref>http://debates.org/index.php?page=overview</ref>This despite that its two founding Chairmen, Fahrenkopf, longest serving RNC chair and Paul G. Kirk, former DNC chair both stated the commission would operate to hinder debate access to those not running as either Republican or Democrat candidate. Fahrenkopf said that the commission was not likely to include third-party candidates in debates, and Paul G. Kirk, Democratic national chairman, said he personally believed they should be excluded from the debates. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/19/us/democrats-and-republicans-form-panel-to-hold-presidential-debates.html</ref>
 
==Personal life==
 
Fahrenkopf and his wife, the former Mary Bandoni, have three daughters: Allison, aVice Washington,President D.C.and Associate General Counsel, attorneyPMI North America; Leslie, former associate White House Counsel to President George W. Bush; and Amy, thea Medical Directorphysician and Vice President of MarketHSS TransformationHealth at Highmark,Hospital for Special Surgery in New York IncCity. He is an avid golfer, tennis player and sports enthusiast.<ref name="IOP"/>
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080509185623/http://www.americangaming.org/About/bios/bio_fahrenkopf.cfm Staff Bio] at American Gaming Association website
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111220111743/http://www.gspm.gwu.edu/councilamericanpolitics The Council on American Politics at GW's Graduate School of Political Management]
*{{C-SPAN|Frank Fahrenkopf2101}}
 
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