Q:Facts: - jr/sr: united states senator - party: democratic - predecessor: david karnes charles thone - lieutenant: donald mcginley - branch: united states navy - birthname: joseph robert kerrey - order: 35th governor of nebraska - term end: january 3 , 2001 january 9 , 1987 - awards: border - unit: seal team 1 - name: bob kerrey - birth place: lincoln , nebraska , usa - successor: ben nelson kay orr - state: nebraska - alma mater: university of nebraska -- lincoln - battles: vietnam war - term start: january 3 , 1989 january 6 , 1983 - image: senator bob kerrey.jpg - rank: border Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bob kerrey .
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joseph robert '' bob '' kerrey -lrb- born august 27 , 1943 -rrb- is an american politician who served as the 35th governor of nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a united states senator from nebraska from 1989 to 2001 .before entering politics , he served in the vietnam war as a united states navy seal officer and was awarded the medal of honor -lrb- moh -rrb- for heroism in combat .during the same action for which he was awarded the moh , he was also severely wounded , precluding further naval service .kerrey was a candidate for the democratic presidential nomination in 1992 .he retired from the senate in 2000 and was replaced by former governor and fellow democrat ben nelson .from 2001 to 2010 , he served as president of the new school , a university in new york city .in may 2010 , he was selected to become the head of the motion picture association of america , but he and the mpaa could not reach an agreement , so former connecticut senator chris dodd was chosen instead .in 2012 , kerrey sought election to his old senate seat to succeed retiring democratic incumbent ben nelson .he lost to republican nominee deb fischer .in 2013 , kerrey joined the carmen group lobbying firm .kerrey is a co-chair for the advisory board of issue one , an organization that describes its mission as '' fighting for real solutions to the problem of money in politics '' .