While a student at Maryland, Kindness became a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

Claiborne was found guilty by the United States Senate and removed from his federal judgeship.

[2] In 1986, Kindness won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, but he lost to incumbent John Glenn.

[citation needed] He entered a Republican primary battle that included Lukens, state Representative John Boehner (who would later be elected to the seat and become House Speaker during his tenure in Congress) and lesser-known candidates.

[citation needed] Kindness died in Exeter, Devonshire, England at the age of 74.