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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • JD, George Washington University School of Law, 1973
  • BS, Journalism, University of Tennessee, 1969

Professional Experience

  • JD, George Washington University School of Law, 1973
  • BS, Journalism, University of Tennessee, 1969
  • Judge, Knox County Criminal Court, 1981-1988
  • Captain, United States Army National Guard, 1970-1987
  • Captain, United States Army Reserve, 1970-1987

Political Experience

  • JD, George Washington University School of Law, 1973
  • BS, Journalism, University of Tennessee, 1969
  • Judge, Knox County Criminal Court, 1981-1988
  • Captain, United States Army National Guard, 1970-1987
  • Captain, United States Army Reserve, 1970-1987
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 1988-2019

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Congressional Caucus on Unfunded Mandates, present

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Friends of Scotland Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Grace Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus, present

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus, present

Member, Minor League Baseball Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Scenic Byways Caucus, present

Former Member, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Oversight and Government Reform Committee, United States House of Representatitves

Former Member, Subcommittee on Aviation, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on National Security, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, George Washington University School of Law, 1973
  • BS, Journalism, University of Tennessee, 1969
  • Judge, Knox County Criminal Court, 1981-1988
  • Captain, United States Army National Guard, 1970-1987
  • Captain, United States Army Reserve, 1970-1987
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 1988-2019
  • Member, American Legion, present
  • Member, Beck Black Heritage Center, present
  • Member, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, present
  • Elder, Eastminister Presbyterian Church, present
  • Member, Girls' Club, present
  • Member, Knoxville Union Rescue Mission, present
  • Member, Red Cross, present
  • Member, Scottish Rite and Shrine, present
  • Member, Senior Citizens Home Aid Service, present
  • Member, Sertoma Club, present
  • Member, Sunshine Center for the Mentally Retarded, present
  • Member, Young Men's Christian Association, present

Other Info

Astrological Sign:

Cancer

— Awards:

  • Super Hero Award, Citizens Against Government Waste
  • The most fiscally conservative Member of the United States House, National Taxpayers Union, 2011

Favorite Quote:

President John F. Kennedy: "We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent or omniscient--that we are only 6 percent of the world's population--that we cannot impose our will upon the other 94 percent of mankind--that we cannot right every wrong or reverse each adversity--and that therefore there cannot be an American solution to every world problem."

Georgie Ann Geyer, conservative foreign affairs columnist, writing about the war in Iraq: "Critics of the war have said since the beginning of the conflict that Americans, still strangely complacent about overseas wars being waged by minorities in their name, will inevitably come to a point where they will see they have to have a government that provides services at home or one that seeks empire across the globe.''

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Policy Positions

2020

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

Crime

Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy

1. Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- Yes

2. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No

Environment

Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

Immigration

Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

Marriage

Do you support same-sex marriage?
- No

National Security

Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support?
- No

Social Security

Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- Unknown Position

Congress Bills
Speeches

Seek Peace and Pursue It

Dec. 21, 2018Floor Speech

Paying Tribute

Nov. 15, 2018Floor Speech