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Randall John "Randy" Tate (born November 23, 1965) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Washington.
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Randy Tate | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 9th district | |
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |
Preceded by | Mike Kreidler |
Succeeded by | Adam Smith |
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
In office January 9, 1989 – January 9, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Dan Grimm |
Succeeded by | Grant Owen Pelesky |
Personal details | |
Born | Randall John Tate November 23, 1965 Puyallup, Washington, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Julie Lynn Wolcott |
Residence | Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia |
Religion | Baptist |
Tate grew up in suburban Seattle and graduated with an Associate of Arts degree from Tacoma Community College. In 1988, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Washington University at Bellingham. From 1989 until 1995, he was a member of the Washington House of Representatives.
Tate was elected to Congress in the 1994 Republican Revolution, and from January 3, 1995 until January 3, 1997, he was a member of the 104th United States Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the 105th United States Congress, receiving 47% of the vote against Democrat Adam Smith.
He secured passage of an amendment to the 1996 illegal immigration bill, which is now found at 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9). This amendment prohibits a visa or legal status to anyone who has been in the U.S. without authorization for over a year, notwithstanding the existence of U.S. Citizen children of that immigrant. After his one term in Congress, he became a leader of Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition.
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