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Jack Bergman
American military official and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Warren "Jack" Bergman (born February 2, 1947) is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and politician. He has been the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 1st congressional district since 2017.
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 1st district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Dan Benishek |
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Born | John Warren Bergman (1947-02-02) February 2, 1947 (age 77) Shakopee, Minnesota, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Gustavus Adolphus College (BA) University of West Florida (MBA) |
Website | House website |
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Years of service | 1969–2009 |
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Unit | Rhode Island National Guard HMM-261 HMM-164 HML-776 VMGR-234 |
Commands | VMGR-452 Mobilization Station, Chicago II Marine Expeditionary Force Augmentation Command Element 4th Marine Aircraft Wing 4th Marine Logistics Group United States Marine Corps Reserve Marine Forces North |
Bergman was commanding general of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North. He also was a naval aviator, flying rotary-winged aircraft such as the CH-46 and UH-1, as well as fixed-wing aircraft such as the T-28 and KC-130.
He is a Republican and was elected to the U.S. House in the 2016 election.[1][2] Bergman is the highest-ranking military official ever elected to the United States Congress.[3]
In June 2017, Bergman was one of the Republican congressmen who were practicing on an Alexandria, Virginia, baseball field for the annual congressional baseball game when a man named James Hodgkinson began shooting at them, harming four people, including Cong. Steve Scalise (R-LA).[4]
He calls himself a conservative but does not feel strongly about party.[5]