former U.S. Representative from Michigan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Justin A. Amash (/əˈmɑːʃ/; born April 18, 1980) is an American lawyer and politician. He was the only Libertarian member of the United States Congress. He used to be a member of the Republican Party. In January 2011, he was elected as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district. He left office in 2021.
Justin Amash | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Vern Ehlers |
Succeeded by | Peter Meijer |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 72nd district | |
In office January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Glenn Steil |
Succeeded by | Ken Yonker |
Personal details | |
Born | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | April 18, 1980
Political party | Libertarian[1](2020–present) |
Other political affiliations | Republican (until 2019) Independent[lower-alpha 1] (2019–2020) |
Spouse(s) | Kara Day |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Michigan (BA, JD) |
Website | House website |
Amash chaired the Liberty Caucus and is the first and only Libertarian to hold a seat in Congress. Amash received national attention when he became the first Republican congressman to call for the impeachment of Donald Trump, a position he maintained after leaving the party.
Although it was said that he would run for Libertarian nomination for the 2020 presidential election, he chose to run for reelection to the House as an independent.[2][3] On April 28, 2020, he announced the formation of an exploratory committee to seek the Libertarian presidential nomination.[4] However, he announced that he would not run for president on May 16.[5][6]
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