Representative Justin Amash Biography

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Justin Amash

Representative Justin Amash's Biography

Full Name:	Justin Amash
Office:	U.S. House (MI) - District 3, Republican
First Elected:	11/02/2010
Last Elected:	11/06/2012
Next Election:	2014

Gender:	Male
Family:	Wife: Kara; 3 Children: Alexander, Anwen, Evelyn
Birth Date:	04/18/1980
Birth Place:	Grand Rapids, MI
Home City:	Cascade, MI
Religion:	Christian

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JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2005
AB, Economics, University of Michigan, 2002

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2010-present
Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, 2008-2010
House Republican Liaison, Michigan State House of Representatives
Republican Precinct Delegate

Budget, Member
Joint Economic Committee, Member
Oversight and Government Reform, Member
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy, Vice Chair
Subcommittee on Government Operations, Member
Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, Member
Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, Member
Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs, Member

Member, Civil Justice Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council, 2009-2010
Commissioner, Uniform Law Commission, 2009-2010
Member, Task Force on the Future of Michigan's Courts, State Bar of Michigan, 2009-2010
Member, Republican Executive Committee, Kent County
Chair, Liberty Caucus, Michigan State House of Representatives
Member, Republican Liberty Caucus

Business Attorney
Small Business Owner

Member, Alumni Association of the University of Michigan
Member, East Kent County Republicans
Member, Economic Club, Grand Rapids
Member, Grand Rapids Bar Association
Member, Michigan State Bar Association
Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
Member, Right to Life, Michigan
Member, Saint Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church