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'''Zach Wamp''' is a [[U.S. Republican Party|Republican]] member of Congress from the 3rd District of [[Tennessee]]. He was a primary candidate for [[Governor of Tennessee]], but lost to [[Bill Haslam]]. | '''Zach Wamp''' is a [[U.S. Republican Party|Republican]] member of Congress from the 3rd District of [[Tennessee]]. He was a primary candidate for [[Governor of Tennessee]], but lost to [[Bill Haslam]]. | ||
A member of the [[Republican Study Committee]], he describes himself as "a common-sense conservative who promotes practical ideas to solve our nation’s complex challenges".<ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.house.gov/wamp/biography.shtm | |||
| title = Biography | |||
| publisher = Office of Congressman Zach Wamp}}</ref> It became an issue in the primary, when he made remarks potentially supportive of state secession. "I hope that the American people will go to the ballot box in 2010 and 2012 so that states are not forced to consider separation from this government." <ref>{{citation | |||
| title = How Health Care Law Has Wamp Hoping Against Secession | |||
| date = 23 July 2010 | |||
| author = Dan Roem | |||
| publisher = Hotline, National Journal | |||
| url = http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/07/health_care_law.php}}</ref> | |||
==Committees== | |||
*House Appropriations Committee | |||
**Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (ranking minority member) | |||
**Energy and Water Subcommittee | |||
==References== | |||
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Revision as of 15:59, 7 August 2010
Zach Wamp is a Republican member of Congress from the 3rd District of Tennessee. He was a primary candidate for Governor of Tennessee, but lost to Bill Haslam.
A member of the Republican Study Committee, he describes himself as "a common-sense conservative who promotes practical ideas to solve our nation’s complex challenges".[1] It became an issue in the primary, when he made remarks potentially supportive of state secession. "I hope that the American people will go to the ballot box in 2010 and 2012 so that states are not forced to consider separation from this government." [2]
Committees
- House Appropriations Committee
- Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (ranking minority member)
- Energy and Water Subcommittee
References
- ↑ Biography, Office of Congressman Zach Wamp
- ↑ Dan Roem (23 July 2010), How Health Care Law Has Wamp Hoping Against Secession, Hotline, National Journal