David Lee Camp

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Dave Camp
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 1991–
Preceded by	Fred Upton
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	July 09, 1953 (age 53) Midland, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Nancy Camp
Religion	Roman Catholic

David Lee Camp (born July 9, 1953), is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, and has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991.

Camp was born in Midland, Michigan to Norma L. Nehil and Robert D. Camp.^[1] He graduated from H.H. Dow High School in 1971. He attended the University of Sussex, Brighton, England, 1973-1974 and earned his B.A., magna cum laude, in 1975 from Albion College in Albion, Michigan. He earned a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1978.

Camp worked as a member of the Midland County, Michigan board of canvassers and a member of the Midland County Republican executive committee. He was special assistant attorney general, and Michigan state attorney general, 1980-1984. He served on the staff of U.S. Representative Bill Schuette of Michigan, 1984-1987. He served one term in the Michigan state house of representatives from 1989-1990.

In 1990, He was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 10th congressional district to the 102nd Congress and reelected from the 4th district to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1991 to present. In the 108th Congress, he served as a deputy majority whip and on the House Ways and Means Committee.

Camp is the only member of Congress who is a member of both the moderate Republican Main Street Partnership and the conservative Republican Study Committee, two groups with conflicting positions on policy. For example, the RMSP supports stem cell research and opposes the Federal Marriage Amendment, while the RSC opposes stem cell research and supports the FMA.

[edit] 2006 Election

Camp had no opponent in the Republican primary election. In the November general election, he defeated Democratic candidate Mike Huckleberry, a restaurant owner and also the 2004 nominee.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• U.S. Congressman Dave Camp official House site
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Federal Election Commission - David Lee Camp campaign finance reports and data
• On the Issues - David Lee Camp issue positions and quotes
• OpenSecrets.org - Dave Camp campaign contributions
• Project Vote Smart - Representative David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI) profile
• SourceWatch Congresspedia - Dave Camp profile
• Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: Dave Camp voting record

Preceded by Bill Schuette	United States Representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district 1991 - 1993	Succeeded by David E. Bonior
Preceded by Fred Upton	United States Representative for Michigan's 4th congressional district 1993 - present	Succeeded by incumbent

Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators: Carl Levin (D), Debbie Stabenow (D) Representative(s): Bart Stupak (D), Pete Hoekstra (R), Vern Ehlers (R), David Lee Camp (R), Dale Kildee (D), Fred Upton (R), Tim Walberg (R), Mike J. Rogers (R), Joe Knollenberg (R), Candice Miller (R), Thad McCotter (R), Sander Levin (D), Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D), John Conyers (D), John Dingell (D) All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands