David Lee Camp

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Dave Camp
David Lee Camp
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 3, 1991
Preceded by Fred Upton
Born July 9, 1953 (1953-07-09) (age 54)
Midland, Michigan
Political party Republican
Spouse Nancy Camp
Religion Roman Catholic

Dave 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 Michigan attorney general from 1980 to 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, 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.

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[edit] Committee Assignments

  • Ways and Means Committee
    • Subcommittee on Health (Ranking Member)
    • Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support

[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] 2008 Election

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Content may change as the election approaches.

Camp is seeking re-election.[2] He is being challenged by Saginaw Township attorney Andrew Concannon who is a Democrat.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ camp
  2. ^ http://www.woodtv.com/global/story.asp?s=8024985
  3. ^ http://www.argus-press.com/articles/2008/03/23/news/news5.txt

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Bill Schuette		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 10th congressional district
1991–1993		 Succeeded by
David E. Bonior
Preceded by
Fred Upton		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 4th congressional district
1993 – present		 Incumbent
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