| Ben Quayle | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 3rd district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | John Shadegg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Eugene Quayle November 5, 1976 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U. S.[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relations | Dan Quayle (father) Marilyn Quayle (mother) |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Alma mater | Duke University (B.A.) Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney, politician |
| Religion | Christian[1] |
| Website | Congressman Ben Quayle : Home |
Benjamin Eugene "Ben" Quayle[2] (born November 5, 1976) is an American politician and U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party. Ben Quayle is son of former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle and former U. S. Second Lady Marilyn Quayle
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He is the second son of former Vice President Dan Quayle and his wife Marilyn. Ben Quayle was born three days after his father was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1976.[3] As a child, Quayle frequently visited the White House with his family during the Reagan administration.[4]
Quayle graduated from Duke University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and earned a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2002.[5]
Quayle was an associate at the law firms Schulte Roth & Zabel (2004–05) and Snell & Wilmer (2006–07), before becoming founder and managing director of Tynwald Capital, a firm specializing in the acquisition and nurturing of small businesses.[5][6] He is a founding member of APG-Southwest and the Managing Partner of APG Security's Arizona branch. APG Security is a full-service provider of security services for businesses.[7]
Quayle ran for Arizona's 3rd congressional district and defeated Democratic nominee Jon Hulburd, Libertarian nominee Michael Shoen, and Green Party nominee Leonard Clark, to succeed the retiring US. Rep. John Shadegg, an eight-term Republican.
The campaign launched after his father's declaration on America Live with Megyn Kelly that Ben was a candidate.[8] Quayle has voted in all general elections, though he has not voted in local Arizona elections.[9]
On August 11, 2010 Quayle released an advertisement, in which he called U.S. President Barack Obama the "worst president in history."[10] The ad generated media attention.[11][12][13][14][15]
Quayle has made national headlines for denying[16] – before offering a qualified acknowledgment – that he had posted comments on the precursor to the racy gossip website thedirty.com.[17][18][19]
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by John Shadegg |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 3rd congressional district January 3, 2011 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| United States order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Mike Pompeo R-Kansas |
United States Representatives by seniority 405th |
Succeeded by Jim Renacci R-Ohio |
| 112th | Senate: J. McCain | J. Kyl | House: E. Pastor | J. Flake | T. Franks | R. Grijalva | G. Giffords | P. Gosar | B. Quayle | D. Schweikert |