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U.S. House Committee On Energy And Commerce
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives. Established in 1795, it has operated continuously—with various name changes and jurisdictional changes—for more than 200 years. The two other House standing committees with such continuous operation are the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Rules Committee. The committee has served as the principal guide for the House in matters relating to the promotion of commerce and to the public's health and marketplace interests, with the relatively recent addition of energy considerations among them. Due to its broad jurisdiction, it is considered one of the most powerful committees in the House. Role of the committee The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has developed what is arguably the broadest (non-tax-oriented) jurisdiction of any congressional committee. The committee maintains principal responsibility for legislative oversight relating to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Guthrie
Steven Brett Guthrie (born February 18, 1964) is an American businessman and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2009. The district is in central Kentucky and includes Fort Knox, Owensboro, Kentucky, Owensboro, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Bowling Green, and a portion of eastern Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville. Guthrie previously served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Kentucky Senate. Early life, education, and career Guthrie was born in Florence, Alabama, Florence, Alabama, the son of Carolyn P. (née Holt) and Lowell M. Guthrie. He earned his Bachelor of Science in mathematical economics at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1987 and his Master's of Public and Private Management at the Yale School of Management in 1997. Guthrie is a former vice president of Trace Die Cast, Inc., an automotive parts supplier based in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Bowling Green. He previously served as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Joyce (American Politician)
John Patrick Joyce (born February 8, 1957) is an American dermatologist and politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. Early life and education Joyce was born and raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University with his bachelor's degree and Temple University School of Medicine with his Doctor of Medicine. He completed his medical residency in internal medicine and dermatology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Joyce is Roman Catholic. U.S. House of Representatives Elections 2018 In 2018, Joyce ran for the United States House of Representatives in . He won the Republican Party primary election against seven other candidates with 22% of the vote. The district had previously been the 9th, represented by nine-term incumbent Bill Shuster, who announced his retirement in January 2018; he and his father, Bud, had represented this district for 46 years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Fry (politician)
Russell William Fry (born January 31, 1985) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 7th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Fry represented the 106th District in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. In 2018, he was appointed to the position of Majority Chief Whip for the 122nd South Carolina General Assembly. Career South Carolina House of Representatives In May 2015, State Representative Nelson Hardwick announced his resignation after House leadership investigated sexual harassment allegations against him. Fry ran in the special election for Hardwick's seat. He won a plurality of the vote in the Republican primary in July and advanced to a runoff against Tyler Servant. Fry won the runoff, and was unopposed in the general election. U.S. House of Representatives Elections 2022 In the aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol attack, Tom Rice, who was serving a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Houchin
Erin Houchin ( ; née Mount; born September 24, 1976) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she represented the 47th district in the Indiana Senate from 2014 to 2022. Early life and career Houchin was born in Indiana on September 24, 1976, and attended Scottsburg Senior High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Indiana University Bloomington and a Master of Arts in political management from George Washington University. Houchin worked as a field manager for U.S. Senator Dan Coats. She was first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014, defeating incumbent Richard D. Young. She ran for the United States House of Representatives for in 2016, losing the Republican primary election to Trey Hollingsworth. U.S House of Representatives 2022 election On January 13, 2022, a day after Hollingsworth announced he would not run for reelection, Houchin announced that she was running to succeed h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Bentz
Cliff Stewart Bentz (born January 12, 1952) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district since 2021. He previously served in the Oregon Senate, representing the Oregon's 30th Senate district, 30th district, and in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing the Oregon's 60th House district, 60th district. Following the departure of Lori Chavez-DeRemer in 2025, Bentz is the sole member of the Oregon Republican Party, Republican Party in United States congressional delegations from Oregon, Oregon's congressional delegation. In May 2020, Bentz won the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, Republican primary for Oregon's 2nd congressional district and faced Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Alex Spenser and Independent Party of Oregon, independent Patrick Archer in November. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John James (Michigan Politician)
John Edward James (born June 8, 1981) is an American politician, businessman, and former military officer serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Michigan's 10th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was its nominee for United States Senate, U.S. Senate in 2018 United States Senate election in Michigan, 2018 and 2020 United States Senate election in Michigan, 2020. In 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 10, 2022, James declared his candidacy in Michigan's redrawn 10th congressional district, a seat he won and was re-elected to in 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan#District 10, 2024. On April 7, 2025, James announced his candidacy for governor of Michigan in the 2026 Michigan gubernatorial election, 2026 election. Early life and military career James was born in Southfield, Michigan, in 1981 and grew up B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Obernolte
Jay Phillip Obernolte ( ; born August 18, 1970) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for since 2021, when it was numbered as the 8th district. A Republican, he was previously a member of the California State Assembly representing the 33rd district. Before serving in the Assembly, Obernolte served on the city council and was the mayor of Big Bear Lake, California. He is the owner, president, and technical director of FarSight Studios, an American video game developer. Early life and education Obernolte was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Fresno, California. He graduated as valedictorian of Edison/Computech High School in 1988. In 1992, he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and applied science from the California Institute of Technology and in 1997, he received his Master of Science in artificial intelligence from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2020, he was awarded a Doctorate in Public Admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kat Cammack
Kathryn Christine Cammack ( ; born February 16, 1988) is an American politician and political advisor serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 3rd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Cammack previously served as deputy chief of staff to her predecessor, Representative Ted Yoho, who retired in 2020. Early life and education Kathryn Christine Cammack was born in Denver, Colorado, on February 16, 1988, and raised on a 55-acre cattle ranch. When Cammack was a teenager, her mother spent time in jail for driving under the influence. In 2006, Cammack graduated from Douglas County High School (Colorado), Douglas County High School in Castle Rock, Colorado. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from the Metropolitan State University of Denver, and a Master of Science in national defense and strategic studies from the Naval War College. She has said she lived with her mother in an extended-stay motel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks (born September 6, 1955) is an American physician and politician who has served as a U.S. representative from Iowa since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she represents the state's 1st congressional district. Her district, numbered as the 2nd district in her first term, includes most of Iowa's southeastern quadrant, including Davenport, Bettendorf, Burlington, and Iowa City. Miller-Meeks previously served as the Iowa state senator from the 41st district from 2019 to 2021. Miller-Meeks ran three unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. House against Dave Loebsack. When Loebsack retired in 2020, she ran again and defeated Rita Hart by a margin of six votes. She was reelected in 2022 by a margin of nearly seven percentage points, and won a third term in a very close race in 2024. Early life and education Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks was born in Herlong, California on September 6, 1955. A first-generation college student, Miller-Meeks ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Harshbarger
Diana Lynn Harshbarger ( ; born January 1, 1960) is an American pharmacist, businesswoman, and politician. Harshbarger has served as the U.S. representative for since 2021. Her district is based in the Tri-Cities area in northeastern Tennessee. A member of the Republican Party and a strong supporter of President Donald Trump, Harshbarger was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2020, succeeding incumbent representative Phil Roe. She won reelection in 2022 and 2024. A member of the Freedom Caucus and Republican Study Committee, she is the only woman in Tennessee’s house delegation. Harshbarger is considering a run for Governor of Tennessee in 2026, however, she said she would only run if Senator Marsha Blackburn does not run. Early life and career Harshbarger was born in Kingsport, Tennessee, and raised in nearby Bloomingdale. She is the first person in her family to graduate from high school. She attended East Tennessee State University and earned her Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Pfluger
August Lee Pfluger ( ; born December 28, 1977) is an American politician and reserve military officer from the state of Texas. He is the U.S. representative for . Pfluger succeeded fellow Republican Mike Conaway in 2021. Early life and education Pfluger's four-times-great-grandfather, German immigrant Henry Pfluger Sr. (1803–1867), founded Pflugerville, Texas. His maternal grandfather, a member of the United States Army Air Corps in World War II, inspired Pfluger to become a pilot. Born in Harris County in 1977, Pfluger attended Central High School in San Angelo, Texas, where he played quarterback for the school's football team. He is an Eagle Scout. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from the United States Air Force Academy. Pfluger then earned a Master of Science degree in aeronautical science from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, a Master of Science in military and operations science from Air University, and a Master of Science in intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Fulcher
Russell Mark Fulcher (born March 9, 1962) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 21st district in the Idaho Senate from 2005 to 2012 and the 22nd district from 2012 until 2014. Fulcher ran for governor of Idaho in 2014, unsuccessfully challenging incumbent Butch Otter in the primary. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018, succeeding incumbent Raúl Labrador, who retired from Congress to run, unsuccessfully, for governor of Idaho. Fulcher is a member of the Freedom Caucus. Early life and education A fourth-generation Idahoan, Fulcher was born in Boise, Idaho, but grew up on a dairy farm in Meridian, Idaho. He received both a bachelor's and master's degree in business administration from Boise State University in 1984 and 1988, respectively. He also completed a course on electronic engineering through Micron Techn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
