Justin Amash

Justin A Amash
Justin A Amash
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ; from Michigan 's 3rd district
	In office ; January 3, 2011 ? January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Vern Ehlers
Succeeded by	Peter Meijer
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives ; from the 72nd district
	In office ; January 1, 2009 ? January 1, 2011
Preceded by	Glenn Steil
Succeeded by	Ken Yonker
Personal details
Born	April 18, 1980 (age 44) ; Grand Rapids, Michigan , U.S.
Political party	Libertarian (2020?present)
Other political ; affiliations	Republican (until 2019) ; Independent (2019?2020)
Spouse(s)	Kara Day
Children	3
Education	University of Michigan ( BA , JD )
Website	House website

Justin A. Amash ( / ? ? m ?ː ? / ; born April 18, 1980) is an American lawyer and politician . He was the only Libertarian member of the United States Congress . He used to be a member of the Republican Party . In January 2011, he was elected as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district . He left office in 2021.

Amash chaired the Liberty Caucus and is the first and only Libertarian to hold a seat in Congress. Amash received national attention when he became the first Republican congressman to call for the impeachment of Donald Trump , a position he maintained after leaving the party.

Although it was said that he would run for Libertarian nomination for the 2020 presidential election , he chose to run for reelection to the House as an independent. ^[2]^[3] On April 28, 2020, he announced the formation of an exploratory committee to seek the Libertarian presidential nomination . ^[4] However, he announced that he would not run for president on May 16. ^[5]^[6]

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↑ Congressional affiliation

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↑ https://twitter.com/nsarwark/status/1255310040942116869?s=21
↑ Welch, Matt (September 16, 2019). "Will Justin Amash Run for President as a Libertarian in 2020?" . Reason . Retrieved October 25, 2019 .
↑ Villa, Lissandra (October 10, 2019). "In Donald Trump's America, Rep. Justin Amash Sets an Independent Course" . Time . Retrieved October 25, 2019 .
↑ "Exploratory Committee" . April 28, 2020.
↑ Weigel, David (May 16, 2020). "Rep. Justin Amash says he won't run for president" . The Washington Post . Retrieved May 16, 2020 .
↑ Burns, Alexander (2020-05-16). "Justin Amash Abandons 2020 Campaign, Citing Pandemic and Polarization" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-05-16 .

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[2] Congressional affiliation

[1] ttps://twitter.com/nsarwark/status/1255310040942116869?s=21

[3] Welch, Matt (September 16, 2019). "Will Justin Amash Run for President as a Libertarian in 2020?" . Reason . Retrieved October 25, 2019 .

[4] Villa, Lissandra (October 10, 2019). "In Donald Trump's America, Rep. Justin Amash Sets an Independent Course" . Time . Retrieved October 25, 2019 .

[5] "Exploratory Committee" . April 28, 2020.

[6] Weigel, David (May 16, 2020). "Rep. Justin Amash says he won't run for president" . The Washington Post . Retrieved May 16, 2020 .

[7] Burns, Alexander (2020-05-16). "Justin Amash Abandons 2020 Campaign, Citing Pandemic and Polarization" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-05-16 .

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