Justin Amash
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Justin Amash is an American politician and attorney known for his libertarian-leaning views, service as a U.S. Representative from Michigan, and eventual departure from the Republican Party to become an independent and later a Libertarian.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
attorney
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former member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1980-04-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Michigan
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University of Michigan Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Arab American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Amash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Justin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Palestinian
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Syrian ⓘ |
| hasTwitterAccount | @justinamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalPosition |
fiscally conservative
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socially libertarian ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
frequent use of social media to explain votes
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support for civil liberties ⓘ support for constitutional originalism ⓘ support for limited government ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Independent (United States) (former)
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Libertarian Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Justin Amash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump
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joining the Libertarian Party while serving in Congress ⓘ leaving the Republican Party to become an independent ⓘ libertarian-leaning voting record in Congress ⓘ public opposition to mass surveillance programs ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 2021-01-03 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 2011-01-03 ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | libertarianism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 3rd congressional district
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United States representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Vern Ehlers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Grand Rapids, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
U.S. House of Representatives 112th Congress
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U.S. House of Representatives 113th Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. House of Representatives 114th Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. House of Representatives 115th Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. House of Representatives 116th Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresentedInTheUSHouseOfRepresentatives | Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Peter Meijer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCandidateForOffice | President of the United States (exploratory / short-lived Libertarian bid) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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