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Diamond Member
- Jan 8, 2011
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He beat a big government progressive who the R Party backed completely, in his primary election yesterday.
Amash is one of a select few politicians in Congress, who is honest and strictly abides by the Constitution. Of course, this is not the kind of person the Rs or Ds want in Congress. As such, they did all they could to defeat him.
If only we had more like him...an honest law abiding politician is extremely rare.
Amash is one of a select few politicians in Congress, who is honest and strictly abides by the Constitution. Of course, this is not the kind of person the Rs or Ds want in Congress. As such, they did all they could to defeat him.
If only we had more like him...an honest law abiding politician is extremely rare.
Rebellious Republican Rep. Justin Amash has won his primary re-election battle in Michigans 3rd district against his challenger Brian Ellis, a blow to the GOP Establishment which had put significant resources into the race.
Ellis conceded the race as Amash had 55 percent of the vote and Ellis had 44 percent with 44 percent of the precincts reporting.
Allies of Speaker John Boehner had rallied for pro-establishment candidate Republican Brian Ellis and to take out Amash, the first lawmaker to vote against Boehner for speaker on the House floor in January 2013.
Ellis, a Grand Rapids businessman, loaned his campaign over $1 million and earned the support of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce.
Ellis used his money for an onslaught of negative ads that painted Amash as "Al Qaeda's best friend" and accused the pro-life congressman of voting to allow gender-selection abortions to continue."
After winning his 2010 election, Amash went to Congress at the age 30 making him the second-youngest sitting congressman in Congress.
Amash drew support from the liberty movement - one that viewed the retiring Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) as their champion in Congress. He is also chair of the Liberty Caucus, a group of House Republicans who meet bi-weekly outside of the larger conservative Republican Study Committee.
Rebel Leader Justin Amash Wins Big In Michigan