Tom Emmer
U.S. Representative from Minnesota / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Earl Emmer Jr.[1] (born March 3, 1961) is an American attorney and politician. He has been the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district since 2015. He has been the House Majority Whip since 2023.
Quick Facts House Majority Whip, Leader ...
Tom Emmer | |
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House Majority Whip | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Leader | Kevin McCarthy Mike Johnson |
Preceded by | Jim Clyburn |
Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee | |
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
Leader | Kevin McCarthy |
Preceded by | Steve Stivers |
Succeeded by | Richard Hudson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 6th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Michele Bachmann |
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 19B district | |
In office January 4, 2005 – January 3, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Dick Borrell |
Succeeded by | Joe McDonald |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Earl Emmer Jr. (1961-03-03) March 3, 1961 (age 63) South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Jacqueline Emmer (m. 1986) |
Children | 7 |
Education | University of Alaska Fairbanks (BA) William Mitchell College of Law (JD) |
Website | House website |
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Emmer unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Minnesota in the 2010 election, however lost the election to Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party nominee Mark Dayton by less than half of a percentage point.[2][3]
After the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections, he won the race for House Majority Whip.[4]