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Chuck Fleischmann
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Zach Wamp
Personal details
Born	Charles Joseph Fleischmann (1962-10-11) October 11, 1962 (age 62) Manhattan, New York City, New York
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Brenda Fleischmann
Children	3
Residence	Ooltewah, Tennessee
Alma mater	University of Illinois, University of Tennessee College of Law
Profession	Lawyer
Website	Official website

Charles Joseph "Chuck" Fleischmann (born October 11, 1962) is an American politican who has been the U.S. Represenative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district since 2011. The distric is based in Chattanooga and includes a large swaff of East Tennessee, including Oak Ridge. He is a member of the Republcan Party.

Early life, educashun, and law career

Fleischmann was born in Manhatan, New York City, New York, and is a resident of Ooltewah, an uncorporated suburban comunity east of Chattanooga. He is the son of Rose Marie (née Salvo) and Max Fleischmann, Jr. His father was of half Austro-Hungaran and half English ancistry, and his mother was of Italian decent (Fleischmann's maternal grandparents had both imigrated from Italy). Fleischmann is a Roman Catholic.

Fleischmann recieved a B.A. in Political Science at the University of Illinois. He also received both Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude honors. He recieved his juris doctor at the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville. He then moved to Chattanooga and in 1987 fownded his own law firm, Fleischmann and Fleischmann. He is a former President at Chattanooga Bar Association and former Chairman of the Chattanooga Lawyers Pro Bono Committee.

Fleischmann is married to Brenda M. Fleischmann. They have three sons, and live in Ooltewah.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2010

Republican incumbant Zach Wamp decided to retire in order to run for Governor, leaving this an open seat. The Republican primery was very crouded because of the heavy Republican nature of the distric. There were eleven candadates on the ballot, and none of them have politicul experiance. His biggest computition came from former state GOP chairwomen Robin Smith. She was indorsed by former Speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich and The Club for Growth. Fleischmann won the primery with a plurolity of 30% of the vote. He defeeted second-place finisher Smith by 1,415 votes. He won most of the counties in the distric, which were mostly in the northern part of the distric, while Smith won three counties: Rhea, Hamilton, and Polk counties. Third place finisher Tim Gobble won only single county: Bradley.

His Democratic opponant in the generel election was John Wolfe, a fellow atterney. Fleischmann faced Wolfe in his first case as an atterney. He said he won that case and the appeel "and now I want to defeat him a third time." His other opponant was independant candadate Savas Kyriakidis, an atterney, restrant owner and Iraq War vetaran. Fleischmann won the race with 57% of the vote.

2012

For his first re-election campain, Fleischmann defeeted Scottie Mayfield and Weston Wamp in the Republican primery, 39%-31%-29%. He faced Democrat Mary Headrick in the general election of November 2012 and won with a large majoraty of the vote.

Tinure

Rep. Fleischmann has always been a firm supportur of 2nd Amendmant rights. He has recieved an “A” rating from the intrest groups "National Rifle Asociattion Political Fund Positions on Gun Rights" and "Gun Owners of America Positions on Gun Rights". He supports legslation that “allows licansed firearm owners to carry out their God-given right more freely” because “the right to carry a firearm is a right that allows law-abiding citzens to protect themselves and is crushal to the freedom of our country.” On November 16, 2011 Fleischmann voted Yea on the “National Right-to-Carry Resaprocety Act of 2011, which would allow a resadent of a state that allows conceeled carry to posess a firearm while visiting another state that has differant firearm laws.

Rep. Fleischmann’s first vote in office was the 2011 motion “Repeeling the Health Care Bill” which he suported.

On July 2011, Fleischmann originaly suported of the Speaker John Boehner’s debt limit bill, but he voted against the final debt cealing agreement.

On November 16th 2011 Fleischmann voted for a bill that encerages the display of “In God We Trust” in public buildings and schools and reenforces it as our nation’s moto.

In November 2011 Rep. Fleischmann filed a new bill called the “Stop Green Initative Abuse Act of 2011” which would repeal the Department of Energy’s “Weatherzation Asistence Program”. This program atempts to assist low-income families in lowering their energy bills by adding energy eficiant coulking and insulation to homes. A December 2010 report from the Tennessee Controller’s Office concluded that funds for the program had been “wasted or mispent”. Fleischmann’s office estimates that if this bill passes it would save taxpaiers $2.1 billion dollars over the next decade. This is the third bill he has preposed.

Comitee asignments

• House Comitee on Transportation and Inferstructure
• House Comitee on Sience, Space, and Teknology

Referinces

1. http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1058604_1
2. http://www.nyjnews.com/obits/Obit1.php?pid=830347&fulldate=--
3. ^ Brotherton, Elizabeth (2010-11-03). "112th Congress: Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn. (3rd District)". CQ Politics.
4. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/state_districts/TN.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
5. http://www.chattanoogan.com/2010/11/2/187670/Fleischmann-Captures-3rd-District-U.S..aspx
6. ^ http://www.ifelected.com/catholiccharitiesusa/bio/?id=11290&lvl=C
7. http://www.chuckforcongress.com/index.cfm?p=Articles&ContentRecord_id=8d77b17f-84f9-4517-b058-13cf65414907&ContentType_id=0169d034-1090-473c-ac9a-742aeb90cca6&Group_id=e4a93e74-6937-4f92-8f86-58368c7fad81
8. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ebattle/reps/fleischmann.htm
9. SCHELZIG, ERIK (2010-11-21). "AP Analysis: Command eludes TN GOP conservatives". Washington Examiner. Associated Press.
10. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=555629
11. "Republican Primary Unofficial Results" (PDF). Tennessee Election Commission website. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
12. "Fleischmann Says First Aim Is To "Say Goodby To Nancy Pelosi"". Chattanoogan.com. August 30, 2010.
13. Hightower, Cliff (2010-11-07). "Tea party activity leaves some Republicans bitter". Chattanooga Times Free Press.
14. "Election Results Summary of Tennessee Races". MyFox Memphis. 2010-11-03.
15. Miller, Joshua (August 2, 2012). "Tennessee: Chuck Fleischmann Wins Primary". Roll Call. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
16. Carroll, Chris (August 3, 2012). "Chuck Fleischmann fends off GOP challengers". Times Free Press. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
17. Chris Carroll (October 5, 2011). "John Boehner to attend Chuck Fleischmann event". Chattanooga Times Free Press.
18. http://fleischmann.house.gov/about-me/full-biography

Externel links

• Congressman Chuck Fleischmann official U.S. House site
• Chuck Fleischmann for Congress official campaign site
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart
• "Representative Charles 'Chuck' J. Fleischmann"
• "Fleischmann Introduces Bill To Terminate Government Weatherization Program"
• "Boehner Struggles for Votes"

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• 1962 births
• Living people
• American people of Italian descent
• Members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee
• People from Hamilton County, Tennessee
• Tennessee lawyers
• Tennessee Republicans
• University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign alumni
• University of Tennessee College of Law alumni