Debbie Dingell

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Debbie Dingell
Image of Debbie Dingell
U.S. House Michigan District 6
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
U.S. House Michigan District 12
Successor: Rashida Tlaib

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Georgetown University, Foreign Service

Graduate

Georgetown University

Personal
Birthplace
Detroit, Mich.
Religion
Catholic
Profession
Politics and university administration
Contact

Debbie Dingell (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 6th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Dingell (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 6th Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Dingell is the wife of the former representative of the 12th District, John Dingell (D). She ran for the seat when John Dingell announced he would not seek re-election in 2014.[1][2]

Prior to joining the House, Dingell served as the chair of the Wayne State University (WSU) Board of Governors and worked for General Motors Corporation.

Dingelll was elected co-chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) for the 116th Congress.[3]

Biography

Dingell was born in Detroit, Michigan, and attended high school at the Convent of the Sacred Heart. Dingell went on to attend Georgetown University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in foreign service in 1975 and a master's degree in liberal studies in 1996.[4]

Dingell worked for General Motors Corporation (GM) for over 30 years, serving as president of the GM Foundation and as a senior executive handing public affairs. She also served as chairwoman of the Manufacturing Initiative at the American Automotive Policy Council.[5]

Her first elected position was to Wayne State University's Board of Governors, when Dingell was elected to serve an eight-year term in 2006. She was also appointed to positions with the Early Childhood Investment Corporation and the Cherry Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth by former Governor Jennifer Granholm.[5]

Dingell has been involved in various organizations and community groups, including the following:[5]

  • National Women’s Health Resource Center (founder and former chair)
  • Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health (founder and former chair)
    • NIH Panel for Women’s Research (advisory board)
  • Michigan Women's Economic Club (advisory board)
  • Susan B. Komen Foundation (advisory board)
  • Michigan Women's Foundation (advisory board)
  • Race for the Cure in Michigan and Washington, D.C. (co-founder)
  • Children's Leadership Council (co-chair)
  • Michigan Infant Mortality Task Force (chair)
  • Michigan’s Children (board member)
  • One United Michigan (co-chair)
  • Metropolitan Affairs Coalition (chair)
  • Parade Company (board of directors)

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Dingell's academic, professional, and political career:[4]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2023-2024

Dingell was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2021-2022

Dingell was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2019-2020

Dingell was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Dingell was assigned to the following committees:[6]

2015-2016

Dingell served on the following committees:[7]

Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
Vote Bill and description Status
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (310-118)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (227-201)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (217-215)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (328-86)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (225-204)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (219-200)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (229-197)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (314-117)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (216-210)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (221-212)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (311-114)


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Elections

2024

See also: Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2024

Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Incumbent Debbie Dingell defeated Heather Smiley, Clyde Shabazz, and Bill Krebaum in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell (D)
 
62.0
 
281,162
Image of Heather Smiley
Heather Smiley (R)
 
35.0
 
158,658
Image of Clyde Shabazz
Clyde Shabazz (G)
 
1.8
 
7,963
Image of Bill Krebaum
Bill Krebaum (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
5,523

Total votes: 453,306
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Incumbent Debbie Dingell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell
 
100.0
 
101,234

Total votes: 101,234
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Heather Smiley advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heather Smiley
Heather Smiley
 
100.0
 
37,178

Total votes: 37,178
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Green convention

Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Clyde Shabazz advanced from the Green convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on July 27, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Clyde Shabazz
Clyde Shabazz (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Bill Krebaum advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on July 20, 2024.

Candidate
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dingell in this election.

2022

See also: Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Incumbent Debbie Dingell defeated Whittney Williams in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell (D)
 
65.9
 
241,759
Image of Whittney Williams
Whittney Williams (R)
 
34.1
 
125,167
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
1

Total votes: 366,927
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Incumbent Debbie Dingell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell
 
100.0
 
102,859

Total votes: 102,859
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6

Whittney Williams defeated Hima Kolanagireddy in the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 6 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Whittney Williams
Whittney Williams
 
53.7
 
30,564
Image of Hima Kolanagireddy
Hima Kolanagireddy Candidate Connection
 
46.3
 
26,371

Total votes: 56,935
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2020

Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Debbie Dingell defeated Jeff Jones and Gary Walkowicz in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell (D) Candidate Connection
 
66.4
 
254,957
Image of Jeff Jones
Jeff Jones (R)
 
30.7
 
117,719
Image of Gary Walkowicz
Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party)
 
2.9
 
11,147

Total votes: 383,823
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Debbie Dingell defeated Solomon Rajput in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell Candidate Connection
 
80.9
 
103,953
Image of Solomon Rajput
Solomon Rajput Candidate Connection
 
19.1
 
24,497

Total votes: 128,450
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Jeff Jones advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeff Jones
Jeff Jones
 
100.0
 
34,718

Total votes: 34,718
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Working Class Party convention

Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Gary Walkowicz advanced from the Working Class Party convention for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on July 26, 2020.

Candidate
Image of Gary Walkowicz
Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party)

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Endorsements

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2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Debbie Dingell defeated Jeff Jones, Gary Walkowicz, and Niles Niemuth in the general election for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell (D)
 
68.1
 
200,588
Image of Jeff Jones
Jeff Jones (R)
 
28.9
 
85,115
Image of Gary Walkowicz
Gary Walkowicz (Working Class Party)
 
2.3
 
6,712
Image of Niles Niemuth
Niles Niemuth (Independent)
 
0.8
 
2,213

Total votes: 294,628
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Incumbent Debbie Dingell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debbie Dingell
Debbie Dingell
 
100.0
 
103,278

Total votes: 103,278
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12

Jeff Jones advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Michigan District 12 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeff Jones
Jeff Jones
 
100.0
 
33,839

Total votes: 33,839
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2016

See also: Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Debbie Dingell (D) defeated Jeff Jones (R), Tom Bagwell (L), Dylan Calewarts (G), and Gary Walkowicz (Working Class) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in August.[147][148][149][150]

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDebbie Dingell Incumbent 64.3% 211,378
     Republican Jeff Jones 29.3% 96,104
     Working Class Gary Walkowicz 2.8% 9,183
     Libertarian Tom Bagwell 2.3% 7,489
     Green Dylan Calewarts 1.3% 4,377
     N/A Write-in 0% 11
Total Votes 328,542
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

2014

See also: Michigan's 12th Congressional District elections, 2014

Dingell ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 12th District. Dingell defeated Raymond Mullins for the Democratic nomination in the primary on August 5, 2014. She defeated Terry Bowman (R), Bhagwan Dashairya (Libertarian) and Gary Walkowicz (Independent Party) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Michigan District 12 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDebbie Dingell 65% 134,346
     Republican Terry Bowman 31.3% 64,716
     Libertarian Bhagwan Dashairya 1.2% 2,559
     Independent Gary Walkowicz 2.4% 5,039
Total Votes 206,660
Source: Michigan Secretary of State
U.S. House, Michigan District 12 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDebbie Dingell 70.6% 45,162
Raymond Mullins 29.4% 18,793
Total Votes 63,955
Source: Michigan Secretary of State


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

Candidate Connection

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My activism started at a young age and took root in my passion for working on issues important to women and children. Early in my career, I advocated for greater awareness of women's health issues. During my career in Congress, I am a leader on protecting the Great Lakes, fighting for quality healthcare for every American, lowering prescription drug costs, reducing gun violence, and stopping climate change.

  • Debbie Dingell will never stop fighting to guarantee quality healthcare for all Americans and lowering the cost of prescription drugs.
  • Debbie Dingell is working to close unfair loopholes that reward companies for shipping jobs overseas, create manufacturing jobs and ensure the recovery helps everyone.
  • Debbie Dingell is helping clean our Great Lakes and is leading the fight against PFAS chemical contamination.
Detroit Free Press   Featured local question

Compromise is not a dirty word and more needs to be done to foster a spirit of bipartisan cooperation in Congress. This starts by putting more of an emphasis on civility. Some of my best friends in Congress are Republicans, including my colleague from Michigan Rep. Fred Upton. While I may have disagreements at times on policy matters with my colleagues from the other side of the aisle, I always make it about the issues and do not engage in personal attacks. We can disagree with each other in a civil and respectful manner. That is what the American people expect from their legislators.

My advocacy for women and children is what brought me into public policy. If every child born in this country is given the same chance to succeed, then we will go a long way towards eliminating the inequalities in our society. Early in my career, I founded the National Women's Health Research Center when I discovered that women weren't included in federally funded research and advocated for greater awareness of women's health issues, including breast cancer and women's heart health. I also chaired the Michigan Infant Mortality Task Force and served as co-chair of the Children's Leadership Council, working to reduce infant mortality rates and improve investment in public education.

I believe that every American should be able to go to the doctor when they need to and afford their medicine. And in the last few years, through hands-on learning recognizes how broken long-term care is in America. These are my passions and I will not stop until we address them. During my time in Congress, I also want to be known for good stewardship of our natural resources, protecting our water, air, and ground as well as many endangered species. And seek to be known as fair and honest and one who builds coalitions to get the job done - whether it is protecting our environment from PFAS chemical contamination, supporting innovation and jobs in the auto industry, or tackling climate change.

I will never forget when as a young girl the nuns took me to hear Dr. Martin Luther King speak in Grosse Pointe in 1968. His words of hope and reconciliations were so powerful and have stuck with me to this day. Hearing Dr. King's word is something that I go back to often in my life and is a source of inspiration and strength. While it is not my first political memory, it is the most significant historical memory of my youth.

I know it's corny but John's and my song is "You are the Sunshine of my Life." I miss him every day.

The House of Representatives is the institution of our federal government that is the closest to the people it represents, which makes it stand out in our form of government. With each district representing approximately the same number of people and with elections every two years, the structure of the House forces you to intimately know the people you represent. With 435 members, getting anything done in the House is a team effort and requires working together. It is not always easy, but the structure of the institution does require you to roll up your sleeves and do the hard work that is needed to find common ground and advance a bill through the legislative process.

I am a proud member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, as well as the House Committee on Natural Resources. The Energy and Commerce Committee has the broadest jurisdiction of any committee in the Congress - ranging from healthcare, public health programs, communications and technology, environmental protection, energy development and consumer protections, among others. Serving on the committee has allowed me to advance critical priorities for Michigan, including protecting the Great Lakes, supporting innovation in the auto industry, advancing consumer protections by cracking down on robocalls, and lowering the costs of prescription drugs. I'm also pleased to serve on the Natural Resources Committee where I have focused on advancing the Recovering America's Wildlife Act to give states more resources to work on species protection and conservation.

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2016

The following issues were listed on Dingell's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

  • Jobs and the Economy: The financial crisis that began in 2008 was the worst economic downturn our country has experienced since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Michigan families who were hit particularly hard are still reeling from its effects. Although our economy has started to improve, we must continue to fight hard to create jobs and stabilize the economy in our region.
  • Education – Pre-K to College: Every American deserves the opportunity to have a quality and affordable education. Our commitment to education must begin at birth and continue throughout life with access to higher education and job re-training. Recent years have witnessed devastating cuts by the Congress in our investment in education. We must have a real commitment to education; our nation’s young people are 25 percent of our population but they are 100 percent of our future.
  • Health Care: I believe that if you live in America you have a right to affordable, quality healthcare. Since 2003 employer sponsored healthcare premiums have risen 80 percent, three times faster than wages or inflation. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) these cost increases have slowed dramatically.
  • Environment and Energy: Our nation’s increasing need for energy must be addressed in ways that balance our economy with the stewardship of our environment. Striking this balance is one of the most vital issues facing the United States.
  • Equality: Everyone deserves the same rights and protections under the law regardless of who they are or who they love. Discrimination in housing, employment, and other facets of American life is immoral, hurts of nation’s fragile economy, and must be stopped. I support policies to end discrimination and expand opportunity for all Americans regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity & expression, and disability.

[152]

—Debbie Dingell's campaign website, http://debbiedingellforcongress.com/issues/

2014

Dingell's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[153]

  • Jobs and the Economy
Excerpt: "The financial crisis that began in 2008 was the worst economic downturn our country has experienced since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Michigan families who were hit particularly hard are still reeling from its effects. Although our economy has started to improve, we must continue to fight hard to create jobs and stabilize the economy in our region."
  • Education
Excerpt: "Every American deserves the opportunity to have a quality and affordable education. Our commitment to education must begin at birth and continue throughout life with access to higher education and job re-training. Recent years have witnessed devastating cuts by the Congress in our investment in education. We must have a real commitment to education; our nation’s young people are 25 percent of our population but they are 100 percent of our future."
  • Health Care
Excerpt: "I believe that if you live in America you have a right to affordable, quality healthcare. Since 2003 employer sponsored healthcare premiums have risen 80 percent, three times faster than wages or inflation. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) these cost increases have slowed dramatically."
  • Environment and Energy
Excerpt: "I will seek out and support appropriate solutions that put our country on a realistic and sustainable path to address this challenge. We need to increase funding for research & development of sustainable energy sources, support tax credits for the development and production of renewable energy like solar, wind, and more efficient and electric vehicles, explore user fees to reduce pollution, and increase funding for mass transit."
  • Equality
Excerpt: "Everyone deserves the same rights and protections under the law regardless of who they are or who they love. Discrimination in housing, employment, and other facets of American life is immoral, hurts of nation’s fragile economy, and must be stopped. I support policies to end discrimination and expand opportunity for all Americans regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity & expression, and disability."
  • Immigration
Excerpt: "The United States is a land of opportunity. Our history has been written by generations of immigrants who have come to our borders looking for the promise of a better life. They have shaped our culture, our economy, and our national story, helping to make us the greatest of nations. Unfortunately, our nation’s immigration system has many flaws that hinder economic growth and tear families apart. I support comprehensive immigration reform that is both fair and humane while ensuring our nation’s security."

Notable endorsements

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Notable candidate endorsements by Debbie Dingell
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Kamala D. Harris  source  (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryLost General
Hillary Clinton  source  (D) President of the United States (2016) PrimaryLost General

Campaign finance summary


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Debbie Dingell campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Michigan District 6Won general$1,509,175 $1,528,993
2022U.S. House Michigan District 6Won general$1,559,951 $1,599,861
2020U.S. House Michigan District 12Won general$1,633,276 $1,692,360
2018U.S. House Michigan District 12Won general$1,296,512 $1,251,034
2016U.S. House, Michigan District 12Won $1,168,808 N/A**
2014U.S. House (Michigan, District 12)Won $1,600,331 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Dingell missed 28 of 548 roll call votes from January 2015 to September 2015. This amounted to 5.1 percent, which was higher than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.[154]

Personal

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Dingell is married to former U.S. Representative John Dingell (D-MI).[5]

See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Politico, "Dingell hat trick: Debbie to run," February 25, 2014
  2. CNN, "Debbie Dingell bids to keep congressional seat in family hands," February 28, 2014
  3. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell website, "Dingell Elected to House Democratic Leadership Position," November 29, 2018
  4. 4.0 4.1 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "DINGELL, Debbie, (1953 - )," accessed February 5, 2015 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "bioguide" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Representative Debbie Dingell, "About," accessed February 4, 2014
  6. U.S. House Clerk, "Official Alphabetical List of the House of Representatives of the United States One Hundred Fifteenth Congress," accessed February 2, 2017
  7. U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, "Committee Information," accessed February 18, 2015
  8. Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 23, 2024
  9. Congress.gov, "H.R.185 - To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes." accessed February 23, 2024
  10. Congress.gov, "H.R.2811 - Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023," accessed February 23, 2024
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Political offices
Preceded by
Fred Upton (R)
U.S. House Michigan District 6
2023-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
John D. Dingell, Jr. (D)
U.S. House Michigan District 12
2015-2023
Succeeded by
Rashida Tlaib (D)


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