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|predecessor = [[Jerry Moran]] |
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|successor = [[Roger Marshall]] |
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|state_senate1 = Kansas |
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|district1 = [[Kansas's 38th Senate district|38th]] |
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|term_start1 = January 3, 1997 |
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|term_end1 = January 5, 2011 |
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|predecessor1 = Marian Reynolds |
|predecessor1 = [[Marian Reynolds]] |
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|successor1 = [[Garrett Love]] |
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|birth_name = Timothy Alan Huelskamp |
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|education = [[Santa Fe University of Art and Design]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[American University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]) |
|education = [[Santa Fe University of Art and Design]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[American University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]) |
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'''Timothy Alan Huelskamp'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legistorm.com/memberbio/2756/Rep_Tim_Huelskamp_KS.html |title=Representative Timothy Alan Huelskamp (Tim) (R-Kansas, 1st) |publisher=LegiStorm |access-date=2012-06-28}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|juː|l|s|k|æ|m|p}}; born November 11, 1968) is an American politician who was the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. |
'''Timothy Alan Huelskamp'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legistorm.com/memberbio/2756/Rep_Tim_Huelskamp_KS.html |title=Representative Timothy Alan Huelskamp (Tim) (R-Kansas, 1st) |publisher=LegiStorm |access-date=2012-06-28 |archive-date=August 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816002349/http://www.legistorm.com/memberbio/2756/Rep_Tim_Huelskamp_KS.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|juː|l|s|k|æ|m|p}}; born November 11, 1968) is an American politician who was the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for {{ushr|KS|1}} from 2011 to 2017. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], prior to entering Congress Huelskamp represented the [[Kansas's 38th Senate district|38th district]] of the [[Kansas Senate]] from 1997 until 2011.<ref name=KSA01>{{cite news |url=http://www.ksallink.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=7413&format=html |title=Endorsements Start in Kansas Congressional Race |date=February 1, 2009 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=February 28, 2009 |archive-date=February 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225001809/http://www.ksallink.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=7413&format=html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Known for his [[social conservatism]], Huelskamp was the chairman of the House [[Tea Party Caucus]] from February 2015 until the end of his term on January 3, 2017. He was succeeded by [[Roger Marshall (politician)|Roger Marshall]], who defeated him in the 2016 Republican primary.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article93390117.html |date=August 2, 2016 |title=Tea party's Tim Huelskamp ousted by challenger Roger Marshall in Kansas congressional race |first1=Joe |last1=Robertson |first2=Curtis |last2=Tate |work=The Kansas City Star |access-date=August 3, 2016 |archive-date=November 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123082524/https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article93390117.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Huelskamp was born on November 11, 1968 and raised on the Huelskamp family farm in [[Fowler, Kansas|Fowler]], south of [[Dodge City, Kansas|Dodge City]]. Pioneered by his grandparents Martin and Clara in 1926, the farm operation includes raising corn, cattle, wheat, milo, and soybeans. He attended elementary and high school in Fowler, where he was a Farm Bureau Youth Leader, a member of St. Anthony's Parish, and active in both 4-H and Future Farmers of America. |
Huelskamp was born on November 11, 1968, and raised on the Huelskamp family farm in [[Fowler, Kansas|Fowler]], south of [[Dodge City, Kansas|Dodge City]]. Pioneered by his grandparents Martin and Clara in 1926, the farm operation includes raising corn, cattle, wheat, milo, and soybeans. He attended elementary and high school in Fowler, where he was a Farm Bureau Youth Leader, a member of St. Anthony's Parish, and active in both 4-H and Future Farmers of America. |
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After attending [[seminary]] for two years in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], Huelskamp continued his education at the College of Santa Fe (now [[Santa Fe University of Art and Design]]) and received his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in social science education in 1991. He received his [[Ph.D.]] in political science |
After attending [[seminary]] for two years in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], Huelskamp continued his education at the College of Santa Fe (now [[Santa Fe University of Art and Design]]) and received his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in social science education in 1991. He received his [[Ph.D.]] in political science (concentrating in agricultural policy) from [[American University]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=12571|title=Tim Huelskamp's Biography – The Voter's Self Defense System – Vote Smart|work=Project Vote Smart|access-date=September 25, 2015|archive-date=October 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025052958/http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=12571|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=AP01>{{cite news |url=http://www.cjonline.com/stories/031598/kan_phd.shtml |title=Unassuming Ph.D. is emerging |last=Hanna |first=John |date=March 15, 1998 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]] |access-date=February 28, 2009 |archive-date=May 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527165438/http://cjonline.com/stories/031598/kan_phd.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Kansas Senate== |
==Kansas Senate== |
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===Elections=== |
===Elections=== |
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In 1996, Huelskamp challenged Republican incumbent state senator Marian Reynolds in the primary and won by a landslide margin, taking 62 percent of the vote to Reynolds's 38 percent.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hanna |first=John |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xcohAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PZ4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4788,4963601&dq=tim+huelskamp&hl=en |title=Four incumbent state legislators lose to their challengers |publisher=The Fort Scott Tribune |date=August 7, 1996 |access-date=2012-06-28}}</ref> The youngest state senator in 20 years, he then won re-election by wide margins in 2000, 2004 and 2008. |
In 1996, Huelskamp challenged Republican incumbent state senator [[Marian Reynolds]] in the primary and won by a landslide margin, taking 62 percent of the vote to Reynolds's 38 percent.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hanna |first=John |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xcohAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PZ4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4788,4963601&dq=tim+huelskamp&hl=en |title=Four incumbent state legislators lose to their challengers |publisher=The Fort Scott Tribune |date=August 7, 1996 |access-date=2012-06-28 |archive-date=January 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127070814/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xcohAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PZ4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4788,4963601&dq=tim+huelskamp&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The youngest state senator in 20 years, he then won re-election by wide margins in 2000, 2004 and 2008. |
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===Committee assignments=== |
===Committee assignments=== |
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* Education |
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* Ethics and Local Government (Chairman) |
* Ethics and Local Government (Chairman) |
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Huelskamp previously served on the state's Ways and Means Committee but was removed due to clashes with colleagues and with the Committee's leadership.<ref>[http://cjonline.com/news/state/2010-07-20/huelskamp_ad_under_scrutiny Huelskamp ad under scrutiny], Tim Carpenter, ''[[Topeka Capital-Journal]]'', July 20, 2010</ref> |
Huelskamp previously served on the state's Ways and Means Committee but was removed due to clashes with colleagues and with the Committee's leadership.<ref>[http://cjonline.com/news/state/2010-07-20/huelskamp_ad_under_scrutiny Huelskamp ad under scrutiny] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006180839/http://cjonline.com/news/state/2010-07-20/huelskamp_ad_under_scrutiny |date=October 6, 2012 }}, Tim Carpenter, ''[[Topeka Capital-Journal]]'', July 20, 2010</ref> |
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==U.S. House of Representatives== |
==U.S. House of Representatives== |
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===Elections=== |
===Elections=== |
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==== 2010 ==== |
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{{See also|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 1}} |
{{See also|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 1}} |
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Seven-term Congressman [[Jerry Moran]] gave up the 1st district to make a successful run for the [[United States Senate]] seat being vacated by the popular fourteen-year incumbent Republican [[Sam Brownback]], who was [[Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010|running for governor that year]]. This touched off a free-for-all in the Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district. Huelskamp finished first in the six-candidate primary field with 34.8 percent of the vote, all but assuring that he would be the district's next representative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=511123|title=Our Campaigns – KS District 1 – R Primary Race – Aug 03, 2010|work=ourcampaigns.com|access-date=September 25, 2015}}</ref> |
Seven-term Congressman [[Jerry Moran]] gave up the 1st district to make a successful run for the [[United States Senate]] seat being vacated by the popular fourteen-year incumbent Republican [[Sam Brownback]], who was [[Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010|running for governor that year]]. This touched off a free-for-all in the Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district. Huelskamp finished first in the six-candidate primary field with 34.8 percent of the vote, all but assuring that he would be the district's next representative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=511123|title=Our Campaigns – KS District 1 – R Primary Race – Aug 03, 2010|work=ourcampaigns.com|access-date=September 25, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924181637/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=511123|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Huelskamp ran against Democratic nominee |
Huelskamp ran against Democratic nominee Alan Jilka and Libertarian nominee Jack W. Warner. Huelskamp was endorsed by the [[Club for Growth]], [[Mike Huckabee]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/17211 |title=Huckabee endorses Huelskamp's Congressional bid |last=Klepper |first=David |date=February 17, 2009 |work=[[The Kansas City Star]] |access-date=February 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://briefingroom.thehill.com/tag/tim-huelskamp/ |title=Huelskamp Picks up Huckabee Endorsement |last=Jacobs |first=Jeremy P. |date=February 17, 2009 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=February 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317024251/http://briefingroom.thehill.com/tag/tim-huelskamp/ |archive-date=March 17, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Conservative Leadership PAC]], [[Concerned Women for America]] Legislative Action Committee,<ref name=KSA01/> Ron Paul and [[Ken Blackwell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kansasliberty.com/liberty-update-archive/2009/09feb/sen-huelskamp-files-bill-that-would-require-school-districts-to-post-financial-information-on-state-website/ |title=Huelskamp bill pushes for school district spending transparency |last=LaCerte |first=Phil |date=February 5, 2009 |work=Kansas Liberty |access-date=February 28, 2009 |archive-date=February 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212015641/http://kansasliberty.com/liberty-update-archive/2009/09feb/sen-huelskamp-files-bill-that-would-require-school-districts-to-post-financial-information-on-state-website |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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As expected, Huelskamp won the seat in a rout, taking 73 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kssos.org/ent/maps_graphs.html#USHSE1 |title=2010 Unofficial Kansas General Election Results |date=November 3, 2010 |work=[[Kansas Secretary of State]] |access-date=November 3, 2010}}</ref> He instantly became a statewide political figure due to the vast size of the 1st. The district is often called "the Big First" because it covers more than half the state's landmass and two time zones. |
As expected, Huelskamp won the seat in a rout, taking 73 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kssos.org/ent/maps_graphs.html#USHSE1 |title=2010 Unofficial Kansas General Election Results |date=November 3, 2010 |work=[[Kansas Secretary of State]] |access-date=November 3, 2010 |archive-date=November 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113073957/http://www.kssos.org/ent/maps_graphs.html#USHSE1 |url-status=live }}</ref> He instantly became a statewide political figure due to the vast size of the 1st. The district is often called "the Big First" because it covers more than half the state's landmass and two time zones. |
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==== 2012 ==== |
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{{See also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 1}} |
{{See also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 1}} |
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Huelskamp ran unopposed in the general election. |
Huelskamp ran unopposed in the general election. |
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==== 2014 ==== |
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{{Main|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 1}} |
{{Main|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 1}} |
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Unlike the previous election, Huelskamp was challenged by a Republican, Alan LaPolice, in the primary.<ref name |
Unlike the previous election, Huelskamp was challenged by a Republican, Alan LaPolice, in the primary.<ref name=OpenSecrets>{{cite web| url =https://www.opensecrets.org/races/election.php?state=KS| title =Congressional Races in 2014 (Kansas)| publisher =[[OpenSecrets]]| access-date =July 15, 2014| archive-date =July 19, 2014| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140719103800/https://www.opensecrets.org/races/election.php?state=KS| url-status =live}}</ref> Moreover, two Democrats ran for the primary [[Jim Sherow]], a [[Kansas State University]] professor, and Bryan Whitney, a 2013 [[Wichita State University]] grad. Both LaPolice and Sherow critiqued Huelskamp for his failure to work with other Members of Congress and voting against Farm Bill.<ref name=GOPChal>{{cite news|title=Huelskamp faces GOP challenge in Kan. 1st District|first=Roxana|last=Hegeman|publisher=Associated Press|date=July 5, 2014|url=http://www.kansas.com/2014/07/05/3540423/huelskamp-faces-gop-challenge.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712013016/http://www.kansas.com/2014/07/05/3540423/huelskamp-faces-gop-challenge.html|archive-date=July 12, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=gctelegram>{{cite news| title = Sherow makes bid for 'good representation' in Big First| url = http://gctelegram.com/news/local/Sherow-Congress-3-20-14| date = 2014-03-19| first = Scott| last = Aust| newspaper = Garden City Telegram| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://archive.today/20140609193131/http://gctelegram.com/news/local/Sherow-Congress-3-20-14| archive-date = June 9, 2014| df = mdy-all}}</ref> Huelskamp narrowly defeated LaPolice in the Republican Primary with only 55% of the vote. Huelskamp failed to receive the endorsement of the Farm Bureau and the Kansas Livestock Association. Huelskamp went on to win the general election with 68% of the vote.<ref name=OpenSecrets/> |
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==== 2016 ==== |
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{{Main|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 1}} |
{{Main|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 1}} |
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On August 2, Huelskamp was defeated in the Republican primary by [[Roger Marshall (politician)|Roger Marshall]], an obstetrician from [[Great Bend, Kansas|Great Bend]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Tea party's Tim Huelskamp ousted by challenger Roger Marshall in Kansas congressional race|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article93390117.html|access-date=August 3, 2016|newspaper=Kansas City Star}}</ref> by 58% to 42%. Marshall's supporters argued Huelskamp's combativeness hurt the district. House leadership had removed Huelskamp from the House Agriculture Committee in 2012; farm groups such as Kansas Farm Bureau, an affiliate of the [[American Farm Bureau Federation]], Kansas Livestock Association, an affiliate of the [[National Cattlemen's Beef Association]], [[National Association of Wheat Growers]] and the [[United States Chamber of Commerce|U.S. Chamber of Commerce]] endorsed Marshall, as many Republican voters saw it as a crucial issue in a farm state.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 2, 2016 |title=Physician Marshall ousts US Rep. Huelskamp in Kansas primary |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/08/02/physician-marshall-ousts-us-rep-huelskamp-in-kansas-primary.html |newspaper=FOX News |location=New York |access-date=August 3, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Guard1">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/03/roger-marshall-wins-kansas-republican-primary-against-tea-party-incumbent | title=Roger Marshall wins Kansas Republican primary against Tea Party incumbent |author= |
On August 2, Huelskamp was defeated in the Republican primary by [[Roger Marshall (politician)|Roger Marshall]], an obstetrician from [[Great Bend, Kansas|Great Bend]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Tea party's Tim Huelskamp ousted by challenger Roger Marshall in Kansas congressional race|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article93390117.html|access-date=August 3, 2016|newspaper=Kansas City Star|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123082524/https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article93390117.html|url-status=live}}</ref> by 58% to 42%. Marshall's supporters argued Huelskamp's combativeness hurt the district. House leadership had removed Huelskamp from the House Agriculture Committee in 2012; farm groups such as Kansas Farm Bureau, an affiliate of the [[American Farm Bureau Federation]], Kansas Livestock Association, an affiliate of the [[National Cattlemen's Beef Association]], [[National Association of Wheat Growers]] and the [[United States Chamber of Commerce|U.S. Chamber of Commerce]] endorsed Marshall, as many Republican voters saw it as a crucial issue in a farm state.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 2, 2016 |title=Physician Marshall ousts US Rep. Huelskamp in Kansas primary |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/08/02/physician-marshall-ousts-us-rep-huelskamp-in-kansas-primary.html |newspaper=FOX News |location=New York |access-date=August 3, 2016 |archive-date=August 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803043511/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/08/02/physician-marshall-ousts-us-rep-huelskamp-in-kansas-primary.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Guard1">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/03/roger-marshall-wins-kansas-republican-primary-against-tea-party-incumbent | title=Roger Marshall wins Kansas Republican primary against Tea Party incumbent | author=staff | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=August 2, 2016 | quote=Marshall, from the central Kansas community of Great Bend, received endorsements from the Kansas Farm Bureau, Kansas Livestock Association, National Association of Wheat Growers and the US Chamber of Commerce. | access-date=August 3, 2016 | archive-date=August 5, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805031626/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/03/roger-marshall-wins-kansas-republican-primary-against-tea-party-incumbent | url-status=live }}</ref> Huelskamp thus became only the second person to represent the "Big First" since it assumed its current configuration in 1963 to not go on to represent Kansas in the [[United States Senate]]. Marshall himself would serve two terms in the 1st before himself going on to the Senate. |
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===Legislative activity=== |
===Legislative activity=== |
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In early 2012, Huelskamp introduced legislation that would ensure military chaplains could not be "directed, ordered or required to perform any duty, rite, ritual, ceremony, service or function that is contrary to the conscience, moral principles or religious beliefs of the chaplain, or contrary to the moral principles or religious beliefs of the chaplain's faith group." The language appeared to be related to permitting same-sex marriages on military bases in states where such unions are permitted.<ref>Hoskinson, Charles, [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72325.html "Don't Ask Don't Tell: War over gays in military in new phase"], ''Politico'', February 1, 2012.</ref> |
In early 2012, Huelskamp introduced legislation that would ensure military chaplains could not be "directed, ordered or required to perform any duty, rite, ritual, ceremony, service or function that is contrary to the conscience, moral principles or religious beliefs of the chaplain, or contrary to the moral principles or religious beliefs of the chaplain's faith group." The language appeared to be related to permitting same-sex marriages on military bases in states where such unions are permitted.<ref>Hoskinson, Charles, [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72325.html "Don't Ask Don't Tell: War over gays in military in new phase"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707060537/http://www.politico.com//news/stories/0212/72325.html |date=July 7, 2013 }}, ''Politico'', February 1, 2012.</ref> |
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===Sovereign debt crisis=== |
===Sovereign debt crisis=== |
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On February 16, 2012, during a contentious three-hour [[United States House Committee on the Budget|House Budget Committee]] hearing with [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Treasury Secretary]] [[Timothy Geithner]], Huelskamp warned of what he considered to be the looming threat of an economic crisis similar to the one then [[European sovereign debt crisis|taking place in Europe]]. Huelskamp accused Geithner and the entire Obama administration of failing to correct the U.S.'s debt crisis, which he believed would lead the country down the same path. Geithner replied that Huelskamp had an "adolescent perspective on how to think about economic policy."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/republicans-warn-of-european-style-debt-crisis-2012-02-16?dist=afterbell |title=House Republicans warn of European-style debt crisis |last=Robb |first=Greg |date=February 16, 2012 |work=MarketWatch |access-date=February 17, 2012}}</ref> |
On February 16, 2012, during a contentious three-hour [[United States House Committee on the Budget|House Budget Committee]] hearing with [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Treasury Secretary]] [[Timothy Geithner]], Huelskamp warned of what he considered to be the looming threat of an economic crisis similar to the one then [[European sovereign debt crisis|taking place in Europe]]. Huelskamp accused Geithner and the entire Obama administration of failing to correct the U.S.'s debt crisis, which he believed would lead the country down the same path. Geithner replied that Huelskamp had an "adolescent perspective on how to think about economic policy."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/republicans-warn-of-european-style-debt-crisis-2012-02-16?dist=afterbell |title=House Republicans warn of European-style debt crisis |last=Robb |first=Greg |date=February 16, 2012 |work=MarketWatch |access-date=February 17, 2012 |archive-date=January 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127070811/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/republicans-warn-of-european-style-debt-crisis-2012-02-16?dist=afterbell |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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===Defense of Marriage Act Constitutional Amendment=== |
===Defense of Marriage Act Constitutional Amendment=== |
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After the United States Supreme Court declared the [[Defense of Marriage Act]] (DOMA) unconstitutional on June 26, 2013,<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/supreme-court-doma-decision_n_3454811.html Supreme Court DOMA Decision Rules Federal Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional] Huffington Post – June 26, 2013</ref> Huelskamp immediately announced that he would introduce a constitutional amendment to restore the Defense of Marriage Act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/rep-tim-huelskamp-to-file-constitutional-amendment-to-restore-doma-93430.html|title=Huelskamp will try to restore DOMA|work=POLITICO|access-date=September 25, 2015}}</ref> He then went on ''The Steve Deace Show'', a conservative radio program, to denounce the Supreme Court Justices. "The idea that Jesus Christ himself was degrading and demeaning is what they've come down to," he said. "I can't even stand to read the decisions because I don't even think they'd pass law school with decisions like that."<ref>[http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/huelskamp-doma-ruling-attack-jesus-christ-justices-couldnt-pass-law-school#sthash.CRRatOg9.dpuf Huelskamp: DOMA Ruling an Attack on Jesus Christ; Justices Couldn't Pass Law School] Right Wing Watch – June 28, 2013</ref> |
After the United States Supreme Court declared the [[Defense of Marriage Act]] (DOMA) unconstitutional on June 26, 2013,<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/supreme-court-doma-decision_n_3454811.html Supreme Court DOMA Decision Rules Federal Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108132006/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/supreme-court-doma-decision_n_3454811.html |date=January 8, 2019 }} Huffington Post – June 26, 2013</ref> Huelskamp immediately announced that he would introduce a constitutional amendment to restore the Defense of Marriage Act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/rep-tim-huelskamp-to-file-constitutional-amendment-to-restore-doma-93430.html|title=Huelskamp will try to restore DOMA|work=POLITICO|date=June 26, 2013|access-date=September 25, 2015|archive-date=October 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027075631/http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/rep-tim-huelskamp-to-file-constitutional-amendment-to-restore-doma-93430.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He then went on ''The Steve Deace Show'', a conservative radio program, to denounce the Supreme Court Justices. "The idea that Jesus Christ himself was degrading and demeaning is what they've come down to," he said. "I can't even stand to read the decisions because I don't even think they'd pass law school with decisions like that."<ref>[http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/huelskamp-doma-ruling-attack-jesus-christ-justices-couldnt-pass-law-school#sthash.CRRatOg9.dpuf Huelskamp: DOMA Ruling an Attack on Jesus Christ; Justices Couldn't Pass Law School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630104233/http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/huelskamp-doma-ruling-attack-jesus-christ-justices-couldnt-pass-law-school#sthash.CRRatOg9.dpuf |date=June 30, 2013 }} Right Wing Watch – June 28, 2013</ref> |
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===Committee assignments=== |
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** [[United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations|Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations]] |
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The House Republican Steering Committee removed Huelskamp from both the Budget Committee and the Agriculture Committee in late 2012 as part of a larger party leadership-caucus shift.<ref>Wing, Nick, [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/tim-huelskamp-john-boehner_n_2285196.html "Tim Huelskamp: John Boehner Guilty Of 'Petty, Vindictive Politics' In Committee Ousters"], ''The Huffington Post'', 12/12/2012.</ref> At a [[Heritage Foundation]] |
The House Republican Steering Committee removed Huelskamp from both the Budget Committee and the Agriculture Committee in late 2012 as part of a larger party leadership-caucus shift.<ref>Wing, Nick, [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/tim-huelskamp-john-boehner_n_2285196.html "Tim Huelskamp: John Boehner Guilty Of 'Petty, Vindictive Politics' In Committee Ousters"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803081311/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/tim-huelskamp-john-boehner_n_2285196.html |date=August 3, 2016 }}, ''The Huffington Post'', 12/12/2012.</ref> At a luncheon organized by [[The Heritage Foundation]] in the immediate wake of the removal, Huelskamp said, "It's petty, it's vindictive, and if you have any conservative principles you will be punished for articulating those."<ref name=WP01>Weiner, Rachel, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2012/12/05/conservatives-bite-back-at-gop-leadership-over-purge/ "Conservatives bite back over House GOP purge"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513185948/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2012/12/05/conservatives-bite-back-at-gop-leadership-over-purge/ |date=May 13, 2015 }}, Washington ''Post'' Post Politics blog, December 5, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-02.</ref> He joined [[Justin Amash]] of Michigan and [[David Schweikert]] of Arizona in a letter to [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] [[John Boehner]], demanding to know why they had lost their "plum" committee posts.<ref>{{cite web| title= Booted from plum committee seats, three GOP reps want answers| date= December 8, 2012| url= http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/08/booted-from-plum-committee-seats-three-gop-reps-want-answers/| first= Gregory| last= Wallace| publisher= CNN| work= Political Ticker (blog)| access-date= 2012-12-08| archive-date= December 10, 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121210154430/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/08/booted-from-plum-committee-seats-three-gop-reps-want-answers/| url-status= dead}}</ref> |
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''[[Politico]]'' quoted a spokesperson for Republican Congressman [[Lynn Westmoreland]] of Georgia as explaining that Huelskamp, Amash and Schweikert were removed for "their inability to work with other members." The spokesperson clarified that Westmoreland "said that it had nothing to do with their voting record, a scorecard, or their actions across the street [meaning fundraising]." The three were described by ''Politico'' and its sourcing of Huelskamp's other colleagues as "jerks" who "made life harder for other Republicans by taking whacks at them in public for supporting the team".<ref name="The a—hole factor">{{ |
''[[Politico]]'' quoted a spokesperson for Republican Congressman [[Lynn Westmoreland]] of Georgia as explaining that Huelskamp, Amash and Schweikert were removed for "their inability to work with other members." The spokesperson clarified that Westmoreland "said that it had nothing to do with their voting record, a scorecard, or their actions across the street [meaning fundraising]." The three were described by ''Politico'' and its sourcing of Huelskamp's other colleagues as "jerks" who "made life harder for other Republicans by taking whacks at them in public for supporting the team".<ref name="The a—hole factor">{{cite news | last=Allen | first=Jonathan | url=http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/house-leaders-make-examples-of-obstinate-members-85034.html | title='The a—hole factor' | publisher=Politico | date=December 13, 2012 | access-date=May 8, 2014 | archive-date=January 1, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101135409/http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/house-leaders-make-examples-of-obstinate-members-85034.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="'Obstinate' Factor Continues to Roil GOP">{{cite news|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/obstinate_factor_continues_to_roil_gop-219926-1.html|title='Obstinate' Factor Continues to Roil GOP|date=December 12, 2012|access-date=April 30, 2014|publisher=Roll Call|archive-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502005613/http://www.rollcall.com/news/obstinate_factor_continues_to_roil_gop-219926-1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{rp|p.2}} |
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On January 3, 2013, Huelskamp appeared to be counting votes as part of an effort to unseat [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|House Speaker]] [[John Boehner]] when the [[113th Congress#Major events|113th Congress]] convened. Huelskamp nominated conservative [[ |
On January 3, 2013, Huelskamp appeared to be counting votes as part of an effort to unseat [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|House Speaker]] [[John Boehner]] when the [[113th Congress#Major events|113th Congress]] convened. Huelskamp nominated conservative [[Jim Jordan]] to replace Boehner. When asked about the anti-Boehner effort, a spokesman for Huelskamp declined to comment.<ref>Sherman, Jake, and John Bresnahan (January 3, 2013), [http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/conservatives-rebel-against-boehner-85749.html "Conservatives rebel against Boehner"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104224544/http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/conservatives-rebel-against-boehner-85749.html |date=January 4, 2013 }}, ''[[Politico]]'.'</ref> |
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===Caucus memberships=== |
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* [[Freedom Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web | url= http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-hard-line-republicans-who-pushed-john-boehner-out/ | first1= Carl | last1= Bialik | first2= Aaron | last2= Bycoffe | title= The Hard-Line Republicans Who Pushed John Boehner Out | date= September 25, 2015 | work= [[FiveThirtyEight]] | access-date= 2015-09-28 | archive-date= September 28, 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150928073705/http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-hard-line-republicans-who-pushed-john-boehner-out/ | url-status= live }}</ref> |
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* [[Congressional Constitution Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://congressionalconstitutioncaucus-garrett.house.gov/about-us/membership|title= Congressional Constitution Caucus Membership|publisher= Congressional Constitution Caucus|access-date= 26 April 2017}}</ref> |
* [[Congressional Constitution Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://congressionalconstitutioncaucus-garrett.house.gov/about-us/membership|title= Congressional Constitution Caucus Membership|publisher= Congressional Constitution Caucus|access-date= 26 April 2017|archive-date= April 27, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170427102644/http://congressionalconstitutioncaucus-garrett.house.gov/about-us/membership|url-status= live}}</ref> |
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==Post-congressional career== |
==Post-congressional career== |
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From June 2017 to June 2019, Huelskamp served as the president of the [[Heartland Institute]], an Illinois-based conservative think tank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/press-release-heartland-institute-names-former-congressman-tim-huelskamp-incoming-president|title=News - PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Names Former Congressman Tim Huelskamp Incoming President {{!}} Heartland Institute|website=www.heartland.org|language=en|access-date=2018-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bast|first=Joseph|title=Leadership Changes at the Heartland Institute|work=Press Release|publisher=Heartland Institute|url=https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/leadership-changes-at-the-heartland-institute}}</ref> |
From June 2017 to June 2019, Huelskamp served as the president of the [[Heartland Institute]], an Illinois-based conservative think tank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/press-release-heartland-institute-names-former-congressman-tim-huelskamp-incoming-president|title=News - PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Names Former Congressman Tim Huelskamp Incoming President {{!}} Heartland Institute|website=www.heartland.org|date=June 29, 2017 |language=en|access-date=2018-06-06|archive-date=November 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116031611/https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/press-release-heartland-institute-names-former-congressman-tim-huelskamp-incoming-president|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bast|first=Joseph|title=Leadership Changes at the Heartland Institute|work=Press Release|date=June 7, 2019 |publisher=Heartland Institute|url=https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/leadership-changes-at-the-heartland-institute|access-date=July 5, 2019|archive-date=July 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705194142/https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/leadership-changes-at-the-heartland-institute|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Huelskamp is a senior political advisor for [[CatholicVote.org]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pro-Trump group targets Catholic voters using cellphone technology|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/pro-trump-group-targets-catholic-voters-using-cell-phone-technology|last=Schlumpf|first=Heidi|date=2020-01-02|website=National Catholic Reporter|language=en|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> |
Huelskamp is a senior political advisor for [[CatholicVote.org]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pro-Trump group targets Catholic voters using cellphone technology|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/pro-trump-group-targets-catholic-voters-using-cell-phone-technology|last=Schlumpf|first=Heidi|date=2020-01-02|website=National Catholic Reporter|language=en|access-date=2020-05-25|archive-date=May 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524235408/https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/pro-trump-group-targets-catholic-voters-using-cell-phone-technology|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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His PAC was responsible for sending misleading texts the day before the 2022 Kansas Primary, indicating that a Yes vote protected abortion choice, although the reverse was true.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/02/kansas-abortion-texts/ |title=Misleading Kansas abortion texts linked to Republican-aligned firm |date=2022-08-02 |author1=Isaac Stanley-Becker |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409 |access-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803153641/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/02/kansas-abortion-texts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Huelskamp and his wife Angela live in [[ |
Huelskamp and his wife Angela live in [[Hutchinson, Kansas]]. They have four adopted children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldmag.com/2011/01/congressman_contra_mundum|title=Congressman contra mundum|date=January 29, 2011|work=World News Group|access-date=December 26, 2014|archive-date=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226121252/http://www.worldmag.com/2011/01/congressman_contra_mundum|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Huelskamp is [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hunterschwarz/us-house-of-representatives-members-religion | title=U.S. House of Representatives Members' Religion | website=[[BuzzFeed News]] | date=August 19, 2013 | access-date=April 4, 2023 | archive-date=April 4, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404153525/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hunterschwarz/us-house-of-representatives-members-religion | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/12571/tim-huelskamp | title=The Voter's Self Defense System | access-date=April 4, 2023 | archive-date=April 4, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404151732/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/12571/tim-huelskamp | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Electoral history == |
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|votes = 44,068 |
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|candidate = Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) |
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|votes = 138,764 |
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|percentage = 67.97 |
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|votes = 65,397 |
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|percentage = 32.03 |
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| title = 2016 Republican primary results, Kansas congressional district 1 <ref name="Primaryelection">{{cite news|url=http://www.kssos.org/elections/16elec/2016_Primary_Election_OFFICIAL_Results.pdf |title=2016 Official Primary Results |date=August 2, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2016 |publisher=Kansas Secretary of State }}</ref>}} |
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| candidate = [[Roger Marshall (politician)|Roger Marshall]] |
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| party = Republican Party (United States) |
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| votes = 59,889 |
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| percentage = 56.6 |
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| candidate = Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) |
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| votes = 45,997 |
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* [http://maplight.org/us-congress/legislator/1440-tim-huelskamp Profile] at Maplight |
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Tim Huelskamp | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Jerry Moran |
Succeeded by | Roger Marshall |
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 38th district | |
In office January 3, 1997 – January 5, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Marian Reynolds |
Succeeded by | Garrett Love |
Personal details | |
Born | Timothy Alan Huelskamp November 11, 1968 Fowler, Kansas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Angela Huelskamp |
Children | 4 |
Education | Santa Fe University of Art and Design (BA) American University (MA, PhD) |
Timothy Alan Huelskamp[1] (/ˈhjuːlskæmp/; born November 11, 1968) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, prior to entering Congress Huelskamp represented the 38th district of the Kansas Senate from 1997 until 2011.[2]
Known for his social conservatism, Huelskamp was the chairman of the House Tea Party Caucus from February 2015 until the end of his term on January 3, 2017. He was succeeded by Roger Marshall, who defeated him in the 2016 Republican primary.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Huelskamp was born on November 11, 1968, and raised on the Huelskamp family farm in Fowler, south of Dodge City. Pioneered by his grandparents Martin and Clara in 1926, the farm operation includes raising corn, cattle, wheat, milo, and soybeans. He attended elementary and high school in Fowler, where he was a Farm Bureau Youth Leader, a member of St. Anthony's Parish, and active in both 4-H and Future Farmers of America.
After attending seminary for two years in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Huelskamp continued his education at the College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art and Design) and received his B.A. in social science education in 1991. He received his Ph.D. in political science (concentrating in agricultural policy) from American University in 1995.[4][5]
Kansas Senate
[edit]Elections
[edit]In 1996, Huelskamp challenged Republican incumbent state senator Marian Reynolds in the primary and won by a landslide margin, taking 62 percent of the vote to Reynolds's 38 percent.[6] The youngest state senator in 20 years, he then won re-election by wide margins in 2000, 2004 and 2008.
Committee assignments
[edit]Huelskamp served on the following legislative committees:[7]
- Joint Committee on Information Technology (Chairman)
- Education
- Ethics and Local Government (Chairman)
Huelskamp previously served on the state's Ways and Means Committee but was removed due to clashes with colleagues and with the Committee's leadership.[8]
U.S. House of Representatives
[edit]Elections
[edit]2010
[edit]Seven-term Congressman Jerry Moran gave up the 1st district to make a successful run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by the popular fourteen-year incumbent Republican Sam Brownback, who was running for governor that year. This touched off a free-for-all in the Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district. Huelskamp finished first in the six-candidate primary field with 34.8 percent of the vote, all but assuring that he would be the district's next representative.[9]
Huelskamp ran against Democratic nominee Alan Jilka and Libertarian nominee Jack W. Warner. Huelskamp was endorsed by the Club for Growth, Mike Huckabee,[10][11] Conservative Leadership PAC, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee,[2] Ron Paul and Ken Blackwell.[12]
As expected, Huelskamp won the seat in a rout, taking 73 percent of the vote.[13] He instantly became a statewide political figure due to the vast size of the 1st. The district is often called "the Big First" because it covers more than half the state's landmass and two time zones.
2012
[edit]Huelskamp ran unopposed in the general election.
2014
[edit]Unlike the previous election, Huelskamp was challenged by a Republican, Alan LaPolice, in the primary.[14] Moreover, two Democrats ran for the primary Jim Sherow, a Kansas State University professor, and Bryan Whitney, a 2013 Wichita State University grad. Both LaPolice and Sherow critiqued Huelskamp for his failure to work with other Members of Congress and voting against Farm Bill.[15][16] Huelskamp narrowly defeated LaPolice in the Republican Primary with only 55% of the vote. Huelskamp failed to receive the endorsement of the Farm Bureau and the Kansas Livestock Association. Huelskamp went on to win the general election with 68% of the vote.[14]
2016
[edit]On August 2, Huelskamp was defeated in the Republican primary by Roger Marshall, an obstetrician from Great Bend,[17] by 58% to 42%. Marshall's supporters argued Huelskamp's combativeness hurt the district. House leadership had removed Huelskamp from the House Agriculture Committee in 2012; farm groups such as Kansas Farm Bureau, an affiliate of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Kansas Livestock Association, an affiliate of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, National Association of Wheat Growers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed Marshall, as many Republican voters saw it as a crucial issue in a farm state.[18][19] Huelskamp thus became only the second person to represent the "Big First" since it assumed its current configuration in 1963 to not go on to represent Kansas in the United States Senate. Marshall himself would serve two terms in the 1st before himself going on to the Senate.
Legislative activity
[edit]In early 2012, Huelskamp introduced legislation that would ensure military chaplains could not be "directed, ordered or required to perform any duty, rite, ritual, ceremony, service or function that is contrary to the conscience, moral principles or religious beliefs of the chaplain, or contrary to the moral principles or religious beliefs of the chaplain's faith group." The language appeared to be related to permitting same-sex marriages on military bases in states where such unions are permitted.[20]
Sovereign debt crisis
[edit]On February 16, 2012, during a contentious three-hour House Budget Committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Huelskamp warned of what he considered to be the looming threat of an economic crisis similar to the one then taking place in Europe. Huelskamp accused Geithner and the entire Obama administration of failing to correct the U.S.'s debt crisis, which he believed would lead the country down the same path. Geithner replied that Huelskamp had an "adolescent perspective on how to think about economic policy."[21]
Defense of Marriage Act Constitutional Amendment
[edit]After the United States Supreme Court declared the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional on June 26, 2013,[22] Huelskamp immediately announced that he would introduce a constitutional amendment to restore the Defense of Marriage Act.[23] He then went on The Steve Deace Show, a conservative radio program, to denounce the Supreme Court Justices. "The idea that Jesus Christ himself was degrading and demeaning is what they've come down to," he said. "I can't even stand to read the decisions because I don't even think they'd pass law school with decisions like that."[24]
Committee assignments
[edit]The House Republican Steering Committee removed Huelskamp from both the Budget Committee and the Agriculture Committee in late 2012 as part of a larger party leadership-caucus shift.[25] At a luncheon organized by The Heritage Foundation in the immediate wake of the removal, Huelskamp said, "It's petty, it's vindictive, and if you have any conservative principles you will be punished for articulating those."[26] He joined Justin Amash of Michigan and David Schweikert of Arizona in a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner, demanding to know why they had lost their "plum" committee posts.[27]
Politico quoted a spokesperson for Republican Congressman Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia as explaining that Huelskamp, Amash and Schweikert were removed for "their inability to work with other members." The spokesperson clarified that Westmoreland "said that it had nothing to do with their voting record, a scorecard, or their actions across the street [meaning fundraising]." The three were described by Politico and its sourcing of Huelskamp's other colleagues as "jerks" who "made life harder for other Republicans by taking whacks at them in public for supporting the team".[28][29]: p.2
On January 3, 2013, Huelskamp appeared to be counting votes as part of an effort to unseat House Speaker John Boehner when the 113th Congress convened. Huelskamp nominated conservative Jim Jordan to replace Boehner. When asked about the anti-Boehner effort, a spokesman for Huelskamp declined to comment.[30]
Caucus memberships
[edit]- Republican Study Committee
- Tea Party Caucus
- Liberty Caucus
- Freedom Caucus[31]
- Congressional Constitution Caucus[32]
Post-congressional career
[edit]From June 2017 to June 2019, Huelskamp served as the president of the Heartland Institute, an Illinois-based conservative think tank.[33][34]
Huelskamp is a senior political advisor for CatholicVote.org.[35]
His PAC was responsible for sending misleading texts the day before the 2022 Kansas Primary, indicating that a Yes vote protected abortion choice, although the reverse was true.[36]
Personal life
[edit]Huelskamp and his wife Angela live in Hutchinson, Kansas. They have four adopted children.[37]
Huelskamp is Roman Catholic.[38][39]
Electoral history
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tim Huelskamp | 142,281 | 73.76 | |
Democratic | Alan Jilka | 44,068 | 22.85 | |
Libertarian | Jack Warner | 6,537 | 3.39 | |
Total votes | 192,886 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) | 211,337 | 100 | |
Total votes | 211,337 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) | 138,764 | 67.97 | |
Democratic | James Sherow | 65,397 | 32.03 | |
Total votes | 204,161 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Roger Marshall | 59,889 | 56.6 | |
Republican | Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) | 45,997 | 43.4 | |
Total votes | 105,886 | 100.0 |
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