John Boozman
U.S. Congressperson
1950 –
Who is John Boozman?
John Nichols Boozman is the junior United States Senator for Arkansas. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the United States Representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district.
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, he was the brother of state Senator Fay Boozman. He attended the University of Arkansas, where he played football for the Arkansas Razorbacks, and graduated from the Southern College of Optometry. He co-founded a private optometry clinic in 1977 and worked as a volunteer optometrist for low-income families. He won a special election in 2002 to the United States House of Representatives, where he served as assistant majority whip and sat on the Republican Policy Committee. He was an advocate for drug policy issues and chaired the Veteran Affairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, where he led the passage of bills expanding services for unemployed veterans.
Boozman was elected to the United States Senate in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln by a 21 point margin, and took office in January 2011. He is the ranking Republican on the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, the Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space, and the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy.
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- Born
- Dec 10, 1950
Shreveport - Also known as
- John Nichols Boozman
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Religion
- Baptists
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Arkansas
- Southern College of Optometry
- Northside High School
- Lived in
- Arkansas
- Rogers
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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