Jack Bergman
Jack Bergman | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 1st district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Benishek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Warren Bergman February 2, 1947 Shakopee, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Gustavus Adolphus College (BA) University of West Florida (MBA) |
| Website | House website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1969–2009 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Rhode Island National Guard HMM-261 HMM-164 HML-776 VMGR-234 |
| Commands | VMGR-452 Mobilization Station, Chicago II Marine Expeditionary Force Augmentation Command Element 4th Marine Aircraft Wing 4th Marine Logistics Group United States Marine Corps Reserve Marine Forces North |
John Warren "Jack" Bergman (born February 2, 1947) is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and politician. He has been the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 1st congressional district since 2017.
Bergman was commanding general of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North. He also was a naval aviator, flying rotary-winged aircraft such as the CH-46 and UH-1, as well as fixed-wing aircraft such as the T-28 and KC-130.
He is a Republican and was elected to the U.S. House in the 2016 election.[1][2] Bergman is the highest-ranking military official ever elected to the United States Congress.[3]
In June 2017, Bergman was one of the Republican congressmen who were practicing on an Alexandria, Virginia, baseball field for the annual congressional baseball game when a man named James Hodgkinson began shooting at them, harming four people, including Cong. Steve Scalise (R-LA).[4]
He calls himself a conservative but does not feel strongly about party.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Livengood, Chad (2016-01-14). "Retired U.P. Marine files for GOP congressional primary". Detroitnews.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ Gibbons, Lauren (August 2, 2016). "Jack Bergman victorious in 1st Congressional District Republican primary". MLive. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ "Medium- Lt. General Jack Bergman (Ret.) to Become Highest-Ranking Military Veteran Ever Sworn into Congress". Harperpolling.com. 2017-01-03. Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
- ↑ Meloni, Rod; Rep. Jack Bergman describes shooting at baseball practice: 'I just basically went into a low crawl'; ClickOnDetroit; June 14, 2017; https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan/rep-jack-bergman-describes-shooting-at-baseball-practice-i-just-basically-went-into-a-low-crawl
- ↑ Hunter, Wil; Meet Republican congressional candidate Jack Bergman; Up Matters; http://www.upmatters.com/news/local-news/meet-republican-congressional-candidate-jack-bergman/461595749 Archived 2018-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
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