Īlthough Gohmert had previously ruled out the possibility of a bid for the U.S. On January 3, 2013, Gohmert broke ranks with the House leadership to nominate Representative Allen West for Speaker of the House, although West narrowly lost his bid for reelection in 2012 and was no longer a member of Congress. Gohmert objected to this on the grounds that Holder had 'challenge' his character and made several unsuccessful attempts to inject his viewpoint as a point of personal privilege. Unless somebody has done something inappropriate, you don't have access to the FBI files. Attorney General Eric Holder responded to his claims: 'The only observation I was going to make is that you state as a matter of fact what the FBI did and did not do. His contention was that the FBI was more interested in Christian groups such as those led by Billy and Franklin Graham than in groups that might be considered less politically correct to target. On May 15, 2013, Gohmert said in a House Judiciary Hearing that he believed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) did not act with due diligence concerning alleged bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev. This bill would have amended 'the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the principal campaign committee of a candidate for election to the office of president to include with the committee's statement of organization a copy of the candidate's birth certificate, together with such other documentation as may be necessary to establish that the candidate meets the qualifications for eligibility to the office of president under the Constitution'. On July 29, 2009, Gohmert signed on as a co-sponsor of the defeated H.R. Libertarian Phil Gray polled 5,062 votes (1.9%).

Gohmert won his seventh term in 2016 with 192,434 votes (73.9%) to Democratic nominee Shirley J. He only faced an independent in 2008, and a Libertarian in 2010. He has never again faced another contest that close, and been reelected seven times, never with less than 68% of the vote. He defeated Democratic incumbent 1st District Congressman Max Sandlin with 61% of the vote. In the 2004 Republican primary, Gohmert defeated State Representative Wayne Christian of Center, Texas. Tyler, which had long anchored the 4th District, was shifted to the 1st District. JSTOR ( May 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī mid-decade redistricting made the 1st District significantly more conservative than its predecessor.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. In 2002, Texas Governor Rick Perry appointed Gohmert to fill a vacancy as Chief Justice on Texas's 12th Court of Appeals, where he served a six-month term that ended in 2003. The order angered LGBT activists and civil libertarians. He first saw national recognition for a 1996 probation requirement where he ordered an HIV-positive man, who was convicted on motor vehicle theft charges, to seek the written consent from all future sexual partners on a court-provided form notifying them of his HIV status. Gohmert was elected as a state district judge for Texas's 7th Judicial District, serving Smith County ( Tyler, Texas) from 1992 to 2002. He served in the JAG Corps at Fort Benning, Georgia, from 1978 to 1982. Gohmert attended The JAG School at the University of Virginia and entered U.S. Gohmert received a Juris Doctor degree from Baylor Law School in 1977. Representative Chet Edwards, and a member of the Ross Volunteer Company. He was also a student leader for the MSC Student Conference on National Affairs alongside future U.S. He commanded a cadet brigade in the Corps of Cadets and served as class president. Gohmert enrolled in Texas A&M University, receiving a U.S.

Gohmert was raised in Mount Pleasant, Texas, where he graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1971. Gohmert was born in Pittsburg, Texas, the son of German Texan architect Louis Buller Gohmert and his first wife Mary Sue (née Brooks).

4.11 January 2021 storming of the Capitol.

3.2.2 Climate change and the environment.

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