Jack Bergman
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.
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 |
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- ↑ 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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