Joe the Plumber

Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher (December 3, 1973 – August 27, 2023), better known as Joe the Plumber, was an American commentator, motivational speaker and political activist. He had conservative views and was a Republican. He was born in Toledo, Ohio.

He became well-known during the United States presidential election, 2008 when he asked Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in Ohio about his ideas about taxation of small business. Obama reacted by saying that wealth should be spread among the people, which answer the Republicans categorized as being socialist.

Wurzelbacher was intending to start a plumbing business and therefore got the nickname "Joe the Plumber". He became a middle class stereotype in the campaign of the Republican presidential candidate John McCain.

"Joe the Plumber" became a hit in the 2008 presidential elections, often referred to both by McCain and Obama, and being interviewed about all sorts of topics.

In 2012 he tried in vain to be chosen in the United States House of Representatives on behalf of the Ohio's 9th congressional district. Two years after that, he started working in a Jeep factory.

Wurzelbacher voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.^[1]

In July 2023, Wurzelbacher announced he had pancreatic cancer.^[2] He died on August 27, 2023 from the disease at his home in Campbellsport, Wisconsin, aged 49.^[3]

References

↑ Reid, Tim (March 4, 2016). "'Joe the Plumber' praises Trump, cites his 'beautiful women'". Reuters. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
↑ "'I Started Crying': Joe the Plumber Gets Candid on Prayer, Faith as He Fights Cancer Diagnosis". Faithwire. 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
↑ "Joe Wurzelbacher, known as 'Joe the Plumber' in 2008 election, dies at 49". BNO News. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.

Other websites

New York Post
Fox News Archived 2008-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
Sun News
The Washington Post
www.joeforcongress2012.com - running for the US House of Representatives
JoeForAmerica.com - Joe the Plumber's news site

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[1] Reid, Tim (March 4, 2016). "'Joe the Plumber' praises Trump, cites his 'beautiful women'". Reuters. Retrieved May 4, 2018.

[2] "'I Started Crying': Joe the Plumber Gets Candid on Prayer, Faith as He Fights Cancer Diagnosis". Faithwire. 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2023-08-24.

[Death-3] "Joe Wurzelbacher, known as 'Joe the Plumber' in 2008 election, dies at 49". BNO News. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.

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