Fred Upton

Fred Upton REPRepublican

United States Representative from Michigan

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Fred UptonREPRepublican United States Representative from Michigan
71
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36
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MIResidence (state)

Frederick Stephen Upton (born April 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1987 to 2023, representing the state's 6th congressional district since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district, numbered as the 4th district from 1987 to 1993, is based in Kalamazoo and stretches along the Michigan-Indiana border in the southwestern part of the state. A former chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Upton has played a major role in shaping post-Obamacare health care legislation. He is the only person in American history to vote to impeach two presidents; he voted for the impeachment of Bill Clinton in 1998 and the second impeachment of Donald Trump in 2021, as one of ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump. After Sander Levin retired at the end of the 115th Congress, Upton became the dean of Michigan's congressional delegation. Redrawn into the 4th district, Upton did not seek reelection in 2022, and retired from Congress upon his 18th term's expiration in 2023.

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Campaign Funding

20
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$3,096,225
Total Raised
$3,553,344
Total Spent
$36,112
Cash on Hand
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education5 - 5 of 3
University of Michigan
Bachelor of Arts
1975
Primary School
Shattuck-Saint Mary's
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Representative
United States House of Representatives, Michigan
1993 - 2023
Representative
United States House of Representatives, Michigan
1987 - 1993
Director
Office of Management and Budget
1984 - 1985
Deputy Director
Legal Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
1983 - 1984
Legislative Assistant
Office of Management and Budget
1981 - 1983
Staff Member
Congressmember Dave Stockman
1976 - 1980
Field Manager
Dave Stockman Campaign
1976
Other Experience1 - 15 of 15
Member
House Centrist Coalition
Member
Emil Verban Society
Co-Vice Chair
Congressional Automotive Caucus
Member
Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Member
Congressional Competitiveness Caucus
Member
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member
Diabetes Caucus
Member
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Co-Chair
Tuesday Group
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Founder
Tuesday Group
Member
Medical Technology Caucus
Member
Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus
Member
Congressional Grace Caucus
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