Candidate · U.S. House, District 5
Tim Walberg
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, Michigan District 5 (since 2023; in Congress 2007-2009 and since 2011)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative; former pastor
- Lives in
- Tipton
Background
- Walberg earned a bachelor's degree from Fort Wayne Bible College (1975) and a master's degree from Wheaton College (1978). source: ballotpedia.org
- Walberg served as a minister before entering politics. source: ballotpedia.org
- Walberg served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1983 to 1999. source: michiganadvance.com
- Walberg represented Michigan's 7th District in the U.S. House from 2007 to 2009 and from 2011 to 2023, and has represented the 5th District since 2023. source: ballotpedia.org
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