24 Facts About Bob Good

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Robert George Good was born on September 11,1965 and is an American politician who is the US representative in Virginia's 5th congressional district.

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Bob Good was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and lived in North Jersey before moving to Lynchburg, Virginia, with his family at age nine.

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Bob Good attended Liberty Christian Academy, where he was a member of the wrestling team.

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Bob Good was awarded a partial wrestling scholarship to Liberty University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in finance and a Master of Business Administration.

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Bob Good was a member of the Campbell County Board of Supervisors from 2016 to 2019.

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Bob Good ran against incumbent Denver Riggleman in the Republican nominating convention for in the United States House of Representatives.

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Bob Good campaigned on a far-right platform, espousing hard-line views on immigration policy and opposition to same-sex marriage and aligning himself with President Donald Trump.

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Bob Good called for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and rejected public health measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bob Good did not wear a face covering or encourage the wearing of face coverings at campaign events, and opposed restrictions on businesses to slow the spread of the virus.

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Bob Good suggested that the wearing of face coverings might be harmful.

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Bob Good said that while the virus was real, the pandemic was "phony".

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Bob Good told a maskless crowd that "this is a phony pandemic" and, the next day, suggested that precautions to prevent the spread of the disease were a "hoax".

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On January 6,2021, Bob Good voted against certifying the election of President-elect Biden.

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On June 26,2021, Bob Good appeared at Bedford County, Virginia's, second annual militia muster, saying he was happy to be at the event with "proud patriots and constitutional conservatives who are doing their part to help strengthen our nation and to fight for the things that we believe in".

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In June 2021, Bob Good was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the AUMF against Iraq.

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In July 2021, Bob Good voted against the bipartisan ALLIES Act, which would have increased the number of special immigrant visas for Afghan allies of the US military by 8,000 during its invasion of Afghanistan while reducing some application requirements that caused long application backlogs.

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In September 2021, Bob Good was among 75 House Republicans to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, which contains a provision that would require women to register for selective service.

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In October 2021, Bob Good encouraged a group of high school students from Rappahannock County, Virginia, to defy a local school mask mandate, saying, "If nobody in Rappahannock complies, they can't stop everyone".

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In November 2021, Bob Good wrote Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin a letter asking him to halt a federal mask mandate once he took office.

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Bob Good was among 19 House Republicans to vote against the final passage of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.

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On January 11,2022, Bob Good urged fellow Republicans to boycott the Capitol Hill Club, a popular dining spot for Republican officials, after it mandated that all guests must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

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In 2022, Bob Good was one of 39 Republicans to vote for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior.

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Bob Good has been a supporter of efforts to impeach President Joe Biden.

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Bob Good has described himself as a born-again Christian and a "biblical conservative".