David Frank Kustoff is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States representative from.
21 Facts About David Kustoff
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From 2006 to 2008, Kustoff served as a United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.
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David Kustoff is one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress, alongside Max Miller.
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David Frank Kustoff was born in Memphis on October 8,1966, and raised in the Memphis area.
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David Kustoff graduated from Memphis's White Station High School in 1985.
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David Kustoff attended the University of Memphis, graduating Omicron Delta Kappa and with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1989.
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David Kustoff then attended the Cecil C Humphreys School of Law, graduating in 1992.
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In 1998, David Kustoff opened a law firm with Jim Strickland, whom he met at the University of Memphis.
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David Kustoff became active in politics during the 1990s, when he chaired the Republican Party of Shelby County.
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David Kustoff served as George W Bush's campaign chair in Tennessee during the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections.
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David Kustoff had filled out a questionnaire that the NRA said would have given him an A rating; David Kustoff's campaign said that the candidate misspoke when he made his claim.
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David Kustoff worked to reduce crime in the Memphis area, joining a group of Memphis leaders and law enforcement officials called Operation Safe Community.
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David Kustoff resigned as US Attorney shortly before the 2008 election and returned to his private practice.
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David Kustoff announced his campaign in February; eastern Memphis had been shifted from the 7th to the 8th in the 2010 redistricting.
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David Kustoff began to emerge from the crowded pack when he was endorsed by former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who filmed ads for David Kustoff and campaigned with him.
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David Kustoff faced Democratic nominee Rickey Hobson, a Delta Air Lines manager and Somerville, Tennessee resident, in the general election.
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David Kustoff visited all 15 counties in the district and urged skeptical Republicans to support Donald Trump for the presidency.
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David Kustoff defeated Hobson in the general election, but had effectively assured himself of a seat in Congress with his primary victory.
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David Kustoff voted for the American Health Care Act in May 2017.
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In December 2020, Kustoff was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden prevailed over incumbent Donald Trump.
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David Kustoff served on the board of directors of BankTennessee and as a member of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.