Diana Lynn Harshbarger is an American pharmacist, businesswoman, and politician serving as the US representative for.
13 Facts About Diana Harshbarger
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Diana Harshbarger is the first person in her family to graduate from high school.
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Diana Harshbarger earned her bachelor's degree from East Tennessee State University and her Doctor of Pharmacy from Mercer University.
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When Diana Harshbarger took office on January 3,2021, she became the fifth woman elected to Congress from Tennessee, but only the third who was not a stand-in for her husband, after Diane Black and Marsha Blackburn.
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The 1st historically gives its incumbents very long tenures in Washington; Diana Harshbarger is only the ninth person to hold the seat in 100 years.
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Diana Harshbarger focused her campaign on fixing the opioid crisis, advocating anti-abortion legislation, and protecting religious freedom.
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Diana Harshbarger highlighted American dependence on Chinese pharmaceutical imports as an issue of national security.
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In 2013 Robert Diana Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud charges related to the company and was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison, in addition to over $800,000 in restitution and over $400,000 in asset forfeiture.
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Diana Harshbarger's campaign said she had no involvement with AIMS, despite corporate records to the contrary.
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Diana Harshbarger declined to debate her competitors during the primary and general elections.
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Later that evening, Diana Harshbarger joined 139 other Republican House members in voting to sustain objections to the certification of the results of the 2020 US Presidential election, based on false claims of voter fraud.
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In September 2021 Diana Harshbarger co-sponsored a resolution by Marjorie Taylor Greene to impeach President Joe Biden over the withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan.
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Diana Harshbarger's husband pleaded guilty to federal charges of distributing misbranded drugs from China and served four years in prison.