James Edward Banks was born on July 16,1979 and is an American politician serving as the US representative for since 2017.
30 Facts About Jim Banks
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On January 17,2023, Jim Banks announced his candidacy for the US Senate seat being vacated by Mike Braun in 2024.
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Jim Banks worked in the real estate and construction industry in Fort Wayne, Indiana, before serving in elected office.
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Jim Banks serves in the United States Navy Reserve as a Supply Corps officer.
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From 2008 to 2010, Jim Banks served on the Whitley County Council from the at-large district.
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Jim Banks won the primary after defeating incumbent County Councilman Scott Darley.
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Jim Banks was succeeded by Paula Reimers on the County Council.
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Jim Banks chaired the Whitley County Republican Party from 2007 to 2011.
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Jim Banks addressed the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference in 2014 after he was selected as one of their Top 10 Conservatives Under 40.
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Jim Banks was first elected to serve in the state senate for the 17th district in 2010, and upon military deployment to Afghanistan, he took a leave of absence from the state senate in September 2014.
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Jim Banks returned to Indiana from overseas duty on April 14,2015, and resumed his duties as state senator on May 8.
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On May 12,2015, Jim Banks announced his candidacy for Congress.
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Jim Banks ran for a third term and defeated physician Chris Magiera in the Republican primary.
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Jim Banks is a member of the Republican Study Committee.
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In December 2017, Jim Banks joined Representatives Ron DeSantis, Scott Perry, and Robert Pittenger in co-signing a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson requesting that Tillerson release a classified counterterrorism agreement with Qatar.
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Jim Banks later objected to the certification of the election results.
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In October 2021, Representative Liz Cheney, vice chair of the January 6 Select Committee, revealed that Jim Banks had been sending letters to federal agencies, claiming to be the ranking member of that committee, even though he had been rejected from it.
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In one September 2021 letter, Jim Banks requested that the Department of the Interior provide him with information it had sent the committee.
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Jim Banks wrote, "Pelosi refused to allow me to fulfill my duties as Ranking Member", and signed the letter as "Ranking Member", which he was not.
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Shortly after Republicans retook control of the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm elections, Jim Banks ran for the position of Majority Whip, the third highest ranking position in the Republican Caucus.
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Jim Banks supported repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.
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Jim Banks voted for the American Health Care Act of 2017 on May 4,2017.
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Jim Banks opposes single-payer healthcare, which he claims would cost taxpayers $32 trillion.
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In December 2017, Jim Banks voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
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In 2020, Jim Banks voted against the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
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Jim Banks opposes federal funding of abortions, as well as Planned Parenthood.
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Jim Banks has called banning transgender people from serving in the military an "emotional issue," due to Americans' polarized views on gender and government's role in those issues.
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In 2022, Jim Banks 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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On January 17,2023, Jim Banks announced his candidacy for the United States Senate in 2024 in a tweet.
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Jim Banks has received the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.