1. Joe Schwarz represented Michigan's 7th congressional district from January 2005 to January 2007.
15 Facts About Joe Schwarz
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Dr Joe Schwarz was born and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan, after his family moved there in 1935 so his father could work as a physician in the Veterans Administration Hospital.
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Joe Schwarz played on the baseball, swimming and football teams at BC Central.
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Dr Joe Schwarz graduated from Wayne State University Medical School in 1964 and interned at Los Angeles County Hospital before enlisting in the Navy.
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For five years, Dr Joe Schwarz served in Southeast Asia, first with the US Navy in Vietnam and as an assistant naval attache in Indonesia.
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Joe Schwarz was then a member of the Defense Intelligence Agency, before serving with the Central Intelligence Agency for three years in Indonesia, Laos, and Vietnam.
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Joe Schwarz returned, with his new family, to Battle Creek in 1974, and has been a practicing physician in Battle Creek since that time.
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Joe Schwarz currently sees patients at the Family Health Center in Battle Creek, a federally qualified health center.
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Joe Schwarz is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
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In 2006, Joe Schwarz voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would have banned every state from legally recognizing same-sex marriage.
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Joe Schwarz is considered to be a moderate Republican who supports abortion rights and favors embryonic stem cell research.
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Joe Schwarz accepted a teaching position at the University of Michigan's Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, which began in fall 2007.
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In 2010, Joe Schwarz considered running for governor of Michigan as an independent in that year's election.
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On June 16,2014, Joe Schwarz signed a brief in support of same-sex marriage.
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From 1991 to 2005 Joe Schwarz served as a trustee for Olivet College.