Robert Brown Aderholt is an American politician and attorney serving as the US representative for since 1997.
26 Facts About Robert Aderholt
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Robert Aderholt became the dean of Alabama's congressional delegation following Senator Richard Shelby's retirement at the end of the 117th Congress.
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Robert Aderholt was born in Haleyville, Alabama, to Mary Frances Brown and Bobby Ray Robert Aderholt.
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Robert Aderholt's father, a part-time minister for a small group of Congregational churches in northwest Alabama, was a circuit judge for more than 30 years.
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Robert Aderholt attended the University of North Alabama and then Birmingham-Southern College, from which he graduated with a degree in history and political science.
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Robert Aderholt received his JD from the Samford University Cumberland School of Law and practiced law after graduation.
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Robert Aderholt won the 1996 Republican primary in the race to succeed 15-term Democratic incumbent Tom Bevill.
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Robert Aderholt ran unopposed in 2004,2010,2014, and 2016.
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Robert Aderholt's increasing margins reflected the growing Republican trend in this part of Alabama.
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Robert Aderholt is associated with the Fellowship Foundation, which paid for his trip to Romania in 2017 to promote "traditional family values".
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Over 16 years, Robert Aderholt traveled to 18 countries on the Fellowship's behalf.
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Robert Aderholt is one of 147 Republican lawmakers who voted to overturn results in the 2020 presidential election.
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Robert Aderholt was at the Capitol to certify the election results when it was attacked.
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In February 2021, Robert Aderholt voted against the American Rescue Plan, claiming that his opposition was because half the bill's funding went to "unrelated liberal policies" and that the bill "has nothing to do with COVID-19 relief".
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In January 2023, Robert Aderholt announced that he had secured $13.8 million in funding for 14 infrastructure projects in his district, including broadband expansion, roadways and access to medical care.
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In February 2023, CoinDesk reported that Robert Aderholt is one of three members of Alabama's congressional delegation who received money from FTX, the defunct cryptocurrency exchange, alongside Katie Britt and Gary Palmer.
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Robert Aderholt's office did not respond to a CoinDesk inquiry about what had been done with the funds.
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Robert Aderholt has received high ratings from the Family Research Council, the Traditional Values Coalition, and the American Family Association.
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Robert Aderholt was endorsed by the National Rifle Association in the 2010 general election, and received $2,000 from it.
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Robert Aderholt opposed the media and President Obama using the shooting to "push any type of political agenda relating to gun control" and called on the White House and Congress to "protect the homeland".
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In 2019, Robert Aderholt introduced a bill to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21.
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Robert Aderholt is a signer of Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
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Robert Aderholt voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, saying it would "give back more money to Alabama taxpayers" and "does the right thing".
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In December 2020, Aderholt 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 defeated incumbent Donald Trump.
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In September 2021, Robert Aderholt was among 75 House Republicans to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022, which contains a provision that would require women to be drafted.
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On December 4,2020, Robert Aderholt announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 after going into quarantine eight days earlier after his wife had tested positive.