18 Facts About Steve Womack

Stephen Allen Womack is an American politician serving as the US representative for since 2011.

Steve Womack chaired the House Budget Committee from 2018 to 2019, and was its ranking member from 2019 to 2021.

Steve Womack's parents were Elisabeth and James Womack.

Steve Womack left the radio station in 1990 and became executive officer for the Arkansas Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

Steve Womack then became a financial consultant for Merrill Lynch, while still serving in the national guard.

Steve Womack retired from the national guard in 2009 as a colonel.

In 1998, Steve Womack was elected mayor of Rogers, Arkansas, holding the post for 12 years.

In late 2009, Steve Womack jumped into the race for the 3rd District after incumbent Representative John Boozman announced that he would run for the United States Senate.

Steve Womack again faced no Democratic candidate in the general election.

Steve Womack faced a primary challenge from state senator Clint Penzo.

In 2010, Steve Womack signed a pledge sponsored by Americans for Prosperity promising to vote against any global warming legislation that would raise taxes.

Steve Womack was a member of the House Appropriations Committee when in 2014 lawmakers inserted a prohibition into an appropriations bill that would prevent USDA staff from working on finishing regulations related to the meat industry.

In 2015, Womack condemned the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v Hodges, which held that same-sex marriage bans violated the constitution.

In December 2017, Steve Womack voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Steve Womack voted to certify both Arizona's and Pennsylvania's results in the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count.

On May 19,2021, Steve Womack was one of 35 Republicans to join all 217 Democrats present in voting to approve legislation to establish the January 6 commission meant to investigate the storming of the US Capitol.

In 2022, Steve Womack 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.

Steve Womack attends Cross Church Pinnacle Hills, a Southern Baptist church in Rogers, Arkansas.