20 Facts About Steve Womack

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

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

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Steve Womack's father founded KURM-AM in 1979, a radio station serving the Fayetteville, Arkansas area.

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Steve Womack spent most of his childhood in Moberly, Missouri, but moved back to Russellville at age 16 and graduated from Russellville High School in 1975.

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Steve Womack served for 30 years, retiring in 2009 as a colonel.

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Steve Womack simultaneously served as station manager for KURM from 1979 to 1990.

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Steve Womack served in a variety of command and staff positions with the Arkansas Army National Guard, including platoon leader, troop commander, battalion commander, and regimental commander.

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On October 31,2009, Steve Womack retired with over 30 years of service from the Arkansas Army National Guard at the rank of colonel.

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From 1990 to 1996, Steve Womack served as an executive officer for the United States Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps.

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

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Steve Womack was reelected unopposed in 2002 and 2006, holding the office until he ran for Congress in 2010.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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