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Unchallenged in the Republican primary and with no Democratic candidates qualified to run in this district, Palmer was initially left unopposed. However, the Libertarian Party qualified for ballot access in May 2022, giving Palmer a general-election opponent, Amazon supervisor Andria Chieffo.
Jul 21, 2024 · Alabama Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, said Democrats have succeeded in “pushing Joe Biden out of the presidential race” and that it does not matter whom the party choose as the nominee in the 2024...
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Palmer earned a B.S. in operations management from the University of Alabama. He also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Mobile. Palmer spent 24 years as the leader of the Alabama Policy Institute (API), a research organization whose purpose is "to identify, develop and promote sound public policies that emphasize a limited gover...
Below is an abbreviated outline of Palmer's academic, professional, and political career: 1. 2015-Present: U.S. Representative from Alabama's 6th Congressional District 1.1. 2019-Present: Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee 2. 1977: Graduated from University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, with a B.S. 3. 1972-1974: Attended Northwest Alabama Junior...
Planned Parenthood defunding
Palmer, along with the other five Republican members of the U.S. House from Alabama, co-sponsored two bills aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood. The first bill, the "Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015," would put a freeze on the federal funding to Planned Parenthood for a year. During that time, Congresswould investigate it. The second bill, "Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act," would "prohibit the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) from providing federal family planning...
Selection as Republican Policy Committee chairman
1. 1.1. See also: U.S. House leadership elections, 2023 Palmer was re-elected to be House Republican Policy Committee chairman in the 118th Congresswhen House Republicans held their leadership elections on November 15, 2022. He ran unopposed.
Selection as chairman of the Republican Policy Committee
1. 1.1. See also: U.S. House leadership elections, 2019 Palmer was elected to be chairman of the Republican Policy Committee in the 116th Congress when House Republicans held their leadership elections on November 14, 2018. He defeated David Schweikert(R) by a vote of 130-63.
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Lifetime voting record
1. 1.1. See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives According to the website GovTrack,Palmer missed 1 of 505 roll call votes from January 2015 to September 2015. This amounted to 0.2 percent, which was lower than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.
Oct 24, 2023 · U.S. Representative Gary Palmer has dropped out of the race to become House speaker, the Republican lawmaker from Alabama and outspoken defender of former president Donald Trump said in a...
Oct 24, 2023 · Alabama GOP house member Gary Palmer is no longer running for Speaker of the U.S. House. He was one of nine names floated to replace former leader Kevin McCarthy. One, House member Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania, dropped out.
Oct 24, 2023 · Gary Palmer (pictured left) is one of eight candidates to replace Kevin McCarthy. A closed door Republican meeting failed to reach consensus on who should hold the gavel. Palmer’s record is coming under scrutiny following his decision to run for Speaker.
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Jan 3, 2019 · Unchallenged in the Republican primary and with no Democratic candidates qualified to run in this district, Palmer was initially left unopposed. However, the Libertarian Party qualified for ballot access in May 2022, giving Palmer a general-election opponent, Amazon supervisor Andria Chieffo.
