Ben Quayle
| Ben Quayle | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 3rd district |
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| Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | John Shadegg |
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| Born | Benjamin Eugene Quayle November 5, 1976 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U. S.[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relations | Dan Quayle (father) Marilyn Quayle (mother) |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Alma mater | Duke University (B.A.) Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney, politician |
| Religion | Christian[1] |
| Website | Congressman Ben Quayle : Home |
Benjamin Eugene "Ben" Quayle[2] (born November 5, 1976) is an American politician and U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party. Ben Quayle is son of former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle and former U. S. Second Lady Marilyn Quayle.
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[edit] Early life, education, and law career
He is the second son of former Vice President Dan Quayle and his wife Marilyn. Ben Quayle was born three days after his father was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1976.[3] As a child, Quayle frequently visited the White House with his family during the Reagan administration.[4]
Quayle graduated from Duke University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and earned a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2002.[5]
Quayle was an associate at the law firms Schulte Roth & Zabel (2004–05) and Snell & Wilmer (2006–07), before becoming founder and managing director of Tynwald Capital, a firm specializing in the acquisition and nurturing of small businesses.[5][6] He is a founding member of APG-Southwest and the Managing Partner of APG Security's Arizona branch. APG Security is a full-service provider of security services for businesses.[7]
[edit] United States House of Representatives
[edit] 2010 election
Quayle ran for Arizona's 3rd congressional district and defeated Democratic nominee Jon Hulburd, Libertarian nominee Michael Shoen, and Green Party nominee Leonard Clark, to succeed the retiring US. Rep. John Shadegg, an eight-term Republican.
The campaign launched after his father's declaration on America Live with Megyn Kelly that Ben was a candidate.[8] Quayle has voted in all general elections, though he has not voted in local Arizona elections.[9]
On August 11, 2010 Quayle released an advertisement, in which he called U.S. President Barack Obama the "worst president in history."[10] The ad generated media attention.[11][12][13][14][15]
Quayle has made national headlines for denying[16] – before offering a qualified acknowledgment – that he had posted comments on the precursor to the racy gossip website thedirty.com.[17][18][19]
[edit] Tenure
In 2011, Rep. Quayle became a co-sponsor of Bill H.R.3261 otherwise known as the Stop Online Piracy Act, [20] but later said he would stop backing the bill [21]
[edit] Committee assignments
- Committee on Homeland Security
- Committee on the Judiciary
- Committee on Science, Space and Technology
[edit] References
- ^ a b Stern, Seth (November 6, 2010). "112th Congress: Ben Quayle, R-Ariz. (3rd District)". Congressional Quarterly. http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20101106/pl_cq_politics/politics000003759306.
- ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/797/000265999/
- ^ "Quayle to Run for Congress in 3rd District ... of Arizona". Fort Wayne Observed. 2010-02-12. http://indiana.typepad.com/fwob/2010/02/quayle-to-run-for-congress-in-3rd-district-of-arizona.html.
- ^ Quayle, Ben (2011-02-06) President Reagan's jelly beans, Politico
- ^ a b "Ben Quayle". LinkedIn. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ben-quayle/5/422/A34. Retrieved 2010-02-14.[dead link]
- ^ "Former Vice President's son running for Congress". CNN. 2010-02-12. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/12/former-vice-presidents-son-running-for-congress/?fbid=9QrjVLRQLmm.
- ^ APG Arizona, APG Security
- ^ "Ben Quayle, son of ex-veep, running for Shadegg's seat". 2010-02-16. http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/azdc/73856.
- ^ "Ben Quayle Has Never Voted in Local Arizona municipal Elections, Records Show". 2010-02-12. http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/02/ben_quayle_has_never_voted_in.php.
- ^ "Ben Quayle's new ad: Obama worst president ever". 2010-07-11. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h-wPDfEfGCplIxrJOg2sjdB6tTowD9HHK20G3.
- ^ "Quayle stands by 'worst president in history' critique". CNN. 2010-08-13. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/13/quayle-stands-by-worst-president-in-history-critique/.
- ^ "Best 2010 Candidate Storyline: This Guy, Ben Quayle". Time. 2010-08-11. http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/08/11/best-2010-candidate-storyline-this-guy-ben-quayle/.
- ^ "Former VP's son dubs Obama "worst president in history"". http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/08/12/4875573-former-vps-son-dubs-obama-worst-president-in-history.
- ^ "Ben Quayle: Obama 'the worst president in history'". The Washington Post. 2010-08-11. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/08/ben-quayle-the-worst-president.html.
- ^ "Mocking Quayle". 2010-08-13. http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/08/13/mocking_quayle.html.
- ^ "Ben Quayle Denies Blogging for Racy Website". 2010-08-13. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ben-quayle-denies-blogging-racy-website/story?id=11387383.
- ^ "Racy website link hurting Ben Quayle". KTAR. 16 August 2010. http://ktar.com/?sid=1325150&nid=6. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ "Quayle still on the attack in Arizona". CNN. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/25/quayle-still-on-the-attack-in-arizona/.
- ^ "Ben Quayle changes story on website - Scott Wong". Politico.Com. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/40937.html. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ Bill H.R.3261; GovTrack.us;
- ^ Engleman, Eric (19 January 2012). "Google Protest of Piracy Bills Upends Traditional Lobbying". Bloomberg Business Week. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-19/google-protest-of-piracy-bills-upends-traditional-lobbying.html. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ http://judiciary.house.gov/about/subcommittee.html
[edit] External links
- Congressman Ben Quayle official U.S. House site
- Ben Quayle for Congress official campaign site
- Profile at APG Security
- Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Congressional profile at GovTrack
- Congressional profile at OpenCongress
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by John Shadegg |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 3rd congressional district January 3, 2011 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| United States order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Mike Pompeo R-Kansas |
United States Representatives by seniority 404th |
Succeeded by Jim Renacci R-Ohio |
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| Representatives to the 112th United States Congress from Arizona (ordered by seniority) | ||
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| 112th | Senate: J. McCain | J. Kyl | House: E. Pastor | J. Flake | T. Franks | R. Grijalva | G. Giffords | P. Gosar | B. Quayle | D. Schweikert |
- 1976 births
- Arizona Republicans
- American lawyers
- American people of Manx descent
- Duke University alumni
- Living people
- People from Indianapolis, Indiana
- People from Phoenix, Arizona
- St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) alumni
- Vanderbilt University Law School alumni
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona
