James Van Huss Explained

Micah Van Huss
State House:Tennessee
District:6th[1]
Term Start:January 8, 2013
Term End:January 12, 2021
Predecessor:Dale Ford
Successor:Tim Hicks
Birth Date:31 December 1978
Nationality:American
Party:Republican
Spouse:Annie
Children:Dixie and Rose
Residence:Sulphur Springs, Tennessee
Alma Mater:Pensacola Christian College (BS)
Profession:Web programmer
Branch:United States Marine Corps
Battles:Iraq War
War in Afghanistan

James "Micah" Van Huss (born December 31, 1978) is an American politician and former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing House District 6; he took office on January8, 2013.[2]

Education

Van Huss completed his BS with a major in Computer Science and a minor in E-Business and Graphic Design from Pensacola Christian College during 2003.[3]

After graduating from Pensacola Christian College, Van Huss started up his online Christian video gaming site, LordPickle.com, and other related web sites.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Legislative career

In 2012 Van Huss challenged District 6 incumbent Representative Dale Ford in the August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 3,154 votes (53.9%),[8] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 16,391 votes (72.3%) against Democratic nominee Michael Clark.[9]

In 2018, Van Huss was widely ridiculed for quoting the well-known satirical website The Onion in connection with a bill on hazing.[10] [11] In January 2020, he introduced a bill that would recognize CNN and the Washington Post as fake news.[12] [13]

The American Conservative Union gave him a 100% rating in 2013[14] and a 91% evaluation in 2017.[15]

On June 19, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed House Resolution 340, introduced by Van Huss, resolving that the "mainstream media has sensationalized the reporting on COVID-19 in the service of political agendas."[16] [17]

Professional career

In 2021, the conservative publicly policy organization Americans for Prosperity announced that Van Huss would lead their grassroots activities in upper East Tennessee.[18] In 2022 Van Huss published his first book through Southwest Radio Ministries.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rep. James (Micah) Van Huss . . . March 13, 2014.
  2. Web site: Micah Van Huss' Biography . . March 13, 2014.
  3. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/publications/Chamber%20Book%202017%20R_5-22-17.pdf "Chamber Book 2017", Tennessee General Assembly.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20050308040507/https://www.micorshop.com/ Welcome to Micorshop
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307021158/http://leviathanstrategies.com/ Leviathan Strategies World of Warcraft Database
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20130626053753/http://thelordclan.net/ TheLordClan.net
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20050205205515/http://dynastytees.com/index.html DynastyTees.com
  8. Web site: State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary . . Nashville, Tennessee . 130 & 131 . March 13, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183820/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/RepPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
  9. Web site: State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 6 . March 13, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183815/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
  10. Web site: Lawmaker cites satirical website to nix hazing bill. Schelzig. Erik. 2018-04-03. TNJ. en-US. 2020-01-30.
  11. Web site: Roundup: Van Huss gets challenger. Nashville Post. en. 2020-01-30.
  12. Web site: State Representative Micah Van Huss Files Resolution Recognizing CNN and The Washington Post as 'Fake News'. 2020-01-30. Tennessee Star. en-US. 2020-01-30.
  13. Web site: Tennessee Rep. Van Huss files bill to recognize CNN, Washington Post as 'fake news'. Engel. John. 2020-01-29. WCYB. 2020-01-30.
  14. Web site: The Voter's Self Defense System. Vote Smart. en. 2020-01-30.
  15. Web site: 2017 Ratings of Tennessee. The American Conservative Union. 16.
  16. Web site: Van Huss . James . 2020-06-19 . Votes: TN HR0340 - 2019-2020 - 111th General Assembly . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021456/https://legiscan.com/TN/votes/HR0340/2019 . 2021-08-11 . 2021-08-10.
  17. News: Van Huss . 2020-06-19 . A RESOLUTION to memorialize the mainstream media for sensationalism to advance their political agendas. . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802082252/https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HR0340.pdf . 2021-08-02 .
  18. Web site: Culver . Sarah . 2021-11-01 . Americans for Prosperity Announces Micah Van Huss to Lead Grassroots Engagement in Tri-Cities . 2022-12-03 . Americans for Prosperity . en-US.
  19. Web site: Ancient Cities: And the Gods Who Built Them - Micah Van Huss . 2022-12-03 . SWRC . en-US.

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