John Yarmuth
John Yarmuth | |
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Chair of the House Budget Committee | |
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Steve Womack |
Succeeded by | Jodey Arrington |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Anne Northup |
Succeeded by | Morgan McGarvey |
Personal details | |
Born | John Allan Yarmuth November 4, 1947 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic (since 1985) |
Other political affiliations | Republican (until 1985) |
Spouse |
Catherine Creedon (m. 1981) |
Children | 1 |
Education | Yale University (BA) |
Signature | |
John Allan Yarmuth (
Early life and education
Yarmuth was born in
Early career
Yarmuth worked as a legislative aide for Republican
Yarmuth described himself as a Rockefeller Republican in his earlier years. He left the party during Ronald Reagan's presidency, saying, "I saw this unmistakable move away from moderation when he started hosting Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson and catering to the religious right".[6]
In 1990, Yarmuth founded the Louisville Eccentric Observer (LEO), a weekly newspaper for which he wrote a generally liberal political column that usually ran on page one. In 2003, he sold LEO to a company owned by Times Publishing Company of Pennsylvania, owner of the Erie Times-News. Yarmuth remained on board as a columnist and consultant until January 2006, when he put his column on hiatus to run for Congress.[4]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2006
On January 31, 2006, Yarmuth filed candidacy papers to represent Kentucky's 3rd congressional district. He won the Democratic primary on May 16, defeating Andrew Horne, Burrell Charles Farnsley and James W. Moore, and defeated incumbent Anne Northup in the November general election.
On August 7, 2006,
On October 20, a Courier-Journal article stated that a WHAS11/SurveyUSA poll revealed the race had tightened dramatically, with Yarmuth leading Northup 48% to 47%. Another poll a month earlier had Northup leading by 6 points.[8] A WHAS11/SurveyUSA poll released on November 2 showed Yarmuth leading Northup 52% to 44%.[9]
On October 26, Yarmuth told Courier-Journal reporter Kay Stewart that he would donate his congressional salary—which would be $168,500 in 2007—to local charity.[10]
Because polls close early in Kentucky, many analysts saw this race as a key indicator and it immediately became one of the most watched House races in the nation. Yarmuth received 122,139 votes (51%) to Northup's 116,157 (48%). Independent candidates garnered 2,896 (1%).
2008
Yarmuth ran unopposed in the primary, and faced Northup again in the general election.[11][12][13] He won with 59% of the vote.[14]
2010
Yarmuth was challenged by Republican Todd Lally and Independent Michael D. Hansen. He was reelected with 53% of the vote.[15]
2012
Yarmuth was challenged by Republican Brooks Wicker and Independent candidate Robert L. Devore Jr. Yarmuth received 206,385 votes (63.96%) to Wicker's 111,452 (23.32%) and Devore's 4,819 (1.49%).
2014
In the
2016
Yarmuth was challenged by Republican Harold Bratcher and Independent Everett Corley. He won with 212,388 votes (63%) of the vote to Bratcher's 122,085 (37%). Corley received no votes.[17]
2018
On April 17, 2017, Yarmuth announced that his candidacy for reelection in the 2018 election.
2020
Yarmuth was reelected to an eighth and final term with 62% of vote against Republican Rhonda Palazzo.
Tenure
Yarmuth took office on January 3, 2007.
After his first year in Congress, Yarmuth donated his post-tax congressional salary of just over $120,000 to various Louisville charities.[23]
On February 8, 2008, Yarmuth endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.[24]
On September 29, 2008, Yarmuth voted against the TARP bailout plan, as negotiated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, President George W. Bush, House Minority Leader John Boehner, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.[25] He voted for the second version of the bailout bill.[26]
Yarmuth said he was so "nauseated" by a moment of silence for Michael Jackson on the House floor that he left the chamber. "I thought it was outrageous," he said. "In my two and a half years, we've not done this for anybody else. We've done it for former members and that's about it."[27]
After winning a 2008 rematch with Anne Northup, his 2006 general election opponent, Yarmuth was rewarded by the
At a September 2009 town hall meeting, constituents were unhappy with Yarmuth's decision to support the
In 2011, Yarmuth and
In 2011, Yarmuth voted against the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 due to a controversial provision that allows the government and the military to indefinitely detain American citizens and others without trial.[30][31]
In 2013, Yarmuth introduced the
In 2015, Yarmuth once again made an attempt at removing "dark money" from the political sphere by proposing HR 2125, the Keeping our Campaigns Honest Act of 2015.[34]
Yarmuth signed onto a "Medicare for All" bill along with 120 other House Democrats in 2018, supporting single-payer healthcare.[35]
Yarmuth was the only Kentuckian member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
On December 18, 2019, Yarmuth voted for both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the only House member from Kentucky to do so.[36]
For his tenure as the chairman of the House Budget Committee in the 116th Congress, Yarmuth earned an "A" grade from the nonpartisan Lugar Center's Congressional Oversight Hearing Index.[37]
In 2021, Yarmuth introduced to the House the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, President Joe Biden's first major piece of legislation.[38]
On October 12, 2021, Yarmuth announced that he will retire from Congress at the end of his term in 2023.[39]
Committee assignments
- Committee on the Budget (chair)[40][41]
- Committee on Education and Labor[42]
Party leadership
- Regional Whip
Caucus memberships
Yarmuth's caucus memberships include:[43]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Yarmuth | 30,962 | 53.82 | |
Democratic | Andrew Horne | 18,662 | 32.44 | |
Democratic | James Walter Moore | 4,582 | 7.96 | |
Democratic | Burrel Charles Farnsley | 3,322 | 5.77 | |
Total votes | 57,528 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Yarmuth | 122,489 | 50.62 | |
Republican | Anne M. Northup (incumbent) | 116,568 | 48.18 | |
Libertarian | Donna Walker Mancini | 2,134 | 0.88 | |
Constitution | W. Ed Parker | 774 | 0.32 | |
Total votes | 241,965 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Yarmuth (incumbent) | 203,843 | 59.37 | |
Republican | Anne M. Northup | 139,527 | 40.63 | |
Total votes | 343,370 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Yarmuth (incumbent) | 139,940 | 54.68 | |
Republican | Todd Lally | 112,627 | 44.01 | |
Libertarian | Edward A. Martin | 2,029 | 0.79 | |
Independent | Michael D. Hansen | 1,334 | 0.52 | |
Total votes | 255,930 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Yarmuth (incumbent) | 43,635 | 86.66 | |
Democratic | Burrel Charles Farnsley | 6,716 | 13.34 | |
Total votes | 50,351 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Yarmuth (incumbent) | 206,385 | 63.96 | |
Republican | Brooks Wicker | 111,452 | 34.54 | |
Independent | Robert L. DeVore Jr. | 4,819 | 1.49 | |
Total votes | 322,656 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Yarmuth (incumbent) | 52,026 | 87.04 | |
Democratic | E. Ray Pierce | 7,747 | 12.96 | |
Total votes | 59,773 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Yarmuth (incumbent) | 157,056 | 63.49 | |
Republican | Michael Macfarlane | 87,981 | 35.57 | |
Independent | Gregory Peter Puccetti | 2,318 | 0.94 | |
Total votes | 247,355 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Yarmuth (incumbent) | 212,401 | 63.50 | |
Republican | Harold Bratcher | 122,093 | 36.50 | |
Total votes | 334,494 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Yarmuth (incumbent) | 173,002 | 62.01 | |
Republican | Vickie Yates B. Glisson | 101,930 | 36.06 | |
Libertarian | Gregory Boles | 3,788 | 1.04 | |
Total votes | 278,720 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Yarmuth (incumbent) | 230,672 | 62.07 | |
Republican | Rhonda Palazzo | 137,425 | 37.07 | |
Total votes | 368,097 | 100.0 |
Television
In 2003, Yarmuth and former
Yarmuth appeared on the March 8, 2007, episode of
Personal life
Yarmuth has served on many boards, including the Bingham Child Guidance Center and Kentucky Country Day School. He is Kentucky's first Jewish congressman. Yarmuth and his wife, Cathy Yarmuth, have one son, Aaron, who is a graduate of Kentucky Country Day.[citation needed] Aaron was the owner of the Louisville Eccentric Observer, and along with a group of local investors purchased the publication in 2012. In May 2021 it was sold to the Euclid Media Group.[60]
See also
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External links
- John Yarmuth at Curlie