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John Boozman

Personal data
Date of birthDecember 10, 1950(age 66)
Place of birthShreveport, Louisiana
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCathy Boozman
ResidenceRogers, Arkansas
Alma materUniversity of Arkansas, Southern College of Optometry
OccupationOptometrist, rancher
ReligionBaptist
Assumed officeJanuary 3, 2011
Serving with Mark Pryor
Preceded byBlanche Lincoln
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district
In officeNovember 20, 2001 - January 3, 2011
Succeeded bySteve Womack
Preceded byAsa Hutchinson

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John Nichols Boozman (pronounced , born December 10, 1950) is the junior U.S. Senator for Arkansas (since 2011). A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S. Representative for (2001 � 2011).

Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, he was the brother of state Senator Fay Boozman. He attended the University of Arkansas, where he played football for the Arkansas Razorbacks, and graduated from the Southern College of Optometry. He co-founded a private optometry clinic in 1977 and worked as a volunteer optometrist for low-income families. He won a special election in 2002 to the United States House of Representatives, where he served as assistant majority whip and sat on the Republican Policy Committee. He was an advocate for drug policy issues and chaired the Veteran Affairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, where he led the passage of bills expanding services for unemployed veterans.

Boozman was elected to the United States Senate in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln by a 21 point margin, and took office in January 2011. He is the ranking Republican on the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, the Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space, and the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy.


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