John Boozman
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United States Senator from Arkansas |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 Serving with Tom Cotton |
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| Preceded by | Blanche Lincoln |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district |
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In office November 20, 2001 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Asa Hutchinson |
| Succeeded by | Steve Womack |
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John Nichols Boozman December 10, 1950 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cathy Boozman |
| Children | 3 |
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University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Southern College of Optometry (OD) |
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| Website | Senate website |
John Nichols Boozman (/ˈboʊzmən/; born December 10, 1950) is the senior United States Senator for Arkansas, and a member of the Republican Party. He served as the United States Representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district from 2001 to 2011.
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, he is the brother of the late 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 U.S. 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.
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