Rep. Timothy Walberg

Republican  •  7th District, Michigan  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2007
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05/31/12
Political insider: Congressional hopeful says rival is a fake Dem

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a "Ballad of Thad McCotter" Wednesday for the guitar-playing congressman ... who lost in 2008 to Tim Walberg after one term in Congress. "Trevor is the example of the inclusive spirit ...

Source: detroitnews.com
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05/29/12
Outstate congressional races may offer serious challenges

No one can doubt that U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Jackson) is consistently right wing in representing the 7th District, which takes in Jackson and the south central part of the state.  Walberg was first elected in 2006, lost to Democrat Mark ...

Source: Examiner
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05/26/12
Prayer before school board meetings pushed by Rep. Tim Walberg

U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg wants the U.S. House to approve a resolution supporting prayer before school board meetings. Walberg, R-Tipton, whose district includes Jackson County, is the sponsor of House Resolution 662. A resolution is not a law, but ...

Source: MLive.com
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05/22/12
Stearns tries to help disabled

Stearns indicated that might change. In an email he said he had spoken with Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., chairman of the subcommittee, and Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, about conducting hearings ...

Source: Gainesville Sun
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05/22/12
Stearns tries to help disabled

Stearns indicated that might change. In an email he said he had spoken with Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., chairman of the subcommittee, and Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, about conducting hearings ...

Source: Gainesville Sun
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05/21/12
Stearns tries to help disabled

Stearns indicated that might change. In an email he said he had spoken with Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., chairman of the subcommittee, and Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, about conducting hearings ...

Source: Star-Banner
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05/20/12
George Weeks: Centrists fading factor in politics

The Club for Growth report, as noted by the Detroit News, said Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, who replaced Ehlers, was one of only three out of 87 conservatives in Congress to score 100 percent. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, who has the seat once held by

Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle
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05/20/12
George Weeks: Centrists fading factor in politics

The Club for Growth report, as noted by the Detroit News, said Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, who replaced Ehlers, was one of only three out of 87 conservatives in Congress to score 100 percent. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, who has the seat once held by

Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle
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05/19/12
Joe Schwarz will remain independent

ANN ARBOR (WKZO) -- Dr. Joe Schwarz has apparently decided that he will not run as a democrat to challenge incumbent Tim Walberg this fall ... than being tied down as a freshman congressman. Sources say the real reason may be because Democratic ...

Source: whtc.com
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05/18/12
GOP looks to encourage prayer at school board meetings

Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) and 33 other House Republicans are hoping to encourage school boards around the country to pray at their meetings, and are leaning on a 1983 Supreme Court case to argue that voluntary prayer at school boards and other ...

Source: Thehill.com
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05/17/12
Commentary: With Schmidt defection, Democrats' house of cards collapses

and decent fellow would be hard to find — flirted with running as a Democrat against U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton. Schwarz, a Battle Creek physician and long-time Republican officeholder, eventually declined to switch parties, even though ...

Source: detroitnews.com
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05/17/12
Commentary: With Schmidt defection, Democrats' house of cards collapses

...— a more affable, courteous, and decent fellow would be hard to find — flirted with running as a Democrat against U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton. Schwarz, a Battle Creek physician and long-time Republican officeholder, eventually declined to switch

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05/16/12
Column: Federal government still not addressing its spending addiction

secure our spot in the global market and preserve the American dream. — U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, represents the 7th Congressional District, which includes Jackson County.

Source: MLive.com
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05/16/12
Michigan House Dem from Grand Rapids bolts for GOP

...facing off because of redistricting. Jackson Democratic Party chairman Ruben Marquez filed petitions to challenge U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, joining Newport attorney Kurt Haskell in the Democratic primary. Walberg's GOP opposition is Dan Davis of

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05/16/12
Michigan House Dem from Grand Rapids bolts for GOP

Jackson Democratic Party chairman Ruben Marquez filed petitions to challenge U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, joining Newport attorney Kurt Haskell in the Democratic primary. Walberg's GOP opposition is Dan Davis of Riga and Mike Stahly of Potterville.

Source: detroitnews.com
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05/15/12
Ruben Marquez II seeking Earl Poleski's seat, joining dad on the ballot

SUMMIT TWP. -- Ruben Marquez II, whose father Ruben Marquez is seeking U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg's seat in Congress, filed to seek the state House seat now held Rep. Earl Poleski. Marquez II was not immediately available for comment on Tuesday ...

Source: MLive.com
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05/15/12
Walberg: This has not been a ‘do-nothing’ session of Congress

Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, told Lenawee County Republicans Monday that charges of a “do-nothing” Congress are not justified. Walberg was the keynote speaker at the party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner, which drew about 105 people to the Christian Famil

Source: Daily Telegram
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05/15/12
Codels to Asia, anyone?

...we’re hearing others who might be on board include: GOP Reps. Virginia Foxx (N.C.), Phil Roe (Tenn.), Erik Paulsen (Minn.) and Tim Walberg (Mich.), and Democratic Rep. Mike McIntyre (N.C.), plus spouses and staff. There are still some seats left. Sign

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05/15/12
Michigan: Filing Deadline Arrives With No Surprises

...Tim Walberg (R) will not have a top challenger for his re-election race this November, leaving Democrats with a major recruitment hole in the Michigan map. Instead, Democrats will focus their efforts on a rerun race between freshman Rep. Dan Benishek (R

Source: Roll Call
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05/15/12
Jackson County Democrat Ruben Marquez unofffically collects enough signatures to seek Tim Walberg seat

...turned in enough signatures Tuesday to get on the primary ballot for the congressional district now represented by Republican Tim Walberg. With Tuesday being the filing deadline, Marquez had only 11 days to collect the 1,000 signatures from registered v

Source: MLive.com
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05/10/12
Election process bodes ill for Michigan physician

In 2004, he was elected to Congress as the Republican representative from the 7th District ... Dr. Schwarz lost the primary to a fundamentalist conservative, Tim Walberg, after the New York-based Club for Growth poured money into the district ...

Source: Toledo Blade
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05/10/12
Letters

...was interested in U.S. Rep Tim Walberg's editorial opinion "Want lower gas prices? Drill domestically — and start now" (May 4). But as usual, it only deals with a part of the problem. Sure, increase domestic production, get some new jobs, even build t

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05/09/12
Purple Heart awarded to Battle Creek native injured in Afghanistan

U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, presented the medal to Richards this week. Richards was injured on Oct. 28, 2008, after a rocket-propelled grenade was launched at the Blackhawk helicopter he was traveling in near Ghanzi, Afghanistan ...

Source: MLive.com
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05/09/12
U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann bill targets GSA conference party

As of Tuesday morning, Fleischmann had one such committee member — U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, a two-term Michigan Republican. Two Tennessee congressmen on the oversight committee — U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, a Nashville Democrat, and U.S. Rep.

Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press
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05/08/12
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Two stories which sum up Dick Lugar's campaign perfectly

The winner will take on GOP Rep. Tim Walberg. • MN-08: As expected, ex-Rep. Rick Nolan won the endorsement of Democratic activists at their district-wide convention this past weekend, scoring 76% on the first ballot. Nolan had swept all the ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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05/07/12
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Squeezed by DCCC, Jesse Kelly tries to flip-flop on entitlements

Joe Schwarz, a moderate Republican, into a rematch against GOP Rep. Tim Walberg under the Democratic banner just didn't pan out. The 74-year-old Schwarz publicly toyed with the idea of running as a Democrat for some time, issuing all sorts of ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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05/07/12
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Squeezed by DCCC, Jesse Kelly tries to flip-flop on entitlements

Joe Schwarz, a moderate Republican, into a rematch against GOP Rep. Tim Walberg under the Democratic banner just didn't pan out. The 74-year-old Schwarz publicly toyed with the idea of running as a Democrat for some time, issuing all sorts of ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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05/05/12
Walberg visits Nyloncraft

“I’ve driven by here many, many times,” said U.S. Congressman Tim Walberg (R-Tipton) as he stepped into Jonesville’s Nyloncraft Thursday afternoon for an inside look at the business. Nyloncraft makes plastic automobile pieces that, in the ...

Source: Hillsdale Daily News
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05/05/12
Battle Creek's Schwarz won't run for 7th Congressional seat

...said Friday that he wont run for the 7th Congressional District, to try to get the seat back that he lost to U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, in 2006. Schwarz thinks the GOP has moved too far to the right, leaving moderate Republicans and Independents o

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05/04/12
Former Rep. Joe Schwarz won't challenge U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg

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Source: Worldnews.com
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