John Boozman

John Boozman won a U.S. Senate seat in a general election held on November 2, 2010.http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D9J8NA081 He challenged the incumbent Democrat Blanche Lincoln, who was elected to her seat in 1998 after beating out Republican Senator Fay Boozman.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/state_candidates/AR.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Fay was John Boozman's brother.http://www.iscanmyfood.com/hd/index.php?t=Fay+Boozman

Boozman was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Arkansas. He was first elected to that seat in 2001, when a special election was held due to the fact that Republican Asa Hutchinson retired to join the DEA.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/state_candidates/AR.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

John Boozman was born on December 10, 1950 in Shreveport, Louisiana.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/state_candidates/AR.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT He grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas and then attended the University of Arkansas and then finally the Southern College of Optometry. After graduation he cofounded a private optometry practice known as Boozman-Hof Regional Eye Clinic. Boozman has a wife named Cathy and 3 daughters.http://www.boozman.house.gov/Biography/

Before being elected as a national politician, Boozman served on the Rogers Public Schools Board of Education for 2 terms, and was responsible for a low-vision program at Arkansas School for the Blind.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/bios/1620.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Boozman generally approved the policies of George W. Bush, and has been critical of Barack Obama. He voted against Obama's health care reform, but for Bush's $700 billion dollar bailout in 2008. He voted against Obama's $814 billion economic stimulus package in 2009.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/bios/1620.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Boozman is against human embryonic stem cell research and has voted to cut federal spending and balance the budget in Washington. He has voted against tax credits for renewable energy production and voted against renewing the “Cash for Clunkers” program. He supported a nationwide Amber alert system and voted against a 2009 congressional pay raise.http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/John_Boozman.htm

• On The Issues: John Boozman Issue Positions