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"A lifelong Michigander born in Detroit to public school teacher parents, McCotter enjoyed a solidly middle-class, heartland upbringing. A high school football star, he finished first in his class at the University of Detroit, then went on to earn a law degree. He was elected to the Michigan state Senate in 1998. In 2003, he became the representative for Michigan’s 11th district. [McCotter is] an eccentric Beatles-loving, joke-cracking guitar player who’s always surprising his colleagues (by quoting rock lyrics on the House floor, for example, or hanging a picture of John Lennon over his congressional office desk), McCotter plays lead guitar for the Second Amendments, a bipartisan rock band made up of House members that performs for US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan."
“He has a strong voting record that [appeals to] the Republican constituency, he thinks for himself, and he’s willing to go outside the box on some things,” says Jack Holmes, a political scientist at Hope College in Holland, Mich. For example, after serving two terms as chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee, McCotter recommended phasing it out and using its funds to pay down the national debt."
"in a race where most candidates are schooled by image consultants in the finer arts of polishing their personas, McCotter is refreshingly real, says Professor Holmes, who’s heard McCotter speak several times."
"McCotter has strong opinions and he backs them up in his strongly conservative voting record. That includes consistent “yes” votes on anti-abortion, pro-Second Amendment, strong defense, and antitax legislation. Perhaps most importantly, he voted against the Obama administration’s $787 billion stimulus package, earning him tea party praise."
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