David Kustoff

Republican Representative of Tennessee's 8th district

Representative
Tennessee, district 8
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Tennessee, district 8
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Tennessee, district 8
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Tennessee, district 8
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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October 8, 1966 (58 years old)

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American politician and attorney
Served as the United States representative for a district that includes the bulk of West Tennessee, with a significant population in the eastern part of the Memphis area
Served as a United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee from 2006 to 2008
One of two Jewish Republicans in Congress
Born and raised in the Memphis area, graduated from White Station High School
Attended the University of Memphis, earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a law degree
Opened a law firm with Jim Strickland, who later became mayor of Memphis
Became active in politics in the 1990s, chairing the Republican Party of Shelby County and serving as George W. Bush’s campaign chair in Tennessee for the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections
Criticized Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott in 2002 for comments that were seen as harmful to Republican outreach to minorities
Ran for the Republican nomination in Tennessee’s 7th congressional district in 2002 but lost in the primary
Prosecuted Operation Tennessee Waltz as U.S. Attorney, leading to the imprisonment of John Ford and others
Returned to private practice shortly before the 2008 election
Announced candidacy for Tennessee’s 8th congressional district in 2016 after redistricting and won, endorsed by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee
Member of the Republican Study Committee
Voted for the American Health Care Act in May 2017
Supported Trump’s 2017 executive order to impose a temporary ban on entry to the U.S. for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries
Voted against the Respect for Marriage Act and the Equality Act
Signed an amicus brief supporting Texas v. Pennsylvania, contesting the 2020 presidential election results
Married to Roberta Kustoff, with whom he has two children, and lives in Germantown, a suburb of Memphis
Served on the board of directors of BankTennessee and as a member of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission