Dan Benishek

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dan Benishek
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 20, 1952(1952-04-20)
Age	72
Birthplace	Iron River
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Aries

Dan Benishek Biography

Dan Benishek is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 20, 1952 in Iron River, Michigan, United States. Benishek is a native of Iron River, Michigan in 1952. He was the son Helen (nee Kovaleski) and Joseph Benishek. His paternal grandparents are Bohemian (Czech) people and his parents also were Polish immigrants. He lost his father in the local iron mines in the year 1957 which is why Benishek had to be raised by his mother, who was widowed, as well as extended relatives. He was employed by the family’s business, that of the Iron River Hotel, until when he entered college. His graduation from University of Michigan in 1974 with an undergraduate degree in Science with Zoology. After that, he earned his degree from the Wayne State University School of Medicine in the year 1978. In the years prior to being elected to Congress He worked as a general surgeon within the Dickinson County Healthcare System.

Benishek had to run for reelection in the race against McDowell at the time of the elections in 2012. A September 20th 2012 Public Policy Polling poll showed the race to be statistically deadlocked, with McDowell ahead of Benishek 44 percent to 42 percent. Benishek was elected again by 297 votes, or less than 1 percent of the votes of votes cast. Benishek was a supporter of Herman Cain in the 2012 Republican primary for president.

On January 4, 2013, Benishek introduced H.R. 163, a bill identical to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act (S. 23; 113th Congress), which was introduced into the U.S. Senate by Carl Levin. The bill would designate as wilderness about 32,500 acres of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the state of Michigan. The newly designated lands and inland waterways would comprise the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness, a new component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Benishek expressed his pleasure that the bill “was developed locally,” describing it as “the ideal way federal land management should occur, with input from the local communities.” The Senate version, S. 23, passed the Senate and was signed into law by President Obama on March 13, 2014.

Benishek favors reduced government spending and a smaller government, and is pro-life and pro-gun rights. In 2014, he received an A+ grade from the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund. He supports term limits and said before he was elected in 2010, “I am happy to tell voters I strongly favor term limits. Three terms and you’re retired seems about right to me.” He was also a signatory to a pledge by U.S. Term Limits that would impose a three-term limit on Congressmen. However, in March 2015, Benishek announced he would break that pledge and run for a 4th term. In September 2015, he reverted course, announcing that he would in fact retire at the end of his current term rather than seeing re-election in 2016. In healthcare reform, he supports tort reform and allowing insurance companies to compete across state lines without federal regulation. He opposes federal funding for elective abortions. He supports lower taxes and increased border security. Benishek dismisses the scientific consensus on climate change.

Benishek has officially declared that he would be running in the race for Congress the 16th of March, 2010 contesting the incumbent Democrat Bart Stupak. The vote of Stupak in favor of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act led to a flood from supporters for Benishek who was without an Internet presence other than a basic website the day the bill approved. He was able to receive more than $50,000 in unintentional donations within only the 48-hour period following Stupak’s support for the bill on the 21st of March the 21st of March, 2010. “It’s amazing, I just can’t believe it,” he told reporters about the help the bill has received. “I need to use this momentum to repeal this health care bill and I’m going to do it. We’re going to take over, the Republicans are going to regain the House of Representatives and we’re going to repeal this health care bill.” According to the American Spectator called him “The Most Popular Republican in America” on March 21 following his yea-vote. Stupak made a public announcement of his departure on April 9, 2010. Benishek was the winner of the Republican primary over State Senate member Jason Allen by 15 votes.

Dan Benishek Net Worth

Dan Benishek is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dan Benishek 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Daniel Joseph Benishek (born April 20th 1952) is an American politician and physician who served as his U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 1st congressional district from 2011 until 2017. He is a part of the Republican Party.

The 2nd of November, 2010 at the time of the general elections, Dan Benishek defeated Democratic candidate State Rep. Gary McDowell, Independent Glenn Wilson, Libertarian Keith Shelton, Green Ellis Boal, and UST Patrick Lambert. Benishek was officially sworn in on 5 January 2011 as an 112th United States Congress; he succeeded Bart Stupak.

On May 21, 2013, Benishek introduced the Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013 (H.R. 2072; 113th Congress), a bill that would require the Inspector General (IG) of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take additional action if the VA has not appropriately responded to an IG report that recommends actions to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to address a VA public health or safety issue. The Secretary would be required to act swiftly on such IG reports, with the bill specifying actions to take. The Secretary would also be forbidden from giving any bonuses to managers with unresolved issues. Benishek said that the bill targets “bureaucrats in Washington who drag their feet and don’t do their jobs.”

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