Michael Grimm (politician)

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Michael Grimm (2011)

Michael Gerard Grimm (* 7. February 1970 in New York City ) is an American politician of the Republican Party . Between 2011 and 2015 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives . He reapplied for his previous mandate in 2018 and lost the Republican Party primaries on June 26, 2018 against current representative Dan Donovan with 36% to 64% of the vote.

Career

Michael Grimm attended Archbishop Molly High School in Briarwood , a borough of Queens , until 1988 . Between 1989 and 1997 he served in the Marine Corps . He was used in Iraq during the Second Gulf War . While still in the military, he graduated from Baruch College , which is part of the City University of New York , in 1994 . In 2002 he graduated from New York Law School with a law degree . Between 1997 and 2006, Grimm worked for the FBI . Then he worked as a private businessman. He ran a restaurant and was a co-owner of a transport company.

In the 2010 election , Grimm was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 13th  Congressional constituency of New York State, where he succeeded the previously defeated Democrat Michael McMahon on January 3, 2011 . He was a member of the Finance Committee and two sub-committees. He was also a member of four Congressional Caucuses .

After a restructuring of the constituencies as a result of the United States Census 2010 , Grimm's previous 13th congressional electoral district was renamed largely the same area as the 11th congressional electoral district , which includes Staten Island and southern parts of Brooklyn . Grimm therefore stood in the 2012 election in the new 11th district and prevailed against the Democrat Mark Murphy with 53 to 46 percent of the vote. Therefore, from January 3, 2013, Grimm represented the 11th congressional electoral district of his state.

In April 2014, federal authorities brought a 20-point charge against Grimm of fraud , tax offenses and perjury . In court, the proceedings against Grimm began in December 2014, after the mid-term elections in November in which Grimm had won re-election. On January 5, 2015, Grimm resigned from Congress, and on July 15 of the same year he was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment after confessing to a tax fraud case prior to his term in parliament.

Seventeen months after his release from prison and after paying a fine of $ 139,000, Grimm announced in late September 2017 that he would be running in the Republican primary for his previous seat in the House of Representatives held by his fellow party member Dan Donovan . Should he prevail, he would run for the main election again in November 2018 . Grimm is supported by his mentor, former Congressman Guy Molinari , and former Donald Trump's advisor , Stephen Bannon , who has been running the right-wing populist Breitbart News Network again since August 2017 and promoting "anti-establishment" candidates.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ US House: New York District 11 ( Memento April 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). In: CNN Election Center (English).
  2. ^ Stephanie Clifford, Grimm, Staten Island Congressman, Is Indicted on Fraud Charges. In: The New York Times , April 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Yaniv Oren: Trial for Indicted Rep. Michael Grimm set for after the November election. In: New York Daily News , September 2, 2014.
  4. ^ Rachel Shapiro: Grimm to officially announce run for Congress Sunday. In: Staten Island Advance , September 28, 2017 (English).
  5. ↑ Shane Goldmacher: Bannon Backs Grimm, Ex-Congressman and Felon, in GOP Challenge. In: The New York Times , October 4, 2017 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Grimm, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grimm, Michael Gerard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 7th February 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City