Summary
Current Position: US House of Representatives District #1 from 2021
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: Pharmacist from 1997 – 2020
District: Tri-Cities area in northeastern Tennessee.
Upcoming Election:
Harshbarger has been a licensed pharmacist since 1987.[5] She and her husband, Bob, operate Premier Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy.
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About
Source: Government page
A native East Tennessean, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger was born in Bloomingdale, a small community right outside of Kingsport, and was the first in her immediate family to graduate from high school and college. Although her parents did not have the opportunity to further their education, they taught Diana the value of hard work at a young age. She attended East Tennessee State University and graduated from Mercer University College of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. After graduation, she returned home to start a business and raise her family.
Diana has been a licensed pharmacist and a successful business owner for over three decades. She brings a no-nonsense, common-sense approach to Washington D.C. Diana is dedicated to fighting for East Tennessee’s priorities, including healthcare reform, economic development, combating the tragic opioid epidemic, and expanding broadband access for rural communities. She currently serves on the House Education and Labor, and House Homeland Security Committees.
Diana is an active member of her Kingsport community, teaching Sunday school, helping with her church’s mission work and other local non-profits. Further, she is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce and a former board member of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists.
Diana and her husband, Robert, currently reside in Kingsport when they are not at their farm in Unicoi. Diana has one son and two grandsons.
Personal
Full Name: Diana Harshbarger
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Bob, 1 Child
Birth Date: 01/01/1960
Birth Place: Bloomingdale, TN
Home City: Kingsport, TN
Religion: Baptist
Source: Vote Smart
Education
Graduated, East Tennessee State University
PharmD, Pharmacy, Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy, 1983-1987
Political Experience
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee, District 1, 2021-present
Former Member, House Committee on Education and Labor
Professional Experience
Pharm.D, Custom Compounding Centers of America
Offices
Washington DC Office
167 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6356
Morristown District Office
1501 E. Morris Blvd.
Suite 12
Morristown, TN 37813
Phone: (423) 254-1400
Kingsport District Office
205 Revere Street
Kingsport, TN 37660
Phone: (423) 398-5186
Fax: (423) 398-5312
Contact
Email: Government
Web Links
Politics
Source: none
Election Results
To learn more, go to this wikipedia section in this post.
Finances
Source: Open Secrets
Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
- Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce
- Subcommittee on Health
In the 118th Congress, Rep. Harshbarger is a member of the following caucuses:
- 4-H Caucus
- Appalachian Caucus
- Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force
- Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus
- China Accountability Task Force
- Co-Chair, Congressional Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus
- Congressional Family Caucus
- Congressional Telehealth Caucus
- GOP Border Security Caucus
- GOP Doctors Caucus
- GOP Election Integrity Caucus
- Protect Kids Caucus (PKC)
- Republican Study Committee (RSC)
- Rural Broadband Caucus
- Rural Health Care Coalition
- School Choice Caucus
- Tennessee Valley Corridor Caucus
- Western Caucus
New Legislation
Learn more about legislation sponsored and co-sponsored by Representative Harshbarger.
Issues
Source: Government page
More Information
Services
Source: Government page
Tennessee’s 1st congressional district is the congressional district of northeast Tennessee, including all of Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington, and Sevier counties and parts of Jefferson County. It is largely coextensive with the Tennessee portion of the Tri-Cities region of northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+30, it is the most Republican district in Tennessee.
Cities and towns represented within the district include Blountville, Bristol, Church Hill, Elizabethton, Erwin, Gatlinburg, Greeneville, Johnson City, Jonesborough, Kingsport, Morristown, Mountain City Newport, Pigeon Forge, Roan Mountain Rogersville, Sneedville, Sevierville and Tusculum. The 1st district’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives has been held by Republicans since 1881.
The district was created in 1805 when the at-large seat was divided among multiple districts.
The district’s current representative is Republican Diana Harshbarger, who was first elected in 2020 following the retirement of Republican Phil Roe.
District
Source: Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Diana Lynn Harshbarger (/ˈhɑːrʃˌbɑːrɡər/ HARSH-barg-ər; born January 1, 1960)[1][2] is an American pharmacist, businesswoman, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, she has served as the U.S. representative for Tennessee’s 1st congressional district since January 3, 2021. Her district is based in the Tri-Cities area in northeastern Tennessee.
Early life and career
Harshbarger was born in Kingsport, Tennessee, and raised in nearby Bloomingdale. She is the first person in her family to graduate from high school.[3] She earned her bachelor’s degree from East Tennessee State University and her Doctor of Pharmacy from Mercer University.[4]
Harshbarger has been a licensed pharmacist since 1987.[5] She and her husband, Bob, operate Premier Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy.[6]
U.S. House of Representatives
Election
2020
After six-term incumbent and fellow Republican Phil Roe opted to retire from the United States House of Representatives, Harshbarger announced her candidacy to succeed him in the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee’s 1st congressional district.[7] She won the 17-way August 5 Republican primary and defeated Democratic nominee Blair Walsingham in the November general election.[8][9][10] She had effectively clinched a seat in Congress with her victory in the primary, since the 1st is one of the few ancestrally Republican districts in the South; it has been in Republican hands for all but four years since 1861, and Democrats have garnered as much as 40% of the vote only twice since 1898. When Harshbarger took office on January 3, 2021, she became the fifth woman elected to Congress from Tennessee, but only the third who was not a stand-in for her husband, after Diane Black and Marsha Blackburn. The 1st historically gives its incumbents very long tenures in Washington; Harshbarger is only the ninth person to hold the seat in 100 years.
Harshbarger focused her campaign on fixing the opioid crisis, advocating anti-abortion legislation, and protecting religious freedom.[11] She also highlighted American dependence on Chinese pharmaceutical imports as an issue of national security.[12] During the Republican primary, her opponents criticized her over her alleged involvement with American Inhalation Medication Specialists (AIMS), a business her husband ran that sold mislabeled pharmaceuticals from China.[12] In 2013 Robert Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud charges related to the company and was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison, in addition to over $800,000 in restitution and over $400,000 in asset forfeiture.[12] Harshbarger’s campaign said she had no involvement with AIMS, despite corporate records to the contrary.[13]
Harshbarger declined to debate her competitors during the primary and general elections.[14]
Tenure
On January 6, 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol during debate. Lawmakers fled to an undisclosed location for safety. Later that evening, Harshbarger joined 139 other Republican House members in voting to sustain objections to the certification of the results of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, based on claims of voter fraud.[15]
Harshbarger supports efforts to impeach President Joe Biden. In September 2021 Harshbarger co-sponsored a resolution by Marjorie Taylor Greene to impeach President Joe Biden over the withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan.[16] In May, 2023, she co-sponsored a resolution by Greene to impeach Biden over his handling of security at the United States-Mexico border.[17] Also in May 2023, she co-sponsored Greene’s resolutions to impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland,[18] FBI Director Christopher Wray,[19] Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas,[20] and U.S. Attorney for D.C. Matthew M. Graves.[21]
Harshbarger was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[22]
In 2024, Harshbarger voted against the $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine, although much of the money would go to her constituency.[23]
Committee assignments
Caucus memberships
- GOP Doctors Caucus
- Rural Broadband Caucus
- Tennessee Valley Corridor Caucus[25]
- Republican Study Committee[26]
- Freedom Caucus[27]
Electoral history
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Diana Harshbarger | 18,074 | 19.2 |
| Republican | Timothy Hill | 15,731 | 16.7 |
| Republican | Rusty Crowe | 15,179 | 16.1 |
| Republican | Josh Gapp | 13,379 | 14.2 |
| Republican | Steve Darden | 11,647 | 12.4 |
| Republican | John Clark | 8,826 | 9.4 |
| Republican | David Hawk | 4,717 | 5.0 |
| Republican | Nichole Williams | 2,803 | 3.0 |
| Republican | Jay Adkins | 1,635 | 1.7 |
| Republican | Carter Quillen | 853 | 0.9 |
| Republican | Richard Baker | 298 | 0.3 |
| Republican | Chad Fleenor | 282 | 0.3 |
| Republican | Phil Arlinghaus | 274 | 0.3 |
| Republican | Robert Franklin | 229 | 0.2 |
| Republican | Chuck Miller | 189 | 0.2 |
| Republican | Chance Cansler | 147 | 0.2 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Diana Harshbarger | 228,181 | 74.7 |
| Democratic | Blair Walsingham | 68,617 | 22.5 |
| Independent | Steve Holder | 8,261 | 2.8 |
| Independent | Josh Berger (write-in) | 4 | 0.0 |
| Independent | David Adams (write-in) | 2 | 0.0 |
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Diana Harshbarger (incumbent) | 43,761 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 43,761 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Diana Harshbarger (incumbent) | 147,241 | 78.32% | |
| Democratic | Cameron Parsons | 37,049 | 19.71% | |
| Independent | Richard Baker | 2,466 | 1.31% | |
| Independent | Ahmed Makrom | 1,247 | 0.66% | |
| Total votes | 188,003 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Personal life
Harshbarger is a Baptist.[30] Her husband pleaded guilty to federal charges of distributing misbranded drugs from China and served four years in prison.[31]
See also
References
- ^ Bowden, John (November 30, 2020). “Rep.-elect Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.-01)”. The Hill. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ “Diana Harshbarger”. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Schultz, Marisa (November 24, 2020). “Rep.-elect Diana Harshbarger says Congress is no match ‘for a woman who can multitask’“. Foxnews. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ Staff reports (March 12, 2020). “Harshbarger announces Congressional bid”. Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Houk, Robert (July 11, 2020). “Harshbarger pledges to ‘put America first’ in Congress”. Johnson City Press. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Carter, Joe (July 13, 2015). “Premier Pharmacy goes To Washington!”. Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ “‘Trump conservative’: Kingsport pharmacist announces Congressional run”. March 12, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Whetstone, Tyler. “Diana Harshbarger wins GOP nomination in race to replace Rep. Phil Roe”. Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ “Harshbarger wins GOP primary in open Tennessee US House race”. AP NEWS. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Teague, Slater (November 3, 2020). “Harshbarger wins race for Rep. Phil Roe’s seat”. WJHL-TV. WJHL-TV. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Stabile, Angelica (November 9, 2020). “13 GOP women join the House, dominating congressional elections, making history”. FOX News. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c Keeling, Jeff (May 13, 2020). “Candidate with ad criticizing Chinese drug manufacturing says she had no role in husband’s business that misbranded Chinese drugs”. WJHL. Kingsport, Tenn. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ Keeling, Jeff (July 21, 2020). “Records show Diana Harshbarger was officer, shareholder for company she claimed to have ‘no role or involvement in’“. WJHL. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ Perhne, Caleb (September 11, 2020). “Congressional candidate Diana Harshbarger refuses to debate opponents”. WCYB. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ Yourish, Karen; Buchanan, Larry; Lu, Denise (January 7, 2021). “The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results”. The New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ “H.Res.598 – Impeaching Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, for dereliction of duty by leaving behind thousands of American civilians and Afghan allies, along with numerous taxpayer-financed weapons and military equipment, endangering the lives of the American people and the security of the United States”. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ “H.Res.420 – Impeaching Joseph Robinette Biden, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors”. May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ “H.Res.410 – Impeaching Merrick Brian Garland, Attorney General of the United States, for facilitating the weaponization and politicization of the United States justice system against the American people”. Congress.gov. United States Congress. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ “H.Res.406 – Impeaching Christopher Asher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for facilitating the development of a Federal police force to intimidate, harass, and entrap American citizens that are deemed enemies of the Biden regime”. Congress.gov. United States Congress. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ “H.Res.411 – Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors”. Congress.gov. United States Congress. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ “H.Res.405 – Impeaching Matthew M. Graves, United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, for endangering, compromising, and undermining the justice system of the United States by facilitating the explosion of violent crime in the Nation’s capital”. Congress.gov. United States Congress.
- ^ Gans, Jared (May 31, 2023). “Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no”. The Hill. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ Thiessen, Marc (April 25, 2024). “These politicians voted against their states’ best interests on Ukraine aid”. The Washington Post. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ “Committees and Caucuses”. Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger. U.S. House Of Representatives. January 3, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ “Committees and Caucuses | Representative Diana Harshbarger”. harshbarger.house.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ “Member List”. Republican Study Committee. Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ “Full list of Freedom Caucus Members after 2022 midterms results”. Newsweek. November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ “State of Tennessee Republican Primary” (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ State of Tennessee General Election Results, November 8, 2022, Results By Office (PDF) (Report). Secretary of State of Tennessee. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^ “Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress” (PDF). PEW Research Center. December 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ “Pharmacist Sentenced For DistributingMisbranded Drug For Kidney Dialysis Patients”. www.justice.gov. United States Department of Justice. December 15, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
External links
- Representative Diana Harshbarger official U.S. House website
- Diana Harshbarger for Congress
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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