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Fred Upton

1953 - Today

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Frederick Stephen Upton (born April 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1987 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Kalamazoo and much of southwestern Michigan for 18 terms before retiring in 2023. A former chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Upton has played a major role in shaping post-Obamacare health care legislation. He is the only person in American history to vote to impeach two presidents; he voted for the impeachment of Bill Clinton in 1998 and the second impeachment of Donald Trump in 2021, as one of ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Fred Upton is the 19,416th most popular politician (down from 19,019th in 2024), the 18,076th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,571st in 2019) and the 1,446th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fred Upton ranks 19,416 out of 19,576Before him are Teun de Nooijer, Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, Joachim B. Olsen, Graeme Pollock, Ray Nagin, and Lisa P. Jackson. After him are Nick Hækkerup, Manabu Horii, Sinisa Malesevic, Attila Mesterházy, Jahangir Khan, and Christoph Ahlhaus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Fred Upton ranks 717Before him are Dipak Misra, Kay Hagan, Meredith Vieira, Daniel T. Barry, Anupama Deshpande, and Steve Chabot. After him are Luther Strange, Derek Johnstone, Ed Perlmutter, José Ángel Córdova, Paul Vallas, and Ken Calvert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fred Upton ranks 18,084 out of 20,380Before him are Lisa P. Jackson (1962), Kevin Knox (1999), Hussein Fatal (1973), Jeremy Roenick (1970), Rob Pardo (1970), and Kristen Faulkner (1992). After him are Scott Lynch (1978), Will Solomon (1978), Naturi Naughton (1984), Mick Wingert (1974), Michael Schur (1975), and Lonzo Ball (1997).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Fred Upton ranks 1,446Before him are Steve Chabot (1953), Michael McCaul (1962), Josh Stein (1966), Nancy Hollister (1949), Ray Nagin (1956), and Lisa P. Jackson (1962). After him are John Bel Edwards (1966), Luther Strange (1953), Luigi Mangione (1998), Scott May (1954), Gus Bilirakis (1963), and Jackie Walorski (1963).