A lifelong resident of southeast Michigan, U.S. Representative Thaddeus G. McCotter has represented the citizens of Oakland and Wayne Counties in Congress since 2003. Rep. McCotter has focused his efforts on preserving and promoting manufacturing and small businesses, the backbone of the community's economy. He has been an outspoken leader in the fight to reduce taxes and shrink the size and scope of big government, a tireless supporter of traditional American values, and a steadfast proponent of winning the War on Terrorism and enhancing our homeland security. Rep. McCotter is currently a Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, and the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. He was previously a Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Small Business, and the Joint Economic Committee. A graduate of Detroit Catholic Central High School, the University of Detroit-Mercy, and the University of Detroit-Mercy Law School, he is a bar-admitted attorney by profession and lives in his hometown of Livonia with his wife Rita (a registered nurse) and their three young children (George, Timothy, and Emilia). Rep. McCotter travels to and from Livonia every week to serve his constituents.

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