Background
He was born on July 10, 1958 in Dallas, Texas.
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Rick Womick
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He received a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Dayton and received training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
Career
He worked as an airline pilot and United States Air Force fighter pilot for twenty-three years. He is chairman of the Rutherford County Republican Party. Since 2010, he has served as state congressman for the 34th district of Tennessee.
In November 2014, Womick introduced HB002, a bill that would require abortion providers to show a woman an ultrasound image of her fetus.
If the woman declines to do so, the provider would be required to verbally describe the fetus, let the woman hear the heartbeat and provide the woman with an image of the ultrasound. The bill would also require a waiting period of at least 24 hours before getting the abortion.
According to Womick, the bill is "about protecting the emotional and physical health of a woman."
In 2015, he sent a letter to county clerks in Tennessee asking them to ignore the United States Supreme Court"s ruling in favour of same-sex marriage.
Achievements
Membership
He serves as the Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 34th district, encompassing part of Rutherford County, Tennessee. He is Vice-Chair of the House Civil Justice Committee, and a member of the House Consumer and Human Resources Committee and the House Civil Justice Subcommittee. He is also a member of the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, the National Rifle Association, the Air Force Association, the Allied Pilots Association, Focus on the Family, the Tennessee Right to Life, the Tennessee Eagle Forum, and the World Taekwondo Federation.
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