Rick Womick (born 1958) is an American politician.
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for the 34th district from 2010 through 2016.Rick Womick: Tennessee Lawmaker Calls Allah A 'False God,' Warns Of Muslim Immigrant 'Population Jihad'
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Early life

He was born on July 10, 1958, in

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. He received a Bachelor of Science in Education from the

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and received training at the

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Career

He worked as an airline pilot and

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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. 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 has made anti-Muslim remarks, suggesting all Muslims serving in the

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should be removed. 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

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's ruling in favour of

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. He is involved with the

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, where he is an

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. He is also a member of the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, the

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, the Air Force Association, the Allied Pilots Association,

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, the Tennessee Right to Life, the Tennessee

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, and the World Taekwondo Federation. Womick is a

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in the Tennessee State Guard.

Personal life

He is married, and he has four children. He is a

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and attends New Vision Baptist Church in

Murfreesboro, Tennessee Murfreesboro is a city in and county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 152,769 according to the 2020 census, up from 108,755 residents certified in 2010. Murfreesboro is located in the Nashville metropol ...

References

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