On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (TN) - District 3
900 Georgia Avenue
Suite 126
Chattanooga, TN 37402
6 East Madison Avenue
Athens, TN 37303
200 Administration Road
Suite 100
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
2187 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Charles 'Chuck' J. Fleischmann
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Brenda; 3 Children: Charles, Jamie, Jeffrey
Birth Date:
10/11/1962
Birth Place:
Manhattan, NY
Home City:
Ooltewah, TN
Religion:
Catholic
JD, Law, University of Tennessee, 1986
BA, Political Science/History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee, District 3, 2011-present
Member, Committee on Appropriations
Member, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Member, Subcommittee on Energy (Science, Space, and Technology)
Chair, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Member, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Member, Baseball Caucus, present
Member, Carbonated and Non-Alcoholic (C.A.N.) Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance, present
Member, Congressional Sportsmen Caucus, present
Member, General Aviation Caucus, present
Member, German-American Caucus, present
Member, Hellenic Caucus, present
Member, Missile Defense Caucus, present
Chair, Nuclear Cleanup Caucus, present
Member, Science and National Labs Caucus, present
Co Chair, Tennessee Valley Corridor Caucus, present
Member, United States Japan Caucus, present
Former Member, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security
Former Member, Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Chair, Pro Bono Committee, Chattanooga Lawyers
Radio Host, "Chuck Fleischmann Show", present
Founding Partner, Fleischmann and Fleischmann, 1987-2010
Former Member, Board, Cherokee Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
Former President, Chattanooga Bar Association
Former Board Member, National Craniofacial Association
Awards:
Magna Cum Laude, University of Illinois
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Illinois
Favorite Book:
The Great Gatsby by: F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Christmas Carol by: Charles Dickens
Moby Dick by: Herman Melville
Old Man and the Sea by: Ernest Hemingway
Leviathan by: Thomas Hobbes
The Prince by: Niccolò Machiavelli
The Bible
Favorite Movie:
The Great Gatsby, The Godfather (all 3), The Alamo, The Longest Day, An Affair to Remember, The Sixth Sense, Field of Dreams, Untouchables, Forrest Gump, Big, Clash Of The Titans, Youv'e Got Mail, Rudy, It's A Wonderful Life
Favorite Quote:
"It ain't over until its over." - Yogi Berra
"The best is yet to come." - Frank Sinatra
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Sports, Politics, Cooking, Writing, Being Optimistic, Work, Work, and More Work