James Van Huss

James "Micah" Van Huss[5] is an American politician and was a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing House District 6 elected January 8, 2013. Van Huss reported within his 2016 Tennessee Ethics Commission ss-8004 Statement of Disclosure of Interests that he receives compensation as an employee from the Watauga Recovery Centers, Inc. suboxone clinic of Johnson City, Tennessee.[6][7]

Micah Van Huss
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 6th[1] district
In office
January 8, 2013 – January 12, 2021
Preceded byDale Ford
Succeeded byTim Hicks
Personal details
Born (1978-12-31) December 31, 1978
NationalityUnited States of America
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Annie Van Huss
ChildrenDixie Rose Van Huss
ResidenceSulphur Springs, Tennessee
Alma materPensacola Christian College, 2003.
Professionweb programmer[2]
video games master[3]
state legislator
suboxone clinic employee[4]
Websitemicahvanhuss.com
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
Battles/warsIraq
Afghanistan

Education

Van Huss completed his BS with a major in Computer Science and a minor in E-Business and Graphic Design from Pensacola Christian College during 2003.[8]

After graduating from Pensacola Christian College, Van Huss started up his online Christian video gaming site, LordPickle.com, and related web sites with different domain names, such as MicorShop.com (circa 2004-2006), LeviathanStrategies.com (circa 2006-2008), and TheLordClan.net (circa 2006-2011; 2013-2016) and DynastyTees.com[9][10][11][12]

Legislative career

In 2012 Van Huss challenged District 6 incumbent Representative Dale Ford in the August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 3,154 votes (53.9%),[13] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 16,391 votes (72.3%) against Democratic nominee Michael Clark.[14]

In 2018, Van Huss was widely ridiculed for quoting the well-known satirical website The Onion in connection with a bill on hazing.[15][16] In January 2020, he introduced a bill that would recognize CNN and the Washington Post as fake news.[17][18]

The American Conservative Union gave him a 100% rating in 2013[19] and a 91% evaluation in 2017.[20]

Van Huss registered his Leviathan Designs, LLC business with the Tennessee Secretary of State on November 30, 2016.

References
  1. "Rep. James (Micah) Van Huss". Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070220233741/http://www.lordpickle.com/ Welcome Guest page - www.LordPickle.com
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070220233741/http://www.lordpickle.com/ Welcome Guest page - www.LordPickle.com
  4. https://apps.tn.gov/conflict-app/view_form_8004.htm?name=VAN%20HUSS&id=30267&f=95043&v=1 "ss-8004 Form - Statement of Disclosure of Interests - James (Micah) Van Huss. April 15, 2016.
  5. "Micah Van Huss' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  6. https://apps.tn.gov/conflict-app/view_form_8004.htm?name=VAN%20HUSS&id=30267&f=95043&v=1 "ss-8004 Form - Statement of Disclosure of Interests - James (Micah) Van Huss". April 15, 2016.
  7. http://wrchope.org/index.php "Watauga Recovery Center - Home".
  8. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/publications/Chamber%20Book%202017%20R_5-22-17.pdf "Chamber Book 2017", Tennessee General Assembly.
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20050308040507/https://www.micorshop.com/ Welcome to Micorshop
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307021158/http://leviathanstrategies.com/ Leviathan Strategies World of Warcraft Database
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20130626053753/http://thelordclan.net/ TheLordClan.net
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20050205205515/http://dynastytees.com/index.html DynastyTees.com
  13. "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Republican Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 130 & 131. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  14. "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  15. Schelzig, Erik (2018-04-03). "Lawmaker cites satirical website to nix hazing bill". TNJ. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  16. "Roundup: Van Huss gets challenger". Nashville Post. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  17. "State Representative Micah Van Huss Files Resolution Recognizing CNN and The Washington Post as 'Fake News'". Tennessee Star. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  18. Engel, John (2020-01-29). "Tennessee Rep. Van Huss files bill to recognize CNN, Washington Post as 'fake news'". WCYB. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  19. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  20. "2017 Ratings of Tennessee" (PDF). The American Conservative Union. p. 16.


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