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Findlay Herman
Chair of the House Social and Domestic Affiars Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 January 2001
Preceded by	Position established
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Independence
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 January 2001
Preceded by	Position established
Personal details
Born	Findlay Earl Herman May 17, 1969 (age 30) Augusta, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Maureen
Relatives	Jeffery Herman, father
Residence(s)	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	George Washington University, (BS)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1979-1983
Rank	Captain

Findlay Earl Herman is an American politician who serves as the U.S. Representative from Independence in the state of Lincoln since 2001. He was elected in a close race in a Republican wave that saw a supermajority in the House and narrow control in the Senate after Independent Zachary Hall changed his caucus to the Republicans. Herman defeated Dick Krenzel in the 2000 elections.

Early life and education

Herman was born in Augusta, Maine to former Maine Representative and House Minority Whip, Jeffrey Herman, and his wife Nancy. He graduated from Maranacook Community High School. He earned a political science undergraduate degree from George Washington University before going on to join the United States Air Force, where he served from 1979-1983 and left as a Captain. He moved to Cumberland, Maryland in 1986 and has been a resident since.

Early political career

Herman was active in local politics, having served on the Cumberland School Board from 1988 to 1990. In 1989, he successfully won a seat on the Cumberland City Council, and was elected president. He served on the Council from 1990 until 1996, before he resigned to serve as the chairman of the Allegany County Republican Party from 1996-1999. In 1999, he announced his run for the Independence House seat, and won in a close race against businessman Dick Krenzel with 53% of the vote.

U.S. House of Representatives

Herman has represented Lincoln's Independence congressional district since 2001.

2000 election

Main article: 2000 Lincoln's Independence congressional district election

In June of 1999, subsequently following his announcement that he would be retiring from Cumberland politics, Herman announced that he would be seeking a seat in the United States House, running to represent Independence, a district of nearly 317,000 people. He won the Republican primary with no opposition, and narrowly defeated Dick Krenzel in the general election to become the district's first representative since the 2000 redistrict that jumbled up Lincoln's congressional representation.

Tenure

Herman was sworn in by speaker of the House Zachary Marsh on 3 January 2000. Later, he was instituted as the first chairman of the newly-formed House Social and Domestic Affairs Committee. Within hours of his swearing-in, Herman introduced the Leatherneck Separation Act to the House Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee.

Committee assignments

• House Social and Domestic Affairs Committee, chairman

Caucus memberships

• House Log Cabin Caucus

Election history

Lincoln's Indepdence congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Findlay Herman	154,582	53.90%
	Democrat	Dick Krenzel	132,226	40.26%
Turnout			286,808	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	0%