James Van Huss

James "Micah" Van Huss (born December 31, 1978) is an American politician and former Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing House District 6; he took office on January 8, 2013.[5] 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] In 2021, the conservative publicly policy organization Americans for Prosperity announced that Van Huss would lead their grassroots activities in upper East Tennessee.[8] In 2022 Van Huss published his first book through Southwest Radio Ministries.[9]

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
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseAnnie Van Huss
ChildrenDixie Rose Van Huss
ResidenceSulphur Springs, Tennessee
Alma materPensacola Christian College (BS)
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.[10]

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[11][12][13][14]

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%),[15] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 16,391 votes (72.3%) against Democratic nominee Michael Clark.[16]

In 2018, Van Huss was widely ridiculed for quoting the well-known satirical website The Onion in connection with a bill on hazing.[17][18] In January 2020, he introduced a bill that would recognize CNN and the Washington Post as fake news.[19][20]

The American Conservative Union gave him a 100% rating in 2013[21] and a 91% evaluation in 2017.[22]

On June 19, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed House Resolution 340, introduced by Van Huss, resolving that the "mainstream media has sensationalized the reporting on COVID-19 in the service of political agendas."[23][24]

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. Culver, Sarah (2021-11-01). "Americans for Prosperity Announces Micah Van Huss to Lead Grassroots Engagement in Tri-Cities". Americans for Prosperity. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  9. "Ancient Cities: And the Gods Who Built Them - Micah Van Huss". SWRC. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  10. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/publications/Chamber%20Book%202017%20R_5-22-17.pdf "Chamber Book 2017", Tennessee General Assembly.
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20050308040507/https://www.micorshop.com/ Welcome to Micorshop
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307021158/http://leviathanstrategies.com/ Leviathan Strategies World of Warcraft Database
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20130626053753/http://thelordclan.net/ TheLordClan.net
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20050205205515/http://dynastytees.com/index.html DynastyTees.com
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. Schelzig, Erik (2018-04-03). "Lawmaker cites satirical website to nix hazing bill". TNJ. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  18. "Roundup: Van Huss gets challenger". Nashville Post. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  19. "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.
  20. Engel, John (2020-01-29). "Tennessee Rep. Van Huss files bill to recognize CNN, Washington Post as 'fake news'". WCYB. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  21. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  22. "2017 Ratings of Tennessee" (PDF). The American Conservative Union. p. 16.
  23. Van Huss, James (2020-06-19). "Votes: TN HR0340 - 2019-2020 - 111th General Assembly". Tennessee General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  24. Van Huss (2020-06-19). "A RESOLUTION to memorialize the mainstream media for sensationalism to advance their political agendas" (PDF). Tennessee General Assembly. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-02.
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