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	====Health care====		====Health care====
	Upton voted against passage of the [[Affordable Care Act]] (ACA) and has since voted in favor of its complete repeal. In November 2013, in response to Americans losing their [[health insurance]] coverage because of the ACA, Upton proposed a bill that would allow them to retain it.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Parker\|first1=Ashley\|last2=Shear\|first2=Michael D.\|date=November 13, 2013\|title=With Enrollment Slow, Some Democrats Back Change in Health Law\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/us/politics/democrats-threaten-to-abandon-obama-on-health-law-provision.html?hpw&rref=us&_r=0\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=November 14, 2013\|url-access=subscription\|quote=In addition, a vote is scheduled Friday in the Republican-controlled House on a bill that would allow Americans to keep their existing health coverage through 2014 without penalties. The measure, drafted by Representative Fred Upton, the Michigan Republican who is the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, is opposed by the White House, which argues that it would severely undermine the Affordable Care Act by allowing insurance companies to continue to sell health coverage that does not meet the higher standard of Mr. Obama's health care law.\|archive-date=April 9, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409184609/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/us/politics/democrats-threaten-to-abandon-obama-on-health-law-provision.html?hpw&rref=us&_r=0\|url-status=live}}</ref> The essence of his bill was to allow insurance companies to maintain their individual insurance market policies according to state insurance rules that were in effect as of 2013.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Capretta\|first=James C.\|date=November 13, 2013\|title=The Upton Bill Is No Small Matter\|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/author/james-c.-capretta\|newspaper=The Weekly Standard\|location=Washington, D.C.\|access-date=November 14, 2013\|archive-date=November 2, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102081629/http://www.weeklystandard.com/author/james-c.-capretta\|url-status=~~live~~}}</ref> In 2017, Upton played an important role advancing Republican Party efforts to repeal the ACA.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Scott\|first=Dylan\|date=November 5, 2018\|title=The 2 House Republicans who put it all on the line for Obamacare repeal could lose Tuesday\|url=https://www.vox.com/health-care/2018/11/5/18065400/house-republicans-obamacare-repeal-tuesday-upton-macarthur-midterms-lose\|access-date=February 28, 2021\|website=[[Vox (website)\|Vox]]\|language=en}}</ref>		Upton voted against passage of the [[Affordable Care Act]] (ACA) and has since voted in favor of its complete repeal. In November 2013, in response to Americans losing their [[health insurance]] coverage because of the ACA, Upton proposed a bill that would allow them to retain it.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Parker\|first1=Ashley\|last2=Shear\|first2=Michael D.\|date=November 13, 2013\|title=With Enrollment Slow, Some Democrats Back Change in Health Law\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/us/politics/democrats-threaten-to-abandon-obama-on-health-law-provision.html?hpw&rref=us&_r=0\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=November 14, 2013\|url-access=subscription\|quote=In addition, a vote is scheduled Friday in the Republican-controlled House on a bill that would allow Americans to keep their existing health coverage through 2014 without penalties. The measure, drafted by Representative Fred Upton, the Michigan Republican who is the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, is opposed by the White House, which argues that it would severely undermine the Affordable Care Act by allowing insurance companies to continue to sell health coverage that does not meet the higher standard of Mr. Obama's health care law.\|archive-date=April 9, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409184609/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/us/politics/democrats-threaten-to-abandon-obama-on-health-law-provision.html?hpw&rref=us&_r=0\|url-status=live}}</ref> The essence of his bill was to allow insurance companies to maintain their individual insurance market policies according to state insurance rules that were in effect as of 2013.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Capretta\|first=James C.\|date=November 13, 2013\|title=The Upton Bill Is No Small Matter\|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/author/james-c.-capretta\|newspaper=The Weekly Standard\|location=Washington, D.C.\|access-date=November 14, 2013\|archive-date=November 2, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102081629/http://www.weeklystandard.com/author/james-c.-capretta\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, Upton played an important role advancing Republican Party efforts to repeal the ACA.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Scott\|first=Dylan\|date=November 5, 2018\|title=The 2 House Republicans who put it all on the line for Obamacare repeal could lose Tuesday\|url=https://www.vox.com/health-care/2018/11/5/18065400/house-republicans-obamacare-repeal-tuesday-upton-macarthur-midterms-lose\|access-date=February 28, 2021\|website=[[Vox (website)\|Vox]]\|language=en}}</ref>

	In 2013, Upton introduced a bill that would grant the [[Food and Drug Administration]] more power to regulate drug [[compounding]] in the wake of the [[New England Compounding Center meningitis outbreak]].<ref name="senateinches">{{cite news\|last=Cox\|first=Ramsey\|title=Senate inches toward passing drug bill\|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/190254-senate-inches-toward-passing-drug-bill/\|access-date=November 15, 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)\|The Hill]]\|date=November 14, 2013\|archive-date=November 15, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115025150/http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/190254-senate-inches-toward-passing-drug-bill\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Obama signed the [[21st Century Cures Act]]<ref name="21st Century Cures">{{cite web \|url=http://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398723 \|title=21st Century Cures Signed into Law \|website=Upton.house.gov \|date=December 13, 2016 \|access-date=February 18, 2017 \|archive-date=November 21, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121054048/https://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398723 \|url-status=live }}</ref> into law, a bill Upton co-sponsored. The act establishes funds for biomedical research and to develop and implement a strategic plan for biomedical research.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2016-12-08 \|title=21st Century Cures Act: Health care bill passed by Congress would fund research on cancer, Alzheimer's, opioid addiction and more - CBS News \|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/21st-century-cures-act-congress-health-care-passed/ \|access-date=2023-07-06 \|website=www.cbsnews.com \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, Upton and Representative [[Debbie Dingell]] worked together on legislation designed to combat [[Opioid crisis\|opioid addiction]]. Among other things, it would allocate funding for research into new, non-addictive pain relievers.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Today \|first=Detroit \|date=2018-05-24 \|title=Rep. Fred Upton and Rep. Debbie Dingell Team Up to Battle Opioid Addiction \|url=https://wdet.org/2018/05/24/rep-fred-upton-and-rep-debbie-dingell-team-up-to-battle-opioid-addiction/ \|access-date=2023-07-06 \|website=WDET 101.9 FM \|language=en-US}}</ref>		In 2013, Upton introduced a bill that would grant the [[Food and Drug Administration]] more power to regulate drug [[compounding]] in the wake of the [[New England Compounding Center meningitis outbreak]].<ref name="senateinches">{{cite news\|last=Cox\|first=Ramsey\|title=Senate inches toward passing drug bill\|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/190254-senate-inches-toward-passing-drug-bill/\|access-date=November 15, 2013\|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)\|The Hill]]\|date=November 14, 2013\|archive-date=November 15, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115025150/http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/190254-senate-inches-toward-passing-drug-bill\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Obama signed the [[21st Century Cures Act]]<ref name="21st Century Cures">{{cite web \|url=http://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398723 \|title=21st Century Cures Signed into Law \|website=Upton.house.gov \|date=December 13, 2016 \|access-date=February 18, 2017 \|archive-date=November 21, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121054048/https://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398723 \|url-status=live }}</ref> into law, a bill Upton co-sponsored. The act establishes funds for biomedical research and to develop and implement a strategic plan for biomedical research.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2016-12-08 \|title=21st Century Cures Act: Health care bill passed by Congress would fund research on cancer, Alzheimer's, opioid addiction and more - CBS News \|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/21st-century-cures-act-congress-health-care-passed/ \|access-date=2023-07-06 \|website=www.cbsnews.com \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, Upton and Representative [[Debbie Dingell]] worked together on legislation designed to combat [[Opioid crisis\|opioid addiction]]. Among other things, it would allocate funding for research into new, non-addictive pain relievers.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Today \|first=Detroit \|date=2018-05-24 \|title=Rep. Fred Upton and Rep. Debbie Dingell Team Up to Battle Opioid Addiction \|url=https://wdet.org/2018/05/24/rep-fred-upton-and-rep-debbie-dingell-team-up-to-battle-opioid-addiction/ \|access-date=2023-07-06 \|website=WDET 101.9 FM \|language=en-US}}</ref>
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Upton's grandfather and eponym, Frederick Upton, served as vice-president of appliance manufacturer and marketer [[Whirlpool Corporation]], headquartered in [[Benton Harbor, Michigan\|Benton Harbor]], which was founded by his great-uncle [[Louis Upton]]. He and his wife have two children.<ref name="pvs"/> Upton's niece is supermodel [[Kate Upton]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Leach\|first=Robin\|title=Photos and videos: Kate Upton — from S.I. Rookie of the Year to cover girl.\|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/14/photos-and-videos-kate-upton-si-rookie-year-cover-\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|date=February 14, 2012\|access-date=February 22, 2012\|archive-date=February 19, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219105557/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/14/photos-and-videos-kate-upton-si-rookie-year-cover-/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/meet-kate-upton-s-uncle_648832.html\|title=Meet Kate Upton's Uncle\|website=Weeklystandard.com\|date=July 30, 2012\|access-date=February 7, 2017\|archive-date=October 19, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019092947/http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/meet-kate-upton-s-uncle_648832.html\|url-status=~~live~~}}</ref> Open Secrets reported that Upton had a net worth of $78 million in 2018, making him one of Congress's richest members.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/fred-upton/net-worth?cid=N00004133&year=2018\|title=Fred Upton- Net Worth - Personal Finances\|website=OpenSecrets}}</ref>		Upton's grandfather and eponym, Frederick Upton, served as vice-president of appliance manufacturer and marketer [[Whirlpool Corporation]], headquartered in [[Benton Harbor, Michigan\|Benton Harbor]], which was founded by his great-uncle [[Louis Upton]]. He and his wife have two children.<ref name="pvs"/> Upton's niece is supermodel [[Kate Upton]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Leach\|first=Robin\|title=Photos and videos: Kate Upton — from S.I. Rookie of the Year to cover girl.\|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/14/photos-and-videos-kate-upton-si-rookie-year-cover-\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|date=February 14, 2012\|access-date=February 22, 2012\|archive-date=February 19, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219105557/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/14/photos-and-videos-kate-upton-si-rookie-year-cover-/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/meet-kate-upton-s-uncle_648832.html\|title=Meet Kate Upton's Uncle\|website=Weeklystandard.com\|date=July 30, 2012\|access-date=February 7, 2017\|archive-date=October 19, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019092947/http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/meet-kate-upton-s-uncle_648832.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Open Secrets reported that Upton had a net worth of $78 million in 2018, making him one of Congress's richest members.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/fred-upton/net-worth?cid=N00004133&year=2018\|title=Fred Upton- Net Worth - Personal Finances\|website=OpenSecrets}}</ref>

	Upton is a supporter of [[Michigan Wolverines]] athletics, as well as an enthusiastic [[Chicago Cubs]] baseball fan.<ref name="wapo"/> He is a member of the [[Emil Verban]] Society.<ref name="pvs">{{cite web\|title=Representative Frederick 'Fred' Stephen Upton\|url=http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26906\|publisher=Project Vote Smart\|access-date=February 21, 2012\|archive-date=October 18, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018042532/http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26906\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Upton is a supporter of [[Michigan Wolverines]] athletics, as well as an enthusiastic [[Chicago Cubs]] baseball fan.<ref name="wapo"/> He is a member of the [[Emil Verban]] Society.<ref name="pvs">{{cite web\|title=Representative Frederick 'Fred' Stephen Upton\|url=http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26906\|publisher=Project Vote Smart\|access-date=February 21, 2012\|archive-date=October 18, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018042532/http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26906\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	Upton supports [[Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals\|DACA]].<ref>https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/article/file-attachments/2017-12-05-DACA_Letter_1.pdf ~~{{Bare~~ ~~URL~~ ~~PDF~~\|date=~~March~~ ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Upton supports [[Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals\|DACA]].<ref>{{Cite web \| url=https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/article/file-attachments/2017-12-05-DACA_Letter_1.pdf \| title=Letter to Paul Ryan from Fred Upton and other Members of Congress \| date=2017-12-05 \| website=news.wttw.com}}</ref>

	Upton voted for the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 which authorizes DHS to nearly double the available H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2020.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1865/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Further+Consolidated+Appropriations+Act%2C+2020%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=2\|title=Text - H.R.1865 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020\|date=December 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019689 \|title=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives \|access-date=January 18, 2022 \|archive-date=November 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118053727/https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019689 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		Upton voted for the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 which authorizes DHS to nearly double the available H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2020.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1865/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Further+Consolidated+Appropriations+Act%2C+2020%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=2\|title=Text - H.R.1865 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020\|date=December 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019689 \|title=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives \|access-date=January 18, 2022 \|archive-date=November 18, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118053727/https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019689 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

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	'''Frederick Stephen Upton''' (born April 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as a [[U.S. representative]] from Michigan from 1987 to 2023, representing [[Michigan's 6th congressional district\|the state's 6th congressional district]] since 1993. He is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican Party]]. His district, numbered as the 4th district from 1987 to 1993, is based in [[Kalamazoo]] and ~~stretches~~ along the Michigan-[[Indiana]] border in the southwestern part of the state.		'''Frederick Stephen Upton''' (born April 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as a [[U.S. representative]] from Michigan from 1987 to 2023, representing [[Michigan's 6th congressional district\|the state's 6th congressional district]] since 1993. He is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican Party]]. His district, numbered as the 4th district from 1987 to 1993, was based in [[Kalamazoo]] and stretched along the Michigan-[[Indiana]] border in the southwestern part of the state.

	A former chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce\|Committee on Energy and Commerce]], Upton has played a major role in shaping post-[[Obamacare]] health care legislation. He is the only person in American history to vote to impeach two presidents; he voted for the [[impeachment of Bill Clinton]] in 1998 and the [[second impeachment of Donald Trump]] in 2021, as one of ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump.<ref>{{cite news\|url = https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534282-upton-becomes-first-member-of-house-to-vote-to-impeach-two-presidents/\|title = Upton becomes first member of Congress to vote to impeach two presidents\|work = [[The Hill (newspaper)\|The Hill]]\|date = January 13, 2021\|access-date = November 11, 2021\|last = Coleman\|first = Justine}}</ref> After [[Sander Levin]] retired at the end of the [[115th United States Congress\|115th Congress]], Upton became the dean of [[United States congressional delegations from Michigan\|Michigan's congressional delegation]].		A former chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce\|Committee on Energy and Commerce]], Upton has played a major role in shaping post-[[Obamacare]] health care legislation. He is the only person in American history to vote to impeach two presidents; he voted for the [[impeachment of Bill Clinton]] in 1998 and the [[second impeachment of Donald Trump]] in 2021, as one of ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump.<ref>{{cite news\|url = https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534282-upton-becomes-first-member-of-house-to-vote-to-impeach-two-presidents/\|title = Upton becomes first member of Congress to vote to impeach two presidents\|work = [[The Hill (newspaper)\|The Hill]]\|date = January 13, 2021\|access-date = November 11, 2021\|last = Coleman\|first = Justine}}</ref> After [[Sander Levin]] retired at the end of the [[115th United States Congress\|115th Congress]], Upton became the dean of [[United States congressional delegations from Michigan\|Michigan's congressional delegation]].

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	Upton's grandfather and eponym, Frederick Upton, served as vice-president of appliance manufacturer and marketer [[Whirlpool Corporation]], headquartered in [[Benton Harbor, Michigan\|Benton Harbor]], which was founded by his ~~brother~~ [[Louis Upton]]. He and his wife have two children.<ref name="pvs"/> Upton's niece is supermodel [[Kate Upton]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Leach\|first=Robin\|title=Photos and videos: Kate Upton — from S.I. Rookie of the Year to cover girl.\|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/14/photos-and-videos-kate-upton-si-rookie-year-cover-\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|date=February 14, 2012\|access-date=February 22, 2012\|archive-date=February 19, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219105557/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/14/photos-and-videos-kate-upton-si-rookie-year-cover-/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/meet-kate-upton-s-uncle_648832.html\|title=Meet Kate Upton's Uncle\|website=Weeklystandard.com\|date=July 30, 2012\|access-date=February 7, 2017\|archive-date=October 19, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019092947/http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/meet-kate-upton-s-uncle_648832.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> Open Secrets reported that Upton had a net worth of $78 million in 2018, making him one of Congress's richest members.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/fred-upton/net-worth?cid=N00004133&year=2018\|title=Fred Upton- Net Worth - Personal Finances\|website=OpenSecrets}}</ref>		Upton's grandfather and eponym, Frederick Upton, served as vice-president of appliance manufacturer and marketer [[Whirlpool Corporation]], headquartered in [[Benton Harbor, Michigan\|Benton Harbor]], which was founded by his great-uncle [[Louis Upton]]. He and his wife have two children.<ref name="pvs"/> Upton's niece is supermodel [[Kate Upton]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Leach\|first=Robin\|title=Photos and videos: Kate Upton — from S.I. Rookie of the Year to cover girl.\|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/14/photos-and-videos-kate-upton-si-rookie-year-cover-\|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun\|date=February 14, 2012\|access-date=February 22, 2012\|archive-date=February 19, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219105557/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/14/photos-and-videos-kate-upton-si-rookie-year-cover-/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/meet-kate-upton-s-uncle_648832.html\|title=Meet Kate Upton's Uncle\|website=Weeklystandard.com\|date=July 30, 2012\|access-date=February 7, 2017\|archive-date=October 19, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019092947/http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/meet-kate-upton-s-uncle_648832.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> Open Secrets reported that Upton had a net worth of $78 million in 2018, making him one of Congress's richest members.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/fred-upton/net-worth?cid=N00004133&year=2018\|title=Fred Upton- Net Worth - Personal Finances\|website=OpenSecrets}}</ref>

	Upton is a supporter of [[Michigan Wolverines]] athletics, as well as an enthusiastic [[Chicago Cubs]] baseball fan.<ref name="wapo"/> He is a member of the [[Emil Verban]] Society.<ref name="pvs">{{cite web\|title=Representative Frederick 'Fred' Stephen Upton\|url=http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26906\|publisher=Project Vote Smart\|access-date=February 21, 2012\|archive-date=October 18, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018042532/http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26906\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Upton is a supporter of [[Michigan Wolverines]] athletics, as well as an enthusiastic [[Chicago Cubs]] baseball fan.<ref name="wapo"/> He is a member of the [[Emil Verban]] Society.<ref name="pvs">{{cite web\|title=Representative Frederick 'Fred' Stephen Upton\|url=http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26906\|publisher=Project Vote Smart\|access-date=February 21, 2012\|archive-date=October 18, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018042532/http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26906\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	In 2011, Hoogendyk met with the [[Club for Growth]], a conservative [[501(c) organization\|501(c)4]] organization, about running against Upton again.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Toeplitz\|first=Shira\|title=Club for Growth Encouraging Upton Primary Challenger\|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/club_for_growth_encouraging_upton_primary_challenger-209999-1.html\|newspaper=Roll Call\|date=November 2, 2011\|access-date=February 21, 2012\|archive-date=February 2, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202113119/http://www.rollcall.com/news/club_for_growth_encouraging_upton_primary_challenger-209999-1.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> Upton had been criticized for not being [[Conservatism in the United States\|conservative]] enough by [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Glenn Beck]], [[FreedomWorks]], Right to Life of Michigan, and the Southwest Michigan [[Tea Party Patriots]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Samuelsohn\|first1=Darren\|last2=Dobias\|first2=Matt\|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71347.html\|title=Fred Upton still faces arrows from the right\|publisher=[[Politico]]\|date=January 11, 2012\|access-date=February 21, 2012\|archive-date=February 29, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229161429/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71347.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 17, 2012, Hoogendyk announced that he would challenge Upton in the primary, the winner of which would face the Democratic nominee, former [[marine (military)\|marine]] and businessman [[Mike O'Brien (Michigan politician)\|Mike O'Brien]].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Fritz\|last=Klug\|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/01/jack_hoogendyk_to_again_challe.html\|title=Jack Hoogendyk to challenge U.S. Rep. Fred Upton again for seat in Congress\|publisher=Kalamazoo Gazette\|date=January 17, 2012\|access-date=February 21, 2012\|archive-date=July 17, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717095235/http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/01/jack_hoogendyk_to_again_challe.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Coeman\|first=Zak\|title=Democrat Campaigns for House\|url=http://www.westernherald.com/news/democrat-campaigns-for-house/\|access-date=June 4, 2012\|newspaper=[[Western Herald]]\|archive-date=May 11, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511093259/http://www.westernherald.com/news/democrat-campaigns-for-house/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In 2011, Hoogendyk met with the [[Club for Growth]], a conservative [[501(c) organization\|501(c)4]] organization, about running against Upton again.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Toeplitz\|first=Shira\|title=Club for Growth Encouraging Upton Primary Challenger\|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/club_for_growth_encouraging_upton_primary_challenger-209999-1.html\|newspaper=Roll Call\|date=November 2, 2011\|access-date=February 21, 2012\|archive-date=February 2, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202113119/http://www.rollcall.com/news/club_for_growth_encouraging_upton_primary_challenger-209999-1.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> Upton had been criticized for not being [[Conservatism in the United States\|conservative]] enough by [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Glenn Beck]], [[FreedomWorks]], Right to Life of Michigan, and the Southwest Michigan [[Tea Party Patriots]].<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Samuelsohn\|first1=Darren\|last2=Dobias\|first2=Matt\|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71347.html\|title=Fred Upton still faces arrows from the right\|publisher=[[Politico]]\|date=January 11, 2012\|access-date=February 21, 2012\|archive-date=February 29, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229161429/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71347.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 17, 2012, Hoogendyk announced that he would challenge Upton in the primary, the winner of which would face the Democratic nominee, former [[marine (military)\|marine]] and businessman [[Mike O'Brien (Michigan politician)\|Mike O'Brien]].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Fritz\|last=Klug\|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/01/jack_hoogendyk_to_again_challe.html\|title=Jack Hoogendyk to challenge U.S. Rep. Fred Upton again for seat in Congress\|publisher=Kalamazoo Gazette\|date=January 17, 2012\|access-date=February 21, 2012\|archive-date=July 17, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717095235/http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/01/jack_hoogendyk_to_again_challe.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Coeman\|first=Zak\|title=Democrat Campaigns for House\|url=http://www.westernherald.com/news/democrat-campaigns-for-house/\|access-date=June 4, 2012\|newspaper=[[Western Herald (Western Michigan University)\|Western Herald]]\|archive-date=May 11, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511093259/http://www.westernherald.com/news/democrat-campaigns-for-house/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	Initial polls showed Upton with a sizable lead over O'Brien, but an October poll showed Upton and O'Brien in a dead heat heading into the final stretch of the campaign.<ref>{{cite web\|title=House Race Ratings\|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/ratings/house\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=October 13, 2012\|archive-date=October 4, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004175928/http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/ratings/house\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Klug\|first=Fritz\|title=Southwest Michigan Politics: Mike O'Brien poll shows challenger in 'dead heat' with Congressman Fred Upton\|date=October 13, 2012\|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/10/southwest_michigan_politics_mi_1.html\|publisher=MLive\|access-date=October 13, 2012\|archive-date=October 12, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012023537/http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/10/southwest_michigan_politics_mi_1.html\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Initial polls showed Upton with a sizable lead over O'Brien, but an October poll showed Upton and O'Brien in a dead heat heading into the final stretch of the campaign.<ref>{{cite web\|title=House Race Ratings\|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/ratings/house\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=October 13, 2012\|archive-date=October 4, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004175928/http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/ratings/house\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Klug\|first=Fritz\|title=Southwest Michigan Politics: Mike O'Brien poll shows challenger in 'dead heat' with Congressman Fred Upton\|date=October 13, 2012\|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/10/southwest_michigan_politics_mi_1.html\|publisher=MLive\|access-date=October 13, 2012\|archive-date=October 12, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012023537/http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/10/southwest_michigan_politics_mi_1.html\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	Upton has been a member of moderate Republican factions [[The Tuesday Group (of moderate Republican congressmen)\|The Tuesday Group]] and the [[Republican Main Street Partnership]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Members\|url=https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/\|publisher=Republican Mains Street Partnership\|access-date=October 4, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826123025/https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/\|archive-date=August 26, 2018\|url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 4, 2021, he joined 10 other Republican House members voting with all voting Democrats to strip [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] of her [[United States House Committee on Education and Labor\|House Education and Labor Committee]] and [[House Budget Committee]] assignments in response to controversial political statements she had made.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Clare Foran, Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer \|title=House votes to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/politics/house-vote-marjorie-taylor-greene-committee-assignments/index.html \|website=[[CNN]]\|date=February 4, 2021 ~~\|publisher=[[CNN]]~~\|access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref>		Upton has been a member of moderate Republican factions [[The Tuesday Group (of moderate Republican congressmen)\|The Tuesday Group]] and the [[Republican Main Street Partnership]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Members\|url=https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/\|publisher=Republican Mains Street Partnership\|access-date=October 4, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826123025/https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/\|archive-date=August 26, 2018\|url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 4, 2021, he joined 10 other Republican House members voting with all voting Democrats to strip [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] of her [[United States House Committee on Education and Labor\|House Education and Labor Committee]] and [[House Budget Committee]] assignments in response to controversial political statements she had made.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Clare Foran, Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer \|title=House votes to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/politics/house-vote-marjorie-taylor-greene-committee-assignments/index.html \|website=[[CNN]]\|date=February 4, 2021 \|access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref>

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	On October 21, 2021, Upton was one of nine House Republicans who voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/politics/house-republicans-vote-yes-steve-bannon-contempt-of-congress/index.html\|title=These are the 9 House Republicans who voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress\|website=[[CNN]]\|date=October 21, 2021 }}</ref>		On October 21, 2021, Upton was one of nine House Republicans who voted to hold [[Steve Bannon]] in contempt of Congress.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/politics/house-republicans-vote-yes-steve-bannon-contempt-of-congress/index.html\|title=These are the 9 House Republicans who voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress\|website=[[CNN]]\|date=October 21, 2021 }}</ref>

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	*[[Republican Governance Group]]<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite news\|last1=Zwick\|first1=Jesse\|date=January 29, 2011\|title=Tuesday Mourning\|magazine=[[The New Republic]]\|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/82420/tuesday-group-gop\|access-date=May 24, 2020\|issn=0028-6583}}</ref>		*[[Republican Governance Group]]<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite news\|last1=Zwick\|first1=Jesse\|date=January 29, 2011\|title=Tuesday Mourning\|magazine=[[The New Republic]]\|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/82420/tuesday-group-gop\|access-date=May 24, 2020\|issn=0028-6583}}</ref>
	*[[Problem Solvers Caucus]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Featured Members\|url=https://problemsolverscaucus-gottheimer.house.gov/members\|access-date=March 1, 2021\|website=Problem Solvers Caucus\|language=en}}</ref>		*[[Problem Solvers Caucus]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Featured Members\|url=https://problemsolverscaucus-gottheimer.house.gov/members\|access-date=March 1, 2021\|website=Problem Solvers Caucus\|language=en\|archive-date=March 18, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318093950/https://problemsolverscaucus-gottheimer.house.gov/members\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	*[[Republican Main Street Partnership]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Members\|url=https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826123025/https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/\|archive-date=August 26, 2018\|access-date=October 4, 2017\|publisher=Republican Mains Street Partnership}}</ref>		*[[Republican Main Street Partnership]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Members\|url=https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826123025/https://republicanmainstreet.org/members/\|archive-date=August 26, 2018\|access-date=October 4, 2017\|publisher=Republican Mains Street Partnership}}</ref>