Jonathan Tickle

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Jonathan Tickle
Democratic Party
Congressman
Began Present Office: 2006
Electoral District	3rd Congressional District
State	West Virginia
Region and Superregion	Bluegrass, Appalachia
Previous Offices	None
Born	24th October, 1984 Charleston, West Virginia
Spouse	None
Religion	Atheist
Residence	Huntington, West Virginia
Occupation	Politics Radio Presenter
Education	Louisiana State University

Jonathan Tickle (born October 24, 1974) is the United States Representative for the U.S. state of West Virginia's 3rd District congressional seat. He was a Tight End for LSU until he left in 1994. He became a Politics Talk Show host in his home state and then became a Congressman in 2006.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Key Votes 1.2 Committee assignments 1.3 Passed Legislation 1.4 Sponsored legislation 2 Elections 2.1 2006 Congressional Election 2.2 2008 Congressional Election

Biography

Born to Peter and Rachel Tickle in 1974, Jonathan was raised in a medium sized house near Charleston. His mother was very religeous but his Father was not. This helped Jonathan to learn morales as well as to be accepting of others, no matter what. In highschool he learnt to speak German, French and Spanish and also ran the Debate Society. In 1994, Jonathan graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in Political Science. At University, he played for the Football team and played an active part in the community.

After university, Jonathan helped his father run a radio station in the heart of West Virginia. Jonathan presented the 'Politics Today' section and was an instant hit. After much inspiration from viewers, he joined the Democrats and ran for Congress. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2006.

==House of Representatives

Key Votes

Committee assignments

Passed Legislation

Sponsored legislation

Elections

2006 Congressional Election

Election Result for West Virginia's 3rd District Congressional Seat, 2006
Party		Candidate	Status	%
	Republican	James J. Jones.	Incumbent	23%
	Democratic	Jonathan Tickle	Challenger	77%

2008 Congressional Election

Election Result for West Virginia's 3rd District Congressional Seat, 2008
Party		Candidate	Status	%
	Republican	Rachel LeBlond	Challenger	36%
	Democratic	Jonathan Tickle	Incumbent	64%