Jim Kolbe

American politician (1942-2022) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 80

James Thomas Kolbe was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented Arizona's 5th congressional district from 1985 to 2003 and its 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2007.

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Kolbe in 2017

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A moderate, pro-abortion rights Republican, he came out as gay in 1996 after voting in support of the Defense of Marriage Act; his subsequent re-elections made him the second openly gay Republican elected to Congress.

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