Joe Knollenberg
Joseph Knollenberg (born November 28, 1933) is a politician from the U.S. State of Michigan.
Knollenberg was born in Mattoon, Illinois and he graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 1955. After graduation, he served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957. He became an insurance agent and moved to Oakland County, Michigan in 1967.
In 1992, Knollenberg was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 103rd Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1993 to the present). He replaced William Broomfield, who was not a candidate for reelection. Knollenberg has supported NAFTA and U.S. President Bush's steel tariffs, although he did ask for a review of the tariffs after hearing of price increases. Knollenberg is running for re-election to his seventh term in 2004.
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
