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Justin Amash is a former U.S. Representative from Michigan who served from 2011 to 2021. Originally elected as a Republican, he became an independent in 2019 and briefly joined the Libertarian Party in 2020. Known for his libertarian views and constitutional conservatism, Amash was the only Republican to support Trump's first impeachment inquiry in 2019.