Trey Gowdy, (SC,).  Lawyer, former prosecutor. During his tenure as a prosecutor, Trey Gowdy  appeared on “Forensic Files” twice, as well as Dateline NBC and SCETV. Gowdy introduced the ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014 (H.R. 4138; 113th Congress) into the House.^[24] The bill would give the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate both the standing to sue the President of the United States in a federal district court to clarify a federal law (that is, seek a declaratory judgment) in the event that the executive branch is not enforcing the law.^[25][26] House Republicans argued that the bill was necessary because the Obama Administration refused to enforce the laws.^[27]

Jim Jordan (Ohio), lawyer.  High School and college wresting star. Led the government shutdown as chair of the Republican Study Committee

Mike Pompeo (Kan.), First  in his class from West Point,  Armor Branch cavalry 1986 to 1991. Harvard Law graduate, former editor of  Harvard Law Review. Serves on the House Intelligence Committee.  Represents Kansas district in which Koch Industries is located.

Susan Brooks (Ind.), After a career as a criminal defense lawyer, she served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana from 2001 to 2007,  Chris Christie endorsed and fundraised for Brooks’ election.

Martha Roby (Ala.), is a lawyer. She led earlier hearings into military activities related to the Benghazi attack.  She is the daughter of Joel F. Dubina, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Elected to Congress with endorsements by both Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin,  Voted in September 2013 to cut $39 billion from the food stamp program; the Montgomery Advertiser noted that “About 41,000 households in Roby’s southeastern congressional district received food stamps in 2011”.^[

Peter Roskam (Ill.), Chief Deputy Whip. He’s a former personal injury lawyer and was once named “Best Oral Advocate” by the American College of Trial Lawyers.  Roskam served as a legislative assistant to Rep. Tom DeLay.  During Iraq Roskam said that the that U.S. troops should not return home until Iraq was safe.^[44]   He criticized his opponent Tammy Duckworth (an Iraq veteran)’s views on withdrawal, saying “the Sixth District is not a cut-and-run district.”   Roskam supported the 2007 escalation in troops in Iraq, saying, “There are encouraging reports coming out of Iraq that Baghdad is becoming more secure, and the insurgency is being mitigated. This is a pivotal time. Iraqis need to seize this opportunity to provide security for themselves so we can begin to reduce our troop numbers on the ground.”^[46]

Lynn Westmoreland (Ga.).  Not a lawyer (or a college graduate),   Serves on the House Intelligence Committee. Westmoreland once referred to candidate Barack Obama and his wife as “uppity.” As a U.S. congressman, Westmoreland cosponsored a bill to place the Ten Commandments in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Appearing on The Colbert Report show segment Better Know a District, Westmoreland was able to name only three of the  Ten Commandments.  Govtrack.us ranked Westmoreland as tied for the most conservative member of the 112th Congress