Zach Wamp is a common-sense conservative who promotes practical ideas to solve our nation’s complex challenges. His energy and dogged determination have established him as a leader on issues like alternative energy, preventive health care and global security. He was an early promoter of an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy to create new jobs and he leads by example in focusing on physical activity and wellness.

To bring the region together around our shared science, technology, business and education assets, Zach was instrumental in the formation and success of the Tennessee Valley Technology Corridor, helping create the jobs of the future. What started in 1995 as a regional economic summit has grown into a national award-winning economic development organization focused on high-tech research, development, manufacturing and investment in the Tennessee Valley Corridor. This partnership is paying major dividends in the way of thousands of new, quality jobs for Tennesseans.

A few of Zach’s legislative accomplishments include:

• Combating methamphetamine production in Tennessee. Zach helped establish and provide the resources for the nation’s premier statewide task force to rid our communities of illegal drugs and passed bipartisan legislation to protect innocent children taken from meth homes.
  
  
• Expanding the Trail of Tears. His Trail of Tears Documentation Act was signed into law to include additional sites and trails that double the current trail. Rewriting the National Trail of Tears legislation to more accurately tell the story of one of the seminal injustices in history was important to Zach because of his own Cherokee heritage.
  
  
• Keeping the aging Chickamauga Lock open and operational. As a major thoroughfare for commerce in the South, the Chickamauga Lock continues to be a top priority for Zach, who has fought for the necessary funding for repairs and resources for the planning and construction of the replacement lock.
  
  
• Preserving Moccasin Bend. Zach authored a bill leading to the establishment of the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District as part of the National Park Service. This designation will protect a unique array of prehistoric sites that date back to the earliest human cultures, creating a living memorial to the area’s rich heritage.
  
  
• Advancing the region’s science leadership. The Spallation Neutron Source in Oak Ridge is a world-renowned research facility that allows scientist to improve our medicine, food, electronics, cars and airplanes by better understanding the structure of materials. From the beginning of this project, Zach helped provide the necessary resources for the project to be constructed on time and under-budget.
  
  
• Providing energy tax incentives. Zach shepherded landmark tax incentives into law that help individuals make their homes and businesses more energy-efficient, lowering their electricity bills and cutting our nation’s energy demand.
  
  
• Improving education. Zach co-authored the FIT Kids Act to incentivize physical education in public schools leading to improved test scores and higher productivity for students in public education.
  
  
• Naming Emancipation Hall. To honor the slaves that helped build the U.S. Capitol and the process of emancipation, which freed all Americans from the injustice of slavery, Zach wrote the bill to name the largest room in the Capitol “Emancipation Hall.”

He has appeared on virtually every national media outlet and has been featured in a number of national publications effectively articulating sound social and economic policy.

A Chattanooga native, Zach spent twelve years as a small businessman and commercial real estate broker before being elected to Congress. He and his wife, Kim, actively attend Red Bank Baptist Church and have two children: Weston, a University of Tennessee graduate, and Coty, a student at UT.