Frank L. Metzger (R-IL-13)

Frank L. Metzger (R-IL-13)

 

Frank L. Metzger Congressional Candidate Illinois District 13

 

Biography of Frank L. Metzger from The Edwardsville Intelligencer

 

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• The 70-year-old Metzger is a retired iron worker who now runs Trees, Trees & More Trees.
• Metzger said that he thinks of himself as fiscally conservative but socially liberal.
• He was born and raised in New Jersey. His said his father, Reinhardt Voorhees Metzger, was a state legislator in New Jersey who made an unsuccessful gubernatorial bid in 1956.
• During the mid-60s, Frank Metzger joined the Navy and served two stints in Vietnam. He moved to the Edwardsville area about 15 years ago.
• Metzger said he developed an interest in politics after he returned from the war. “I dedicated my life to this country after Vietnam,” he said.