William Enyart

William Lee Enyart Jr. (/ˈɛnjɑːrt/; born September 22, 1949) is an American general and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district.

In 2000, Enyart graduated from the United States Army War College with a Master of Science in Strategic Studies.

[9] Enyart served in the U.S. Air Force before joining the Illinois Army National Guard in 1982 as a JAG officer.

[5] During the election, Plummer stated that Enyart and his wife, a retired circuit judge, receive a total of three taxpayer-funded pensions.

[20] Enyart supports the DREAM Act, particularly a provision that would give immigrants who join the military an expedited path to citizenship.

[27] Enyart co-sponsored the Preserving American Privacy Act, which would have required federal agencies that used drones domestically to minimize the collection of personally identifiable information.

[28] Enyart voted against a proposed amendment by Justin Amash (R-MI) that would have defunded warrantless domestic surveillance operations by the National Security Agency.

[30] In October 2013, Enyart was the lone member of Congress to vote against a bill that would have restored chaplain services to military personnel in the wake of the government shutdown of 2013.

[34] Enyart voted for the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013, which temporarily suspended the United States debt ceiling and placed temporary restrictions on congressional salaries.

Portrait of Enyart as a major general