Weston Wamp, right, talks with Stephanie Scioscia during Wamp’s 25th birthday party Monday at Lindsay Street Hall.For most Americans, the milestones of youth happen at 16 (driving), 18 (voting) and 21 (drinking). For Weston Wamp, 25 is a bigger deal.
Federal law requires members of the U.S. House to live at least a quarter-century before taking office, so the son of former U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp celebrated his 25th birthday Monday with a fundraiser designed to bankroll his quest to win his father’s old seat.
“This kind of lays to rest the question of whether I’m too young because the Constitution says you’ve got to be 25, and today I’m 25,” Weston Wamp said in an interview.
Starting in 1994, Zach Wamp served eight terms in Tennessee’s 3rd Congressional District before unsuccessfully running for governor in 2010. Weston Wamp is one of four Republicans challenging his father’s immediate successor, first-term U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleisch-mann, R-Tenn.
In throwing the Lindsay Street Hall birthday party and “miniconcert,” which featured country star John Rich, Weston Wamp brought renewed attention to his youth even after he attempted to downplay it earlier in the day.