• PITTENGER, ROBERT M. HON.
Experience: House: District 9, 2013-Present
Home State: North Carolina
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $898,504Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Robert Pittenger
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Suzanne; 4 Children: Robert Jr., Natalie, Amy, Grace
    Birth Date: 08/15/1948
    Birth Place: Dallas, TX
    Home City: Charlotte, NC
    Religion: Christian

Education

    BA, University of Texas, Austin, 1970

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 9, 2012-present
    Candidate, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 2008
    Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 39, 2003-2008
    Assistant Republican Leader, North Carolina State Senate, 2008

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member
    Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, Member

Professional Experience

    Real Estate Investor, 1985-present
    Former Assistant to the President, Campus Crusade for Christ

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Central Church of God
    Former Board Member, Central Piedmont Community College Foundation
    Member, Board of Visitors, Charlotte County Day
    Member, Board of Visitors, David College
    President, Foreign Policy Forum, Charlotte
    Former President, Foundation for North Carolina’s Future
    Former Member, Parents Council, Davidson College
    Former President, “Power to Change” Campaign, Outreach Carolina
    Member, Presbyterian Hospital Foundation
    Former Board Member, The Crossnore School
    Former Board Member, The Jesse Helms Educational Foundation
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Oppose
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 21
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/11/2017 H.R.2352 Lumbee Recognition Act 05/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/27/2017 H.R.2185 Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act 04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.R.2148 Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans 04/26/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
04/25/2017 H.R.1427 To require the Secretary of Commerce to study the coverage gaps of the Next Generation Weather Radar of the National Weather Service and to develop a plan for improving radar coverage and hazardous weather detection and forecasting. 04/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
12/12/2016 H.R.5729 To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require annual reports by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank on financing issues related to the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft or spare parts for such an aircraft, and for other purposes. 12/12/2016 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-866, Part I.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.3538 Metropolitan Weather Hazards Protection Act of 2015 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
07/12/2016 H.R.5607 Enhancing Treasury's Anti-Terror Tools Act 07/12/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/11/2016 H.R.5716 To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to issue an annual report on the status of, and risks related to, U.S. financial institutions involved with the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft, and for other purposes. 07/11/2016 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
07/11/2016 H.R.5606 Anti-terrorism Information Sharing Is Strength Act 07/11/2016 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 229 - 177 (Roll no. 403).  (All Actions)
12/10/2015 H.R.4210 To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require voting members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to testify before Congress at least twice each year when requested to do so or to otherwise permit certain Members of Congress to attend meetings of the Council whether or not such meetings are open to the public. 12/10/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
10/26/2015 H.R.3705 Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2015 10/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.  (All Actions)
07/31/2015 H.R.3300 USA Act 07/31/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/23/2015 H.R.1195 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act 04/23/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/14/2015 H.R.1766 Right to Lend Act of 2015 04/14/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
03/20/2015 H.Res.111 Calling on the Government of Iran to immediately release Saeed Abedini and all other individuals detained on account of their religious beliefs. 03/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.  (All Actions)
12/03/2014 H.R.3240 Regulation D Study Act 12/03/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/10/2014 H.R.4383 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act 06/10/2014 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
05/20/2014 H.R.3627 Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act of 2013 05/20/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-104. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
04/10/2014 H.R.4448 Safe Skies Act of 2014 04/10/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/11/2013 H.R.2323 Right to Lend Act of 2013 06/11/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
Total: 669
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
07/31/2014 H.R.5362 To provide that the Social Security Administration pay fees associated with obtaining birth certificate or State identification card for purposes of obtaining a replacement social security card for certain victims of domestic violence, and for other purposes.
07/30/2014 H.R.5285 Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2014
07/30/2014 H.R.5262 Student Worker Exemption Act of 2014
07/30/2014 H.Res.697 Expressing support for the designation of September 2014 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
07/30/2014 H.Res.281 Expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience, in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their religious beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
07/29/2014 H.R.5245 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 314 Lennon Drive in Wilmington, North Carolina, as the "Meadowlark Lemon Post Office".
07/29/2014 H.R.3635 Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2014
07/29/2014 H.R.1771 North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2014
07/24/2014 H.R.5135 Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2014
07/24/2014 H.R.2283 Human Trafficking Prioritization Act
07/23/2014 H.R.4411 Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 Passed Yea
07/21/2014 H.Res.621 Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to the First Amendment to the Constitution and the vital freedom of speech protections it provides for Americans.
07/21/2014 H.Res.601 Condemning the death sentence against Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, a Sudanese Christian woman accused of apostasy.
07/21/2014 H.R.4698 Every Child is a Blessing Act of 2014
07/21/2014 H.Res.561 Marking the 60th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education.
07/16/2014 H.R.3086 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
07/09/2014 H.R.4653 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2014
07/09/2014 H.R.3488 Preclearance Authorization Act of 2014
06/20/2014 H.R.4881 To place a 6-month moratorium on the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to make financial stability determinations.
06/20/2014 H.R.4387 FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act
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