FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P.

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FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P.
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: Experience: House: District 11, 1995-Present; Home State: New Jersey; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,534,185Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Rodney P. Frelinghuysen

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Virginia; 2 Children

Birth Date: 04/29/1946

Birth Place: New York City, NY

Home City: Harding Township, NJ

Religion: Episcopalian

Education

Attended, Trinity College, Hartford

BA, Hobart College, 1969

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 11, 1995-present

Representative, New Jersey General Assembly, 1983-1994

Freeholder, Board of Chosen Freeholders, Morris County, 1974-1983

Director, Board of Chosen Freeholders, Morris County, 1980

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Chair

Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chair, Appropriations Committee, New Jersey General Assembly, 1988-1989, 1992-1994

Professional Experience

Coordinator, Morris County State/Federal Aid, 1972

Administrative Assistant, Morris County State/Federal Aid, 1972

Served, 93rd Engineering Battalion, United States Army, Vietnam, 1969-1971

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Morris County Republican Committee

Board Member, Morristown Salvation Army

Member, New Jersey Historical Society

Member, Picatinny Advisory Council

Member, Post 3401, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Member, Post 59, The American Legion

Member, Board of Directors, United Way, 1979-1982

Additional Information

Awards:

Hero of the Taxpayer, Americans for Tax Reform;

Science Coalition's Champion of Science Award, Rutgers and Princeton Universities;

Honorary Degree, Drew University, 2004

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Oppose The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Support We should have open trade with every country in the world. The government has no right to make restrictions on imports or exports.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 145

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/02/2009	H.R.1187	Smarter Funding for All of America's Homeland Security Act of 2009	03/02/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. (All Actions)
02/10/2009	H.R.939	IRA Equity for Seniors Act	02/10/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/09/2009	H.R.122	Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act of 2009	02/09/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
02/09/2009	H.R.121	Smarter Funding for All of America's Homeland Security Act of 2007	02/09/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
01/06/2009	H.R.120	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the alternative motor vehicle personal credit against the alternative minimum tax.	01/06/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/06/2009	H.R.119	To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.	01/06/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (All Actions)
01/06/2009	H.R.117	To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents, and for other purposes.	01/06/2009 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
11/19/2008	H.R.7277	Temporary IRA Distribution Suspension Act of 2008	11/19/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
11/19/2008	H.R.5768	To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide the Commodity Futures Trading Commission authority over off-exchange retail foreign currency transactions, and for other purposes.	11/19/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (All Actions)
01/05/2007	H.R.129	To direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.	01/05/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
03/21/2006	H.R.4986	To amend title 46, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize maritime transportation security grants based on the risks and vulnerabilities of ports and the proximity of ports to critical infrastructure or urban or sensitive areas.	03/21/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. (All Actions)
02/25/2008	H.R.5234	Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act	02/25/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
09/20/2007	H.R.3573	To authorize the addition of 100 acres to Morristown National Historical Park.	09/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
06/25/2007	H.R.2242	To prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents, and for other purposes.	06/25/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. (All Actions)
06/15/2007	H.R.2748	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the alternative motor vehicle personal credit against the alternative minimum tax.	06/15/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/09/2007	H.R.128	David Shick Honesty in Campus Justice Act	05/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions)
02/02/2007	H.R.130	Smarter Funding for All of America's Homeland Security Act of 2007	02/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
06/01/2005	H.R.2537	To extend the suspension of duty on certain organic pigments and dyes.	06/01/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
06/01/2005	H.R.2536	To extend the suspension of duty on 4-Hexylresorcinol.	06/01/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
06/01/2005	H.R.2535	To extend the suspension of duty on polymethine photo-sensitizing dyes.	06/01/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)

Total: 1386

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
04/11/2017	H.R.1818	Big Cat Public Safety Act
04/07/2017	H.R.19	Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
04/03/2017	H.R.1861	Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1847	PAST Act
03/29/2017	H.R.1698	Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/29/2017	H.R.26	Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/28/2017	H.R.24	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
03/27/2017	H.R.1387	SOAR Reauthorization Act
03/22/2017	H.R.1393	Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
03/17/2017	H.R.1409	Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2017
03/15/2017	H.R.1550	Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2017
03/03/2017	H.R.1223	OPEN Act
03/03/2017	H.R.1133	Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
02/28/2017	H.R.1121	Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017
02/24/2017	H.R.1017	Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
02/21/2017	H.R.930	Lymphedema Treatment Act
02/16/2017	H.Res.30	Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
02/15/2017	H.R.849	Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017
02/14/2017	H.R.512	WINGMAN Act
02/10/2017	H.R.931	Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017

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