• JOHNSON, SAM MR.
Experience: House: District 3, 1991-Present
Home State: Texas
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $917,514Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Gerald 'Gerry' E. Connolly
    Gender:Male
    Family: Wife: Shirley; 3 Children: Bob, Gini, Beverly
    Birth Date: 10/11/1930
    Birth Place: San Antonio, TX
    Home City: Plano, TX
    Religion: Methodist

Education

    MS, Information Assurance, George Washington University, 1974
    BBA, Southern Methodist University, 1951

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1991-present
    House Republican Assistant Whip
    Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, 1984-1991

Current Legislative Committees

    Joint Committee on Taxation, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member
    Subcommittee on Social Security, Chair
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Sportsman's Caucus
    Member, Immigration Reform Caucus
    Member, Prisoner of War-Missing in Action United States-Russia Joint Commission
    Member, Public Pension Reform Caucus
    Founder, Republican Study Committee

Professional Experience

    Former Director, Air Force Fighter Weapons School
    Former Owner, Homebuilding Company
    Former Coordinator, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
    Author, Captive Warriors: A Vietnam Prisoner Of War (POW)'s Story, 1992
    Colonel, United States Air Force, Korea, Vietnam, 1950-1979

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Associated Texans Against Crime
    Member, Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institute
    Member, Executive Board, Dedman College, Southern Methodist University
    Member, Rotary Club
    Member, Texas State Society

Additional Information

Awards:

    Outstanding Unit Awards, United States Air Force
    Legions of Merit Awards, United States Air Force
    Distinguished Flying Cross, United States Air Force
    Silver Star Awards, United States Air Force
    Bronze Star with Valor, United States Air Force
    Purple Heart Awards, United States Air Force
    Air Medals, United States Air Force
Total: 1
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

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Support
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: 244
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/12/2017 H.R.2372 VETERAN Act 06/12/2017 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 379 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2372 and H.R. 2579. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2372 and H.R. 2579, with 1 hour of general debate for each bill. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except a motion to recommit with or without instructions on each bill. Both measures will be considered read and are closed to amendments.  (All Actions)
05/05/2017 H.R.2243 HEARTS Act 05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.R.2149 Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2017 04/26/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/25/2017 H.R.958 Wasteful EPA Programs Elimination Act of 2017 04/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.R.2029 SIGN Act 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.2031 Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act 04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.2030 Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings Act 04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 H.R.1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 03/23/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.R.1513 Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2017 03/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1599 No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017 03/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 H.R.1317 Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act 03/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 H.R.1156 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 03/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/28/2017 H.J.Res.40 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. 02/28/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-8. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
02/24/2017 H.Res.129 Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States. 02/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 H.J.Res.80 Providing for the appointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 02/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 H.J.Res.79 Providing for the appointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 02/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 H.J.Res.78 Providing for the reappointment of Stephen M. Case as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 02/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
02/06/2017 H.R.885 To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals. 02/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/08/2016 H.R.6489 Social Security Reform Act of 2016 12/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/07/2016 H.R.6438 To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals. 12/07/2016 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
Total: 2817
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/28/1995 H.J.Res.112 Providing for the appointment of Louis Gerstner as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Passed Not Voting
12/28/1995 H.J.Res.111 Providing for the appointment of Anne D'Harnoncourt as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Passed Not Voting
12/28/1995 H.J.Res.110 Providing for the appointment of Howard H. Baker, Jr. as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Passed Not Voting
12/28/1995 H.J.Res.69 Providing for the reappointment of Homer Alfred Neal as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Passed Not Voting
12/22/1995 H.R.2723 Work and Family Integration Act
12/13/1995 H.R.2606 To prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being used for the deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of any peacekeeping operation, or as part of any implementation force, unless funds for such deployment are specifically appropriated by law. Bill Defeated (22-77) Not Voting
12/13/1995 H.R.1363 Citizenship Reform Act of 1995
12/13/1995 H.R.705 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship at birth, merely by virtue of birth in the United States, to persons with citizen or legal resident mothers.
12/13/1995 H.J.Res.64 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restrict the requirement of citizenship at birth by virtue of birth in the United States to persons with citizen or legal resident mothers.
12/11/1995 H.J.Res.127 Proposing a religious liberties amendment to the Constitution of the United States to secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience.
12/05/1995 H.Res.283 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to certain activities of the Secretary of Energy.
12/04/1995 H.Con.Res.63 Relating to the Republic of China (Taiwan)'s participation in the United Nations.
11/30/1995 H.R.2668 Senior Citizens' Right To Work Act of 1995
11/28/1995 H.R.2106 Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act
11/20/1995 H.R.2664 To revise the effective date for military retiree cost-of-living adjustments for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998.
11/20/1995 H.R.8 Senior Citizens' Equity Act
11/16/1995 H.R.2599 Budget Enforcement Simplification Trust Act
11/10/1995 H.Res.264 To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require greater disclosure of gifts.
11/09/1995 H.J.Res.79 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. Failed Not Voting
11/06/1995 H.R.2540 To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit any member of the Armed Forces from being required to wear as part of the military uniform any indicia or insignia of the United Nations.
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