• WESTMORELAND, LYNN A.
Experience: House: District 3, 2005-Present
Home State: Georgia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $450,122Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Lynn A. Westmoreland
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Joan; 3 Children: Heather, Marcy, Trae
    Birth Date: 04/02/1950
    Birth Place: Atlanta, GA
    Home City: Grantville, GA
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    Attended, Georgia State University, 1969-1971

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2005-present
    Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 1992-2004
    Minority Leader, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2000-2004

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Member
    Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member
    Select Committee on Benghazi, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Vice Chair
    Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, Member
    Subcommittee on NSA and Cybersecurity, Chair
    Subcommittee on the CIA, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

    Real Estate Agent
    Developer
    Builder/Owner, L.A.W. Builders

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Fayette Board of Realtors
    Member, Fayette County Safe Kids Council
    Member, Georgia Homebuilders
    Member, National Board of Realtors
    Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
    Member, Southcrest Baptist Church

Additional Information

Awards:

    Legislative Excellence Award, Seniors Coalition
    Hero of the Taxpayer, Americans for Reform of Government Waste
    The Jefferson Award, Citizens for a Sound Economy
    Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business
    Tax Fighter Award, National Tax Limitation Committee
    Thomas Jefferson Award, Food Distributors International
    Small Business Advocate, Small Business Survival Committee
    Legislative Excellence Award, National Association of Manufacturers
    Spirit of Enterprise, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
    The Most Influential Atlanta, Business Chronicle
    Friend of the Shareholder, American Shareholders Association
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly 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: 22
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
07/16/2007 H.Res.375 Honoring United Parcel Service and its 100 years of commitment and leadership in the United States. 07/16/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/28/2006 H.Res.991 Congratulating the Columbus Northern Little League Baseball Team from Columbus, Georgia, on its victory in the 2006 Little League World Series Championship games. 09/28/2006 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
Total: 1869
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/16/2016 H.R.5612 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2886 Sandy Plains Road in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Marine Lance Corporal Squire 'Skip' Wells Post Office Building".
12/16/2016 H.R.4352 Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
12/16/2016 H.R.2726 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
12/12/2016 H.R.1266 Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015
12/01/2016 H.R.2992 Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
12/08/2016 H.R.5143 Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 Passed Not Voting
12/08/2016 H.R.3094 Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act
11/15/2016 H.R.4365 Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016
10/07/2016 H.R.1475 Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
09/28/2016 H.R.6271 Foreign Service Optimization Act of 2016
09/26/2016 H.R.5625 Modernizing Government Travel Act Passed Yea
09/21/2016 H.R.4816 Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act of 2016
09/19/2016 H.R.1309 Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015
09/13/2016 H.Res.729 Expressing support for the expeditious consideration and finalization of a new, robust, and long-term Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance to Israel between the United States Government and the Government of Israel. Passed Yea
09/07/2016 H.R.3480 Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
07/29/2016 H.R.4747 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6691 Church Street in Riverdale, Georgia, as the "Major Gregory E. Barney Post Office Building".
07/20/2016 H.R.5654 Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
07/20/2016 H.Res.785 Recognizing the Boy Scouts of America for its long history of service on the 100th anniversary of the day it was granted a Federal charter.
07/15/2016 H.Con.Res.142 Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid.
07/14/2016 H.R.1560 Protecting Cyber Networks Act Failed Not Voting
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