• MEEHAN, PATRICK L. MR.
Experience: House: District 7, 2011-Present
Home State: Pennsylvania
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $2,005,541Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Patrick 'Pat' Meehan
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Carolyn; 3 Children: Patrick, Jack, Colin
    Birth Date: 10/20/1955
    Birth Place: Cheltenham, PA
    Home City: Drexel Hill, PA
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    JD, Temple University School of Law, 1986
    BA, Bowdoin College, 1978

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 7, 2010-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Ethics, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, Member
    Subcommittee on Human Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means), Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Former Member, Attorney General's Corporate Fraud Task Force
    Member, House Republican Steering Committee
    Founder, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

Professional Experience

    Former District Attorney, Delaware County
    Former Referee, National Hockey League
    Staff Member, Senator Arlen Specter, United States Senate, 1991-1994
    Former United States Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Eastern District, Pennsylvania
    United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2001

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Founder, Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council
    Founder, Regional Identity Theft Working Group

Additional Information

Awards:

    James Taylor, Van Morrison, Allman Brothers, David Grey, Bonnie Raitt, Sean Colvin, Wilco
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

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

No Opinion
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

No Opinion
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 57
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/19/2012 H.R.3668 Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 06/19/2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
06/04/2012 H.R.5822 Boko Haram Terrorist Designation Act of 2012 06/04/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
06/04/2012 H.R.2764 WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2012 06/04/2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5454 To reduce temporarily the duty on Problad Plus fungicide. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5453 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain textured rolled glass sheets. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5452 To suspend temporarily the duty on 11-Aminoundecanoic acid. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5451 To suspend temporarily the duty on Methane Sulfonic Acid. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5450 To suspend temporarily the duty on Methane Sulfonyl Chloride. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5449 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on mixtures of lambda-cyhalothrin. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5448 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Oryzalin. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5447 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5446 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on thiophanate methyl. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5445 To suspend temporarily the duty on Captan technical. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
03/27/2012 H.Con.Res.108 Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. 03/27/2012 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
01/06/2012 H.R.3721 SALUTE Act 01/06/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
12/02/2011 H.R.3468 Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 12/02/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
10/14/2011 H.R.3231 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowed as a deduction for start-up expenditures. 10/14/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 800
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.2873 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 Glenside Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building".
06/08/2017 H.R.2824 Increasing Opportunity through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act
05/22/2017 H.R.1973 Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
05/19/2017 H.R.2575 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017 H.Res.274 Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
05/18/2017 H.R.1997 Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
05/17/2017 H.R.1616 Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 Passed Yea
05/16/2017 H.R.2465 Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
05/12/2017 H.Res.320 Expressing support for the designation of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month".
05/11/2017 H.R.2228 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017
05/08/2017 H.R.534 U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2326 Climate Solutions Commission Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.Res.297 Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as "National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month".
05/04/2017 H.R.2386 Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2200 Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2052 PRIVATE Act
05/01/2017 H.R.2004 Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act
04/28/2017 H.R.2241 Commuter Access Reform Act
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