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  • RIGELL, EDWARD SCOTT MR.
Experience: House: District 2, 2011-Present
Home State: Virginia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $715,068Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: E. Scott Rigell
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Teri; 4 Children: Lindsey, Mallory, Justus, Shannon
    Birth Date: 05/28/1960
    Birth Place: Titusville, FL
    Home City: Virginia Beach, VA
    Religion: Christian

Education

    MBA, Regent University, 1990
    BBA, Mercer University, 1983
    AA, Brevard Community College, 1981

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Co-Founder, Fix Congress Now Caucus
    Member, United States House Committee on Armed Services
    Member, Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board, 1995-1999

Professional Experience

    Owner, Automobile Dealerships
    Founder, Freedom Automotive
    Chair, Freedom Automotive
    Former Member, Local Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development Corporations
    Sergeant, United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1978-1984

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Member, Board, Horizons Hampton Roads
    Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America
    Volunteer Mentor, First Colonial High School
    Co-Founder, Friends of Saint John's University
    Board Member, Friends of Saint John's University
    Former President, Hampton Roads Automobile Dealers Association
    Lifetime Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
    Elder, Trinity Church
    Member, Trinity Church in Virginia Beach
    Founding Member, Tusk and Trunk Club
    Volunteer, United Way
    Partner-In-Education, Willoughby Elementary School
    Chair, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, 2007
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
No Opinion
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
Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade
Oppose
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
Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security
No Opinion
Total: 27
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/23/2016 H.R.3777 America First Act 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
12/10/2015 H.R.4208 Authority for the Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Act 12/10/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
08/07/2015 H.Con.Res.71 Providing for a plan to alleviate the effects of sequestration. 08/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/01/2015 H.R.2259 Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act 06/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
05/07/2015 H.R.1840 Virginia Jobs and Energy Act 05/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
11/17/2014 H.R.5165 Advancing Girls in STEM Act of 2014 11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
09/09/2014 H.Res.644 Condemning and disapproving of the failure of the Obama administration to comply with the lawful statutory requirement to notify Congress before transferring individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and expressing concern about the national security risks over the transfer of five Taliban leaders and the repercussions of negotiating with terrorists. 09/09/2014 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/07/2013 H.R.1782 Virginia Jobs and Energy Act 05/07/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
01/22/2013 H.Con.Res.9 Govern Before Going Home Resolution 01/22/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
06/08/2012 H.Res.675 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, as part of any agreement on Medicare reform, Medicare should not be changed for any citizens of the United States over the age of 55 and any agreement should provide a detailed plan to end waste, fraud, and abuse in the program. 06/08/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/14/2013 H.R.4212 Drywall Safety Act of 2012 01/14/2013 Became Public Law No: 112-266. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
01/04/2013 H.Res.20 Providing that the House of Representatives is committed to restoring America's financial foundation by achieving a Federal spending target of 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and a Federal revenue target of 20 percent of GDP by the end of calendar year 2020. 01/04/2013 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
01/03/2013 H.R.143 Lead By Example Act 01/03/2013 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
07/10/2012 H.R.4608 Military Housing Oversight and Accountability Act 07/10/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
06/08/2012 H.Res.680 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, as part of any agreement on Medicare reform, Medicare should not be changed for any citizens of the United States over the age of 55 and any agreement should provide a detailed plan to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the program. 06/08/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/18/2012 H.Res.666 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, as part of any agreement on Medicare reform, Medicare should not be changed for any citizens of the United States over the age of 55. 05/18/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/18/2012 H.R.4388 Right to Habeas Corpus Act 04/18/2012 Referred to House Armed Services  (All Actions)
03/21/2012 H.R.2087 To remove restrictions from a parcel of land situated in the Atlantic District, Accomack County, Virginia. 03/21/2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
03/16/2012 H.R.4199 Jets for Vets Act of 2012 03/16/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/17/2012 H.R.3882 Mid-Atlantic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012 02/17/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
Total: 480
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/06/2015 H.R.1197 Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2015
03/06/2015 H.R.969 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015
03/04/2015 H.R.1233 CLEARR Act of 2015
02/27/2015 H.R.928 To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
02/26/2015 H.R.1100 Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015
02/24/2015 H.R.1037 ETHICS Act of 2015
02/24/2015 H.R.1024 DHS Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
02/16/2015 H.R.863 STARS Act
02/13/2015 H.R.836 Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015
02/12/2015 H.R.592 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
02/06/2015 H.R.662 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2015
02/06/2015 H.R.577 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.
02/06/2015 H.R.572 Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015
02/05/2015 H.R.402 National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015
02/03/2015 H.R.671 To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.
02/02/2015 H.R.625 Infrastructure 2.0 Act
01/30/2015 H.R.546 ACE Kids Act of 2015
01/16/2015 H.R.379 National Nurse Act of 2015
01/12/2015 H.R.282 Long-Term Studies of Comprehensive Outcomes and Returns for the Economy Act (Long-Term SCORE Act)
01/06/2015 H.R.27 Tax Code Termination Act
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