• 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
03/12/1998 H.R.3422 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to drawback for finished petroleum derivatives. 03/12/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
03/12/1998 H.R.3421 To amend section 313(p)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow duty drawback for Methyl Tertiary-butyl Ether ("MTBE"), a finished petroleum derivative. 03/12/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
02/26/1998 H.R.2460 Wireless Telephone Protection Act 02/26/1998 Laid on the table. See S. 493 for further action.  (All Actions)
10/22/1997 H.Con.Res.173 Honoring the accomplishments of the many Americans who contributed to the development of supersonic flight technology. 10/22/1997 Referred to the House Committee on Science.  (All Actions)
10/09/1997 H.R.2657 Software Trade Secrets Protection Act of 1997 10/09/1997 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
08/05/1997 H.R.1584 Tax Freedom for Families Act of 1997 08/05/1997 See H.R.2014.  (All Actions)
04/15/1997 H.J.Res.70 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Federal income tax. 04/15/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
02/04/1997 H.R.532 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation. 02/04/1997 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/17/1996 H.J.Res.176 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Federal income tax. 05/17/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
09/29/1995 H.R.2434 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation. 09/29/1995 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/25/1995 H.Con.Res.81 Expressing the policy of the United States with respect to the normalization of relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 07/25/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.  (All Actions)
06/29/1995 H.R.1962 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities for the benefit of employees. 06/29/1995 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/16/1994 H.R.4840 Prescription for Health Act of 1994 09/16/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.  (All Actions)
05/24/1994 H.R.4457 To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide special look-back treatment for emergency appropriations, and for other purposes. 05/24/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.  (All Actions)
11/10/1993 H.Res.309 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a two-thirds, rollcall vote to increase the statutory limit on the public debt. 11/10/1993 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
10/06/1993 H.Con.Res.157 Expressing the sense of the Congress commemorating the heroism and lifetime achievements of the late General James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, who died on September 27, 1993. 10/06/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Census, Statistics and Postal Personnel.  (All Actions)
03/16/1993 H.R.1353 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a partial exclusion of dividends and interest received by individuals. 03/16/1993 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/27/1993 H.Res.47 To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a rollcall vote on passage of any measure making appropriations or providing revenue. 01/27/1993 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
10/16/1992 H.R.5970 American Health Care Access Improvements Act of 1992 10/16/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.  (All Actions)
03/30/1992 H.R.4494 To authorize the National Society, Children of the American Revolution to establish a memorial to the American Revolution on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs. 03/30/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.  (All Actions)
Total: 2817
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/08/2017 H.R.2823 Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2432 Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.R.2192 To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff. Passed Yea
05/04/2017 H.R.1644 Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act Passed Yea
05/03/2017 H.R.2310 Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.Con.Res.52 Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.
04/27/2017 H.R.2188 Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act
04/27/2017 H.R.1807 Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/03/2017 H.Res.92 Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
03/31/2017 H.R.1838 Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017
03/31/2017 H.J.Res.42 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants. Passed Yea
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
03/23/2017 H.R.1697 Israel Anti-Boycott Act
03/21/2017 H.R.1259 VA Accountability First Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/17/2017 H.R.1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
03/07/2017 H.R.428 Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act Passed Yea
03/03/2017 H.R.1133 Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
02/24/2017 H.R.1057 STOP Act of 2017
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