• 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
11/01/2011 H.R.3287 SEAL 401(k) Savings Act 11/01/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/14/2011 H.R.2528 Taxpayer Freedom to File Protection Act of 2011 07/14/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/12/2011 H.R.2435 To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit and to allow individuals opting out of such benefit to be eligible for health savings accounts. 07/12/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/14/2011 H.R.2166 Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act 06/14/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/24/2011 H.R.1957 Small Business Tax Equalization and Compliance Act of 2011 05/24/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/24/2011 H.R.1956 Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act 05/24/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/12/2011 H.R.1871 Wounded Warrior Tax Equity Act of 2011 05/12/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/28/2011 H.R.1186 To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. 03/28/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/21/2011 H.R.1050 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011 03/21/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
03/17/2011 H.R.1051 Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 03/17/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/16/2011 H.J.Res.40 Providing for the appointment of Stephen M. Case as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 02/16/2011 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
02/16/2011 H.J.Res.39 Providing for the reappointment of Shirley Ann Jackson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 02/16/2011 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
02/16/2011 H.J.Res.38 Providing for the reappointment of Robert P. Kogod as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 02/16/2011 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
05/21/2010 H.R.5319 Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act 05/21/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/04/2010 H.R.4760 First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Act of 2010 03/04/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/27/2010 H.R.4528 Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act 01/27/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/12/2010 H.R.4234 Korean War 60th Anniversary Commemoration Act of 2009 01/12/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
11/19/2009 H.R.4145 Foreign Students Social Security Numbers Reform Act of 2009 11/19/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/22/2009 H.R.2607 To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. 10/22/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
07/29/2009 H.R.3356 Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2009 07/29/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (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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