• 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
11/22/2003 H.R.3613 Student Aid Streamlined Disclosure Act of 2003 11/22/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
10/02/2003 H.R.994 Union Member Information Enforcement Act 10/02/2003 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 10.  (All Actions)
10/02/2003 H.R.993 Labor Management Accountability Act 10/02/2003 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 10.  (All Actions)
10/02/2003 H.R.992 Union Members Right-to-Know Act 10/02/2003 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 10.  (All Actions)
09/04/2003 H.J.Res.61 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Federal income tax. 09/04/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
07/22/2003 H.Con.Res.212 Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of the Year of the Korean War Veteran, and for other purposes. 07/22/2003 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/20/2003 H.R.2293 Government Labor Neutrality Act of 2003 06/20/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.  (All Actions)
06/18/2003 H.R.2509 Fair Tax Treatment for Insurance Agents Termination Payments Act of 2003 06/18/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/18/2003 H.R.1327 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain activities at the State level from the denial of the deduction for lobbying expenditures. 03/18/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/13/2003 H.Con.Res.92 Military Investment Resolution 03/13/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
01/28/2003 H.R.434 Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2003 01/28/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/28/2003 H.R.433 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a minimum credit against the alternative minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to an incentive stock option is sold or exchanged at a loss. 01/28/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/25/2002 H.R.5520 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an exemption from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements for certain seasonal fireworks employees. 11/25/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
09/18/2002 H.R.5398 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a minimum credit against the alternative minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to an incentive stock option is sold or exchanged at a loss. 09/18/2002 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/18/2002 H.R.5374 Informed Union Member Act 09/18/2002 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 6.  (All Actions)
09/18/2002 H.R.5373 Informed Union Member Enforcement Act 09/18/2002 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 6.  (All Actions)
07/18/2002 H.R.4054 To provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases. 07/18/2002 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 5.  (All Actions)
06/18/2002 H.R.4055 To enhance notification to union members of their rights under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. 06/18/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.  (All Actions)
06/18/2002 H.R.4053 To assure more equitable results in union elections. 06/18/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.  (All Actions)
05/22/2002 H.R.4810 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations not controlled by a domestic corporation. 05/22/2002 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (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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