• KATKO, JOHN M
Experience: House: District 24, 2015-Present
Home State: New York
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,956,152Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: John M. Katko
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Robin; 3 Children: Sean, Logan, Liam
    Home City: Camillus, NY

Education

    JD, Syracuse University School of Law, 1985-1988
    BA, Political Science, Niagara University, 1980-1984

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present
    Prosecutor, United States Department of Justice, 1995-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Homeland Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Member
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
    Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member
    Subcommittee on Transportation Security, Chair
    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member
    Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Professional Experience

    Narcotics Chief, United States Department of Justice, 2008-present
    Coordinator, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, United States Department of Justice, 1998-present
    Federal Prosecutor, United States Attorney's Office, 1998-present
    Office Supervisor, Binghamton, United States Department of Justice
    Employee, Criminal Division, Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section, United States Department of Justice
    Associate Editor, Law Review, Syracuse University School of Law
    Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of New York
    Grand Jury Coordinator, United States Department of Justice
    Supervisor of the Narcotics Section, United States Department of Justice
    Employee, United States Securities and Exchange Commission
    Associate, Washington, District of Columbia Based Law Firm
    Senior Trial Attorney, United States Department of Justice, 2005-2008
    Syracuse Gang Violence Task Force, 2002
    Senior Trial Attorney, United States Securities and Exchange Commission, 1991-1995
    Special Assistant United States Attorney, United States Department of Justice, 1994

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Coach, Camillus Youth Hockey Association
    Member, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
    Member, Onondaga County Foster Parent Program
    Member, Saint Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
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

No Opinion
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
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

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Support
Total: 38
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/14/2017 H.R.46 Fort Ontario Study Act 06/14/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 147.  (All Actions)
06/08/2017 H.R.2851 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated, and for other purposes. 06/08/2017 Referred to House Judiciary  (All Actions)
05/18/2017 H.R.2533 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for parent savings accounts, and for other purposes. 05/18/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/18/2017 H.R.2169 Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act 05/18/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.R.876 Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017 04/26/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
04/25/2017 H.R.2132 Traveler Redress Improvement Act of 2017 04/25/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.R.1309 TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017 03/21/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1563 Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017 03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/08/2017 H.R.1386 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to assess the operational benefits of remote air traffic control towers, and for other purposes. 03/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
02/13/2017 H.R.1007 Lawrence J. Hackett Jr. Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act 02/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/06/2017 H.R.398 HEART Act of 2017 02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
02/01/2017 H.R.526 Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2017 02/01/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/15/2016 H.R.5934 Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016 09/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
09/13/2016 H.R.5728 Cuban Airport Security Act of 2016 09/13/2016 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
09/07/2016 H.R.4202 Fort Ontario Study Act 09/07/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
06/08/2016 H.R.5338 Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act of 2016 06/08/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
05/17/2016 H.R.4407 Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2016 05/17/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/11/2016 H.R.4985 Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016 05/11/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/27/2016 H.R.4698 Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016 04/27/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
04/01/2016 H.R.4613 HEART Act of 2016 04/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
Total: 360
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
09/27/2016 H.R.5943 Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
09/27/2016 H.R.3537 Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016 Passed Yea
09/27/2016 H.R.1877 Mental Health First Aid Act of 2016
09/26/2016 H.R.2285 Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act Passed Yea
09/22/2016 H.R.5859 Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act Passed Yea
09/22/2016 H.R.5064 Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016
09/21/2016 H.R.670 Special Needs Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act Passed Yea
09/20/2016 H.R.6045 STOP Act of 2016
09/19/2016 H.R.1309 Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015
09/16/2016 H.R.5999 Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act
09/15/2016 H.R.6037 Sam Farr Peace Corps Enhancement Act
09/15/2016 H.Con.Res.155 Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October as "Manufacturing Day".
09/13/2016 H.Res.729 Expressing support for the expeditious consideration and finalization of a new, robust, and long-term Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance to Israel between the United States Government and the Government of Israel. Passed Yea
09/13/2016 H.R.1301 Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2016
09/12/2016 H.Res.861 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
09/12/2016 H.Res.810 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and Holocaust remembrance.
09/12/2016 H.R.2817 National Historic Preservation Amendments Act
09/08/2016 H.Res.850 Recognizing suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".
09/08/2016 H.Con.Res.149 Expressing a commitment by Congress to never forget the service of aviation's first responders.
09/08/2016 H.Res.848 Calling for the maintenance of effective trade remedies for United States manufacturers and producers by ensuring that any foreign country designated as a nonmarket economy country under the Tariff Act of 1930 retain this status until it demonstrates that it meets all of the criteria for treatment as a market economy set forth in section 771(18)(B) of such Act.
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