BARTON, JOE LINUS

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: Experience: House: District 6, 1985-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,011,319Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Joe Linus Barton

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Terri; 4 Children; 2 Stepchildren

Birth Date: 09/15/1949

Birth Place: Waco, TX

Home City: Ennis, TX

Religion: Methodist

Education

MS, Industrial Administration, Purdue University, 1973

BS, Industrial Engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1972

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1984-present

Candidate, United States Senate, 1993

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chairman Emeritus, House Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Department Of Energy Cost Control Task Force

Member, House Republican Steering Committee

Member, Republican Study Committee

Member, Tea Party Caucus

Founder, Texas Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Task Force

Co-Chair, Congressional Privacy Caucus, 2003-2009

Founder, Congressional Privacy Caucus, 2003-2009

Chair, Crockett Parks and Recreation Board, 1979-1980

Professional Experience

Natural Gas Decontrol Consultant, Atlantic Richfield Oil and Gas Company, 1982-1984

White House Fellow, Energy Secretary James Edwards, 1981-1982

White House Aide, Energy Secretary James Edwards, 1981-1982

Assistant to Vice-President, Ennis Business Forms, Incorporated, 1973-1981

Plant Manager, Ennis Business Forms, Incorporated, 1973-1981

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Co-Chair, Asthma Awareness Day

Member, Dallas Energy Forum

Member, First United Methodist Church

Vice President, Houston County Chamber of Commerce, 1977-1980

Vice President, Houston County Industrial Development Authority, 1980

Co-Founder, Houston County Volunteer Ambulance Service, 1976

Additional Information

Awards:

Outstanding Industrial Engineering Student Award, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, Class of 1972

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 181

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/22/2008	H.R.6130	To provide for a study of the effects of speculation in the futures markets for natural gas, crude oil, and gasoline on cash market and retail prices for the commodities and on the choice of trading venue, and to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding comparability of foreign regulation of futures and derivatives trading.	05/22/2008 Referred to House Energy and Commerce (All Actions)
12/11/2007	H.R.4368	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special disposition rules for unused benefits in flexible spending arrangements of individuals called to active duty.	12/11/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/19/2007	H.R.3584	SCHIP Extension Act of 2007	09/19/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/25/2007	H.R.3176	SCHIP Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2007	07/25/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/19/2007	H.Res.560	Regarding the recent actions of Hugo Chavez and the Government of Venezuela.	07/19/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
07/17/2007	H.R.3059	To increase the corporate average fuel economy standards for automobiles, and for other purposes.	07/17/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. (All Actions)
03/07/2007	H.R.1329	Guaranteed Access for SCHIP's Target Population Act of 2007	03/07/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/26/2007	H.R.703	National Nuclear Security Administration Accountability Act	02/26/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. (All Actions)
02/02/2007	H.R.608	Digital Television Consumer Education Act of 2007	02/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. (All Actions)
01/15/2007	H.R.6164	National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006	01/15/2007 Became Public Law No: 109-482. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
12/08/2006	H.R.6426	To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for a sequestration on December 31, 2009, to eliminate the actual budget deficit for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.	12/08/2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. (All Actions)
12/08/2006	H.R.6352	To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 with respect to the position of Chief Medical Officer.	12/08/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. (All Actions)
12/08/2006	H.R.6351	Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act	12/08/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. (All Actions)
12/08/2006	H.R.6350	To provide for the continuing operation of the Metropolitan Medical Response Program.	12/08/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. (All Actions)
12/06/2006	H.R.6349	21st Century Emergency Communications Act of 2006	12/06/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. (All Actions)
12/05/2006	H.R.6348	To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for enhanced security of chemical facilities, and for other purposes.	12/05/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
12/05/2006	H.R.6347	To provide for the protection of health and safety during certain disasters.	12/05/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/29/2006	H.R.5252	Communications Act of 2006	09/29/2006 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 652. (All Actions)
09/14/2006	H.R.5863	To authorize temporary emergency extensions to certain exemptions to the requirements with respect to polychlorinated biphenyls under the Toxic Substances Control Act.	09/14/2006 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 392. (All Actions)
06/29/2006	H.Con.Res.426	Recognizing the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the Food and Drugs Act for the important service it provides to the Nation.	06/29/2006 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)

Total: 2729

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/08/2017	H.R.2823	Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act
05/03/2017	H.R.2327	PAWS Act of 2017
04/07/2017	H.R.2029	SIGN Act
04/05/2017	H.R.1919	Child Tax Credit Protection Act of 2017
03/30/2017	H.R.1431	EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/30/2017	H.R.1430	HONEST Act	Passed	Aye
03/29/2017	H.R.26	Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/20/2017	H.R.1626	Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2017
03/17/2017	H.R.1314	Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
03/10/2017	H.Res.38	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that offices attached to the seat of Government should not be required to exercise their offices in the District of Columbia.
03/03/2017	H.R.1231	RACE for Children Act
03/02/2017	H.R.1156	Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017
03/01/2017	H.R.1267	PHIT Act
02/28/2017	H.J.Res.40	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.	Passed	Aye
02/24/2017	H.R.846	Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
02/21/2017	H.R.1211	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 N. Main Street, Encinal, Texas, as the "Encinal Veterans Post Office".
02/21/2017	H.R.1210	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 122 W. Goodwin Street, Pleasanton, Texas, as the "Pleasanton Veterans Post Office".
02/21/2017	H.R.1209	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 N. Francisco Avenue, Mission, Texas, as the "Mission Veterans Post Office Building".
02/21/2017	H.R.1208	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9155 Schaefer Road, Converse, Texas, as the "Converse Veterans Post Office Building".
02/21/2017	H.R.1207	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 River Street in Tilden, Texas, as the "Tilden Veterans Post Office".

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