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
10/20/1994	H.R.5209	Air Traffic Control Service Improvement Act of 1994	10/20/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
10/17/1994	H.R.5208	To establish limits on wage continuation and severance benefits for Amtrak employees displaced by a discontinuance of service, and for other purposes.	10/17/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
10/17/1994	H.R.5182	To adjust the designation of controlled airspace around the Dallas/Forth Worth Airport, Texas, and for other purposes.	10/17/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
10/06/1994	H.Con.Res.309	Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the use of selective Inspection and Maintenance (I&M) programs as part of State implementation plans under the Clean Air Act.	10/06/1994 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/01/1994	H.R.4985	To prohibit aircraft from flying over The Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, and for other purposes.	09/01/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
03/17/1994	H.J.Res.9	Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	03/17/1994 See H.J.Res.103. (All Actions)
11/01/1993	H.R.3255	Cable Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1993	11/01/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. (All Actions)
10/05/1993	H.R.3157	Cable Consumer Protection Act of 1993	10/05/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. (All Actions)
01/05/1993	H.Res.12	Providing for mandatory drug testing of Members of the House of Representatives.	01/05/1993 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
11/20/1992	H.Con.Res.381	Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the use of selective Inspection and Maintenance (I&M) programs as part of State implementation plans under the Clean Air Act.	11/20/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. (All Actions)
06/01/1992	H.R.5134	Bank Examination and Appraisal Improvement Act of 1992	06/01/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. (All Actions)
02/26/1992	H.R.2360	Relating to the tariff treatment of pilocarpine hydrochloride.	02/26/1992 See H.R.4318. (All Actions)
12/10/1991	H.R.3871	Chinese Protection Act of 1991	12/10/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. (All Actions)
11/15/1991	H.R.3731	To provide certain rules governing the treatment of a 5.421 acre parcel of land donated by the Resolution Trust Corporation to the city of Navasota, Texas.	11/15/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. (All Actions)
11/13/1991	H.R.3729	For the relief of the Rockett Special Utility District.	11/13/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development. (All Actions)
06/17/1991	H.R.2545	Vehicular Natural Gas Act of 1991	06/17/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. (All Actions)
05/08/1991	H.J.Res.248	Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	05/08/1991 Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. (All Actions)
01/03/1991	H.Res.17	Providing for mandatory drug testing of Members of the House of Representatives.	01/03/1991 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
11/19/1990	H.R.5873	To provide liminted extension for land treatment facilities for which there is pending a petition seeking to demonstrate that there will be no migration of hazardous constituents from the disposal unit.	11/19/1990 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
08/02/1990	H.Res.451	Providing for mandatory drug testing of Members of the House of Representatives.	08/02/1990 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (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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