JENKINS, EVAN H

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JENKINS, EVAN H
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: Experience: House: District 3, 2015-Present; Home State: West Virginia; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $946,590Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name:Paul Gosar

Gender:Male

Family:Wife: Wife: Elizabeth; 3 Children: Evan Jr., Charles, Olivia

Birth Date: 09/12/1960

Birth Place: Huntington, WV

Home City: Huntington, WV

Religion: Presbyterian

Education

JD, Samford University Cumberland School of Law

BS, University of Florida, 1983

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present

Senator, West Virginia State Senate, 2002-2014

Changed Political Party, from Democrat to Republican, July 31, 2013

Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1994-1998

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Commission for Biomedical Research and Biotechnology, Marshall University

Member, Democratic Leadership Council, West Virginia State Legislative Advisory Council

Chair, Commission on Interstate Cooperation, 2006

Professional Experience

Attorney

Instructor, Business Law, Marshall University

Member, Foundation for the Tri-State Community, Incorporated

President, Operation BEST

Employed, Valley Health Systems Incorporated

Vice Chair, West Virginia Center for Patient Safety Incorporated

Organizer, West Virginia Center for Patient Safety Incorporated

Former Chief Executive Officer, West Virginia Medical Foundation

Jenkins Fenstermaker Professional Limited Liability Company, 1987-1992

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, American Bar Association

Former President, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Tri-State

Member, Board of Directors, Cabell County Community Services Organization

Member, Board of Directors, Foster Foundation

Member, Board of Directors, Huntington Main Street

Member, Board of Directors, Leadership West Virginia

Member, Board of Directors, Operation Business and Education Succeeding Together

Member, Board of Directors, Riverview Manor

Former Member, Board of Directors, Western West Virginia Chapter, American Red Cross

Member, Board of Directors, West Virginia Council on Economics in Education

Member, Board of Directors, West Virginia Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

Member, Cabell County Bar Association

Member, Community Advisory Committee, Activate America, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

Elder, First Presbyterian Church of Huntington

President, Leadership West Virginia

President, Operation Business and Education Succeeding Together

Member, United States Delegation to Taiwan, American Council of Young Political Leaders

Member, West Virginia Bar Association

Organizer, West Virginia Health Initiative Incorporated

Co-Chair, Health Care Committee, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, 1992-1999

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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Oppose A Flat Tax is a good idea. It would simplify the entire tax system and get rid of loopholes that drive tax-avoiding behaviors.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
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	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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 Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 16

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/17/2017	H.R.2501	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option of providing medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants under 1 year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their families.	05/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/01/2017	H.R.1976	Protecting the Second Amendment Act	05/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
04/24/2017	H.R.1854	Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017	04/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
02/15/2017	H.R.663	Assisting America's Dislocated Miners Act of 2017	02/15/2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
01/10/2017	H.R.405	CORE Act	01/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/05/2017	H.Res.26	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected.	01/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
01/03/2017	H.J.Res.11	Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.	01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (All Actions)
12/20/2016	H.J.Res.107	Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.	12/20/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.Con.Res.182	Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the sinking of the U.S.S. West Virginia during that attack.	12/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
11/30/2016	H.R.6403	CORE Act	11/30/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5155	Assisting America's Dislocated Miners Act of 2016	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
07/15/2016	H.R.5669	Creating Opportunities for America's Laid-off (COAL) Miners Act of 2016	07/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
07/07/2016	H.R.5668	Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016	07/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/12/2016	H.R.4978	NAS Healthy Babies Act	05/12/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
10/30/2015	H.R.3865	Cradle Act	10/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/24/2015	H.Res.167	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the committees of jurisdiction in the House of Representatives should craft replacement language for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that includes the amendments made to the Black Lung Benefits Act.	03/24/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)

Total: 214

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
03/17/2015	H.Con.Res.17	Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
03/16/2015	H.R.1062	Pilot's Bill of Rights 2
03/16/2015	H.R.986	Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015
03/16/2015	H.R.923	Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015
03/16/2015	H.R.865	Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015
03/16/2015	H.R.816	Life at Conception Act
03/16/2015	H.R.814	Thin Blue Line Act
03/16/2015	H.R.693	Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2015
03/07/2015	H.R.431	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.	Passed	Aye
03/06/2015	H.R.1320	Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015
03/06/2015	H.R.969	Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015
03/03/2015	H.R.1203	To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act.
03/02/2015	H.R.167	Wildfire Disaster Funding Act
02/27/2015	H.R.1185	Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2015
02/27/2015	H.R.973	Social Security Fairness Act of 2015
02/27/2015	H.R.928	To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
02/27/2015	H.R.879	Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act
02/27/2015	H.R.842	Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015
02/27/2015	H.R.793	Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2015
02/20/2015	H.Res.112	Supporting the goals and ideals of the Secondary School Student Athletes' Bill of Rights.

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