DUNCAN, JOHN J REP. JR.

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DUNCAN, JOHN J REP. JR.
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: Experience: House: District 2, 1987-Present; Home State: Tennessee; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $291,554Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: John 'Jimmy' J. Duncan, Jr.

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Lynn; 4 Children: Tara, Whitney, John, Zane

Birth Date: 07/21/1947

Birth Place: Lebanon, TN

Home City: Knoxville, TN

Religion: Presbyterian

Education

JD, George Washington University School of Law, 1973

BS, Journalism, University of Tennessee, 1969

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present

Current Legislative Committees

Oversight and Government Reform, Member

Subcommittee on Aviation, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Member

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member

Subcommittee on National Security, Member

Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member

Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Caucus on Unfunded Mandates

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional Friends of Scotland Caucus

Member, Congressional Grace Caucus

Member, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus

Member, Minor League Baseball Caucus

Co-Chair, Scenic Byways Caucus

Professional Experience

Judge, Knox County Criminal Court, 1981-1988

Trial Judge, State of Tennessee, 1981-1988

Captain, United States Army National Guard, 1970-1987

Captain, United States Army Reserve, 1970-1987

Attorney, Private Practice, Knoxville, 1973-1981

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, American Legion

Member, Beck Black Heritage Center

Member, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

Elder, Eastminister Presbyterian Church

Member, Girls' Club

Member, Knoxville Union Rescue Mission

Member, Masons

Member, Red Cross

Member, Scottish Rite and Shrine

Member, Senior Citizens Home Aid Service

Member, Sertoma Club

Member, Sunshine Center for the Mentally Retarded

Member, Young Men's Christian Association

Additional Information

Awards:

Super Hero Award, Citizens Against Government Waste

The most fiscally conservative Member of the United States House, National Taxpayers Union, 2011

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	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
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	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	Strongly Oppose Women or minorities should fend for themselves rather than relaying on government interventions, because government should not enforce this.
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: 241

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
09/14/1993	H.R.2882	To amend section 615(e) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to limit the award of attorneys' fees under the section to fees incurred for or in connection with the commencement and prosecution of a civil action.	09/14/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights. (All Actions)
08/10/1993	H.R.2672	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retain 80-percent deductibility for meal expenses of drivers of motor vehicles who are subject to Federal restrictions on hours of duty.	08/10/1993 See H.R.2264. (All Actions)
07/22/1993	H.R.2671	To provide that of amounts available to a designated agency for a fiscal year that are not obligated in the fiscal year, up to 50 percent may be used to pay bonuses to agency personnel and the remainder shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury and used exclusively for deficit reduction.	07/22/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. (All Actions)
07/12/1993	H.R.2582	To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make a grant to the State of Tennessee for the purpose of erecting a highway sign to inform motorists of the location of Blount Mansion in Knoxville, Tennessee.	07/12/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. (All Actions)
07/12/1993	H.R.2581	To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make a grant to the State of Tennessee for the purpose of erecting a highway sign to inform motorists of the location of the Living Heritage Museum in McMinn County, Tennessee.	07/12/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. (All Actions)
06/01/1993	H.R.2212	To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide medium-sized cities two additional years for submitting applications for stormwater permits and to extend the date for issuance of stormwater permits to medium-sized cities correspondingly.	06/01/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
05/24/1993	H.R.2196	For the relief of John W. Ruth, Sr.	05/24/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. (All Actions)
05/24/1993	H.Res.178	Referring the bill (H.R. 2196) for the relief of John W. Ruth, Sr., to the chief judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.	05/24/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. (All Actions)
05/14/1993	H.R.2091	Independent Sales Representatives Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1993	05/14/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. (All Actions)
04/29/1993	H.R.159	Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993	04/29/1993 See H.R.1578. (All Actions)
04/08/1993	H.R.1481	To deauthorize the Kissimmee River restoration project, Florida.	04/08/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
03/31/1993	H.R.157	To provide a military survivor annuity for widows of certain retirement-eligible reserve members of the uniformed services who died during the period between the establishment of the military Survivor Benefit Plan and the creation of the reserve-component annuity under that Plan.	03/31/1993 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
03/25/1993	H.Res.141	To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the use of appropriated funds for travel outside of the United States by Members of the House who are not seeking reelection and their spouses and personal staff.	03/25/1993 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
03/25/1993	H.Res.140	To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require printing in the Congressional Record of certain travel by Members.	03/25/1993 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
03/11/1993	H.Res.16	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any change in the current policy regarding homosexuals in the Armed Forces should be made by law, rather than by Executive order.	03/11/1993 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. (All Actions)
03/03/1993	H.R.170	To temporarily permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans and section 401(k) plans.	03/03/1993 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
02/22/1993	H.R.887	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exclusion of immigrants infected with the HIV virus.	02/22/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. (All Actions)
02/19/1993	H.R.163	Freedom from Government Competition Act of 1992	02/19/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. (All Actions)
02/19/1993	H.R.161	Outside Counsel Fee Limitation Act of 1991	02/19/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. (All Actions)
02/19/1993	H.R.160	To amend title 31, United States Code, to require that the President submit to Congress a balanced budget for each fiscal year.	02/19/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. (All Actions)

Total: 3611

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/14/2017	H.R.2581	Verify First Act
05/22/2017	H.R.695	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/22/2017	H.R.115	Thin Blue Line Act	Passed	Yea
05/19/2017	H.R.2560	To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to encourage elimination of lionfish from United States waters by allowing individuals to exchange lionfish for tags authorizing fishing for certain species in addition to the number of such species otherwise authorized to be taken by such individuals, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017	H.R.2510	To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2482	To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.510	Rapid DNA Act of 2017
03/30/2017	H.R.1730	Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/05/2017	H.R.2146	Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2017
05/01/2017	H.R.2024	End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017
04/28/2017	H.R.1694	Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017	Passed	Yea
04/27/2017	H.R.2187	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers.
04/27/2017	H.R.1666	To prohibit the availability of funds for activities in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
04/26/2017	H.R.2120	Buses United for Safety, Regulatory Reform, and Enhanced Growth for the 21st Century Act
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
04/05/2017	H.R.1919	Child Tax Credit Protection Act of 2017
04/05/2017	H.R.1316	Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act
04/04/2017	H.R.1771	VA GORDIAN KNOT Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1555	FAIR Act

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