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: Experience: Senate: 2011-Present; Home State: Missouri; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $6,187,743Coverage End: Thursday, March 31, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Roy Blunt

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Abigail; 4 Children: Matt, Amy, Andy, Charlie

Birth Date: 01/10/1950

Birth Place: Niangua, MO

Home City: Strafford, MO

Religion: Baptist

Education

MA, History and Government, Missouri State University, 1972

BA, History, Southwest Baptist University, 1970

Political Experience

Senator, United States Senate, 2011-present

Former Chief Education Officer, Greene County

Former Minority Whip, United States House of Representatives

Former Acting Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives

Former Majority Whip, United States House of Representatives

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 7, 1996-2010

Candidate, Governor of Missouri, 1992

Secretary of State, State of Missouri, 1985-1992

Clerk, Greene County, 1972-1984

Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, 1980

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Commerce, Science and Transportation, Member

Joint Committee on Printing, Vice Chair

Joint Committee on the Library, Member

Rules and Administration, Co-Chair

Select Committee on Intelligence, Member

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Member

Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, Member

Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion, Member

Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security, Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Chair

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Member

Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, Member

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Former Member, Federal Election Commission Advisory Panel

Former Chair, Greene County Historic Sites Board

Former Co-Chair, House Education Caucus

Former Member, National Republican Congressional Committee

Former Member, Republican Steering Committee

Professional Experience

Former Teacher

President, Southwest Baptist University, 1993-1996

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, present

Member, Smithsonian Council for American Art, present

Trustee, State Historical Society of Missouri, present

Former Chair, National Voters Education Project

Founder, Springfield-Greene County Historic Preservation Society

Total: 4

Senators Blunt, Warner Work To Save Tax Dollars, Reduce Underutilized Federal Property

06/17/2015

Roy Blunt's Official Personal Website

Senators Blunt, Warner Introduce Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

06/16/2015

Roy Blunt's Official Personal Website

Senator Blunt Fights For Victims Of Child Abuse In Commerce, Justice & Science Funding Bill

06/11/2015

Roy Blunt's Official Personal Website

Matchup Rouses Missouri's Sleepy Senate Race

04/29/2015

By Simone Pathé | Roll Call

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	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	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	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration 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	Strongly Support We should have open trade with every country in the world. The government has no right to make restrictions on imports or exports.
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
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: 184

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/13/2017	S.1344	A bill to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 with public and private resources, to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, and for other purposes.	06/13/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
06/12/2017	S.1335	A bill to establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes.	06/12/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
05/18/2017	S.1178	A bill to realign structures and reallocate resources in the Federal Government in keeping with the core belief that families are the best protection for children and the bedrock of any society to bolster United States diplomacy targeted at ensuring that every child can grow up in a permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving family, and to ensure that intercountry adoption to the United States becomes a viable and fully developed option for providing families for children in need, and for other purposes.	05/18/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
05/18/2017	S.1177	A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human rights reports to include information on the institutionalization of children and the subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons.	05/18/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
05/17/2017	S.1159	A bill to protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals.	05/17/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
05/17/2017	S.1154	A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the housing treatment of members of the Armed Forces and their spouses and dependents undergoing a permanent change of station in the United States, and for other purposes.	05/17/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	S.Res.151	A resolution commending the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats on their National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II national championship victories.	05/03/2017 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
05/01/2017	S.Res.135	A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2017, as "Silver Star Service Banner Day".	05/01/2017 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
04/28/2017	S.989	Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017	04/28/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
04/24/2017	S.917	Silver Star Service Banner Day Act	04/24/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
04/04/2017	S.810	A bill to facilitate construction of a bridge on certain property in Christian County, Missouri, and for other purposes.	04/04/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions)
03/02/2017	S.527	Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017	03/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
02/17/2017	S.439	Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act	02/17/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
02/17/2017	S.438	HIRE Vets Act	02/17/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
02/15/2017	S.384	New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2017	02/15/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
02/14/2017	S.374	Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017	02/14/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
02/01/2017	S.261	Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017	02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
12/20/2016	S.1182	A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.	12/20/2016 By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-426. Minority views filed. (All Actions)
12/14/2016	S.2234	Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act	12/14/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-269. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
12/01/2016	S.Res.628	A resolution authorizing the printing of a revised edition of the Senate Rules and Manual.	12/01/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)

Total: 2575

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
03/26/2004	H.R.3717	Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004	Passed	Aye
03/26/2004	H.R.339	Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act	Passed	Yea
03/25/2004	H.J.Res.84	Recognizing the 93d birthday of Ronald Reagan.	Passed	Yea
03/17/2004	H.Res.557	Relating to the liberation of the Iraqi people and the valiant service of the United States Armed Forces and Coalition forces.	Passed	Aye
03/11/2004	H.Res.540	Expressing the condolences and deepest sympathies of the House of Representatives for the untimely death of Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski.	Passed	Yea
03/02/2004	H.Res.526	Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives for the victims of the devastating earthquake that occurred on December 26, 2003, in Bam, Iran.	Passed	Yea
03/01/2004	H.R.3807	Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2004
02/11/2004	H.R.3801	First Amendment Restoration Act
12/15/2003	H.R.3287	To award congressional gold medals posthumously on behalf of Reverend Joseph A. DeLaine, Harry and Eliza Briggs, and Levi Pearson in recognition of their contributions to the Nation as pioneers in the effort to desegregate public schools that led directly to the landmark desegregation case of Brown et al. v. the Board of Education of Topeka et al.
12/12/2003	H.R.1828	Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003
12/10/2003	H.R.3604	Temporary Agricultural Labor Reform Act of 2003
12/08/2003	H.R.1	Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
12/04/2003	H.R.2622	Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003
12/03/2003	H.R.1904	Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
12/03/2003	H.R.23	Tornado Shelters Act
12/02/2003	H.R.3633	Ronald Reagan Dime Act
11/14/2003	H.R.3453	RU-486 Suspension and Review Act of 2003
11/14/2003	H.R.3403	To amend the Clean Air Act to modify certain provisions regarding methyl bromide, and for other purposes.
11/11/2003	H.R.1610	To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 East Ritchie Avenue in Marceline, Missouri, as the "Walt Disney Post Office Building".	Failed	Aye
11/07/2003	H.R.1829	Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003	Passed	Nay

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