• HOEVEN, JOHN
Experience: Senate: 2011-Present
Home State: North Dakota
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,243,170Coverage End: Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: John H. Hoeven
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Mical; 2 Children: Marcela, Jack
    Birth Date: 03/13/1957
    Birth Place: Bismarck, ND
    Home City: Minot, ND
    Religion: Catholic

Education

    MBA, Northwestern University, 1981
    BA, Dartmouth College, 1979

Political Experience

    Senator, United States Senate, 2010-present
    Governor, State of North Dakota, 2000-2010
    Chair, North Dakota Republican Party, District 47, 1998-2000

Current Legislative Committees

    Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Member
    Appropriations, Member
    Energy and Natural Resources, Member
    Indian Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development, Member
    Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Chair
    Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation, Member
    Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on National Parks, Member
    Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research, Chair
    Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, and Mining, Member
    Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Former Chair, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
    Board Member, North Dakota State Fair Advisory Committee
    Chair, Minot Area Chamber Air Force Base Retention Committee, 1996

Professional Experience

    President, Bank of North Dakota, 1993-2000
    Chief Executive Officer, Bank of North Dakota, 1993-2000
    Executive Vice President, First Western Bank, 1986-1993

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Bismarck Rotary Club
    Board Member, Bismarck State College
    Board Member, Bismarck Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
    Board Member, First Western Bank and Trust
    Former Chair, Governors' Ethanol Coalition
    Board Member, Harold Schafer Leadership Center Executive Committee
    Former Chair, Health and Human Services/Natural Resources Committees
    Former Chair, Midwestern Governors Association
    Board Member, Minot Kiwanis Club
    Former Member, National Governors Association
    Board Member, North Dakota Bankers Association
    Board Member, North Dakota Economic Developers Association
    Board Member, North Dakota Small Business Investment Company
    Economic Advisor, North Dakota's Universities
    Board Member, Prairie Public Broadcasting
    Board Member, Souris Valley Humane Society
    Board Member, Bank of North Dakota, 1993-2000
    Chair, Missouri Slope Areawide United Way Campaign, 1998
    Chair, Minot Area Development Corporation, 1991-1993
Total: 4
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy

No Opinion
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 73
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/14/2017 S.440 A bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota. 06/14/2017 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
06/13/2017 S.1275 BUIILD Act of 2017 06/13/2017 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
05/17/2017 S.1116 Indian Economic Enhancement Act of 2017 05/17/2017 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 S.1017 A bill to designate the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the "Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center". 05/03/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
03/15/2017 S.658 Illegal Synthetic Drug Safety Act of 2017 03/15/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
02/08/2017 S.245 Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017 02/08/2017 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.  (All Actions)
02/01/2017 S.Res.36 An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. 02/01/2017 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 S.3459 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the requirements for secure geological storage of carbon dioxide for purposes of the carbon dioxide sequestration credit. 09/28/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 S.3437 A bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota. 09/28/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 S.Res.585 A resolution designating October 26, 2016, as "Day of the Deployed". 09/28/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 S.3262 Illegal Synthetic Drug Safety Act of 2016 07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 S.3229 Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2016 07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
06/03/2016 S.184 Native American Children's Safety Act 06/03/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-165. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
05/26/2016 S.3001 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 05/26/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.  (All Actions)
04/13/2016 S.Res.419 A resolution congratulating the University of North Dakota men's hockey team for winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association division I men's hockey championship. 04/13/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
03/02/2016 S.2446 Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 03/02/2016 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-349.  (All Actions)
01/12/2016 S.Res.345 A resolution congratulating the North Dakota State University football team for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title. 01/12/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
12/07/2015 S.2032 National Bison Legacy Act 12/07/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
10/22/2015 S.Res.294 A resolution designating October 26, 2015, as Day of the Deployed. 10/22/2015 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
09/28/2015 S.766 Driver Privacy Act of 2015 09/28/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.  (All Actions)
Total: 583
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/12/2011 S.Res.181 A resolution designating May 15, 2011, as "National MPS Awareness Day".
05/11/2011 S.947 A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes.
05/11/2011 S.Res.180 A resolution expressing support for peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning the human rights violations by the Assad regime.
05/05/2011 S.906 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
05/04/2011 S.877 Protect Life Act
05/03/2011 S.868 State Flexibility Act
05/03/2011 S.Res.159 A resolution honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes. Resolution Agreed to (97-0) Yea
04/13/2011 S.807 Voluntary Protection Program Act
04/08/2011 S.778 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act
04/08/2011 S.724 Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011
04/07/2011 S.755 Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act
04/05/2011 S.726 Decrease Spending Now Act
04/04/2011 S.720 Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act
04/04/2011 S.718 A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides.
04/04/2011 S.706 3-D, Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011
03/29/2011 S.668 Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act
03/17/2011 S.609 Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy Act of 2011
03/15/2011 S.581 Child Care Protection Act of 2011
03/14/2011 S.Res.101 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate relating to the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
03/10/2011 S.482 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011
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