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: Experience: Senate: 2011-Present; Home State: Ohio; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $12,244,430Coverage End: Thursday, March 31, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Robert 'Rob' J. Portman

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Jane; 3 Children: Jed, Will, Sally

Birth Date: 12/19/1955

Birth Place: Cincinnati, OH

Home City: Cincinnati, OH

Religion: Methodist

Education

JD, University of Michigan Law School, 1984

BA, Dartmouth College, 1979

Political Experience

Senator, United States Senate, 2011-present

Former House Republican Assistant Whip

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 1993-2005

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, May 4, 1993

Current Legislative Committees

Budget, Member

Energy and Natural Resources, Member

Finance, Member

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Member

Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Chair

Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia, Member

Subcommittee on Energy, Member

Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, Chair

Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, Member

Subcommittee on National Parks, Member

Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, Member

Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Member

Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Water and Power, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Caucus on Unfunded Mandates

Co-Chair, National Commission on Restructuring the IRS

Member, National Republican Congressional Committee

Member, Republican Policy Committee

Professional Experience

Former Congressional Aide

Owner, Golden Lamb Inn in Lebanon, Ohio, Present

Attorney, Patton, Boggs, and Blow

Attorney, Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey

White House Aide

Director, Office of Management and Budget, United States Cabinet, 2006

Trade Representative, United States Cabinet, 2005-2006

Attorney, Graydon, Head, and Ritchey, 1993

Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, White House, 1989-1991

Associate Counsel, President George H.W. Bush, 1989

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Advisory Board, The Ohio State Universitys John Glenn School of Public Affairs

Chair, Ohios Future Political Action Committee (PAC)

Founder, The Coalition for a Drug Free Greater Cincinnati

Board Member, The Coalition for a Drug Free Greater Cincinnati

Total: 6

Portman tries to claim he never supported 'privatizing' Social Security

The American Federation of Teachers have released an ad reminding voters of Ohio Sen. Rob Portman's long history of working to privatize Social Security

05/26/2016

Kerry Eleveld | DAILY KOS

Sen. Rob Portman's campaign has $10 million for re-election bid

07/07/2015

By Jessica Wehrman | The Columbus Dispatch

Portman Amendment to Strengthen Stryker Brigade Passes Senate

06/18/2015

Rob Portman's Official Personal Website

Portman, Warner, and Collins Renew Efforts to Provide Regulatory Relief for Businesses and Workers

06/18/2015

Rob Portman's Official Personal Website

Portman Meets with Families and Advocates from Ohio Children's Hospital Association

06/16/2015

Rob Portman's Official Personal Website

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman faces balancing act on trade as he seeks re-election

05/02/2015

By Erica Werner | Associated Press

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	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
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
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	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
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	Support Individuals should be given at least some control over how their retirement funds are invested.

Total: 226

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
09/25/1998	H.R.3853	Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1998	09/25/1998 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 656. (All Actions)
08/31/1998	H.R.3821	To designate the Headquarters Compound of the Central Intelligence Agency located in Langely, Virginia, as the George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence.	08/31/1998 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. (All Actions)
08/06/1998	H.R.4496	Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 1998	08/06/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
08/06/1998	H.R.3921	Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1998	08/06/1998 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
07/29/1998	H.R.2870	Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998	07/29/1998 Became Public Law No: 105-214. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
05/29/1998	H.R.3788	Retirement Security for the 21st Century Act	05/29/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. (All Actions)
08/05/1997	H.R.1391	Principal Residence Tax Exclusion Act of 1997	08/05/1997 See H.R.2014. (All Actions)
08/01/1997	H.R.2292	Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1997	08/01/1997 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
06/27/1997	H.R.956	Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997	06/27/1997 Became Public Law No: 105-20. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
06/12/1997	H.R.1891	Staffing Firm Worker Benefits Act of 1997	06/12/1997 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/22/1997	H.R.1740	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans.	05/22/1997 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/05/1997	H.R.1303	Restoring Trust in Government Act of 1997	05/05/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. (All Actions)
09/27/1996	H.R.4073	To authorize the National Park Service to coordinate programs with, provide technical assistance to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and for other purposes.	09/27/1996 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 244 - 170 (Roll no. 447). (All Actions)
09/17/1996	H.R.4099	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the application of the pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans.	09/17/1996 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/25/1996	H.R.3072	To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey to the village of Mariemont, Ohio, a parcel of land that is under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes.	03/25/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
11/02/1995	H.R.2584	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of simple retirement accounts, and for other purposes.	11/02/1995 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
08/05/1995	H.R.2037	Pension Simplification Act of 1995	08/05/1995 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
01/15/1995	H.R.355	To amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail, and for other purposes.	01/15/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service. (All Actions)
01/04/1995	H.R.356	To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ban activities of political action committees in Federal elections.	01/04/1995 Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight. (All Actions)
06/27/1994	H.R.4441	To clarify that a reasonable suspicion, sufficient to support a constitutional stop and frisk by a law enforcement officer, includes membership in a criminal street gang that engages in a pattern of criminal gang activity.	06/27/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. (All Actions)

Total: 1514

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	S.1357	A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a standard definition of therapeutic family care services in Medicaid.
06/14/2017	S.722	Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017
06/08/2017	S.1315	A bill to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to amend its regulations relating to qualified mortgages, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	S.Res.184	A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
05/18/2017	S.1176	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a simplified income-driven repayment plan, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	S.1172	A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	S.Res.173	A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as "National Police Week".
05/18/2017	S.1057	Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2017
05/18/2017	S.793	Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2017
05/17/2017	S.1169	A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with an option to provide medical assistance to individuals between the ages of 22 and 64 for inpatient services to treat substance use disorders at certain facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	S.1148	A bill 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	S.Res.170	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that defense laboratories are on the cutting-edge of scientific and technological advancement, and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as "Department of Defense Laboratory Day".
05/17/2017	S.842	Fair Chance Act
05/17/2017	S.21	Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017
05/16/2017	S.1134	Back the Blue Act of 2017
05/11/2017	S.1105	Miners Pension Protection Act
05/10/2017	S.1085	Thin Blue Line Act
05/10/2017	S.Res.161	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that defense laboratories are on the cutting-edge of scientific and technological advancement, and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as "Department of Defense Laboratory Day".
05/09/2017	S.1075	Appalachian Ethane Storage Hub Study Act
05/04/2017	S.563	Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act

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