• GOWDY, TREY
Experience: House: District 4, 2011-Present
Home State: South Carolina
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $622,443Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Harold 'Trey' Watson Gowdy III
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Terri; 2 Children: Watson, Abigail
    Birth Date: 08/22/1964
    Birth Place: Greenville, SC

Education

    JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1989
    BA, History, Baylor University, 1986

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2010-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Ethics, Member
    Judiciary, Member
    Oversight and Government Reform, Member
    Select Committee on Benghazi, Chair
    Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, Member
    Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and The Census, Member
    Subcommittee on Government Operations, Member
    Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, Member
    Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, Chair

Professional Experience

    Former Clerk, Honorable G. Ross Anderson, Jr., United States District Court
    Former Clerk, Honorable John P. Gardner, South Carolina Court of Appeals
    Former Attorney, Nelson, Mullins, Riley, and Scarborough
    Solicitor, 7th Circuit, 2001-2010
    Federal Prosecutor, United States Department of Justice, 1994-2000
Total: 1
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

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 13
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
12/22/2016 H.R.6440 Justice for Child Victims Act of 2016 12/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
03/18/2015 H.R.1148 Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act 03/18/2015 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13.  (All Actions)
12/16/2014 H.R.2278 SAFE Act 12/16/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 509.  (All Actions)
12/12/2014 H.R.5401 Protecting the Homeland Act 12/12/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 505.  (All Actions)
03/13/2014 H.R.4138 ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014 03/13/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
10/30/2013 H.R.3412 Flexibility to Innovate for College Affordability Act 10/30/2013 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
02/13/2013 H.R.652 To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to limit assistance to countries that engage in certain discriminatory religious, educational, or freedom of movement practices. 02/13/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/14/2013 H.R.2076 Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012 01/14/2013 Became Public Law No: 112-265. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
01/10/2013 H.R.6620 Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012 01/10/2013 Became Public Law No: 112-257. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
02/01/2012 H.R.3237 SOAR Technical Corrections Act 02/01/2012 Became Public Law No: 112-92. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
11/18/2011 H.R.2926 National Labor Relations Reorganization Act of 2011 11/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
07/14/2011 H.R.2534 Ensuring America's Promises Act of 2011 07/14/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/13/2011 H.R.1894 Military Commissions Guilty Plea Adjustment Act 05/13/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
Total: 506
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
08/13/2015 H.R.1288 World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act
08/13/2015 H.R.618 CHOICE Act
08/07/2015 H.R.2131 To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the "J. Waties Waring Judicial Center".
07/31/2015 H.R.3429 Pro-LIFE Act
07/31/2015 H.R.3215 End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2015
07/28/2015 H.R.3245 GRACE Act
07/24/2015 H.R.3197 Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2015
07/20/2015 H.R.3118 To eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection by repealing title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010.
07/16/2015 H.Res.367 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in disapproval of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed to by the P5+1 and Iran on July 14, 2015.
07/08/2015 H.R.2903 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
06/26/2015 H.R.2305 SPOT Act
06/24/2015 H.R.1190 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 Passed Aye
06/23/2015 H.R.160 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 Passed Aye
06/17/2015 H.R.2802 First Amendment Defense Act
06/15/2015 H.Res.233 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Iran should immediately release the three United States citizens that it holds, as well as provide all known information on any United States citizens that have disappeared within its borders. Failed No
06/11/2015 H.R.2737 Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
06/11/2015 H.R.2716 Transportation Empowerment Act
06/09/2015 H.R.906 To modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters.
06/02/2015 H.R.2048 USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 Bill Passed (67-32) Not Voting
06/01/2015 H.J.Res.55 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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