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: Experience: House: District 6, 2015-Present; Home State: Alabama; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,092,872Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Gary Palmer

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Ann; 3 Children: Claire, Kathleen, Rob

Birth Date: 05/14/1954

Birth Place: Alabama

Home City: Birmingham, AL

Religion: Presbyterian

Education

BS, Operations Management, University of Alabama

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 6, 2014-present

Current Legislative Committees

Budget, Member

Oversight and Government Reform, Member

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight (Science, Space, and Technology), Member

Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on the Interior, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Alabama Commission on Improving State Government

Appointed by Governor Bob Riley, Member, Governors Task Force to Strengthen Alabama Families

Member, Governors Welfare Reform Commission

Professional Experience

Appointed by Governor James, Advisor, Alabama Aerospace, Science and Industry Task Force

Director, Alabama Policy Institute

Chief Development Officer, Alabama Policy Institute

Founding Director, State Policy Network

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Club of Birmingham Rotary, 1993-present

Member, Briarwood Presbyterian Church, present

Member, Board of Directors, State Policy Network

Former President, State Policy Network

Additional Information

Awards:

Recipient, Roe Award; Honorary Doctorate, University of Mobile; Recipient, Focus on the Family Leadership Award

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	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
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	Oppose ID requirements for voting are reasonable. Some practical reforms are needed, but the basic system of privately financing political campaigns is acceptable.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Support The earth is humankind's domain, and human needs should be placed first. EPA regulations are too restrictive and wrong.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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: 6

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/09/2017	H.R.850	Agency Accountability Act of 2017	03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
01/25/2017	H.R.637	Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2017	01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
07/07/2016	H.R.4361	Government Reform and Improvement Act of 2016	07/07/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
06/21/2016	H.R.5499	Agency Accountability Act of 2016	06/21/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
11/04/2015	H.R.3880	Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015	11/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
06/08/2015	H.R.2652	Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015	06/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)

Total: 166

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
09/08/2015	H.R.3115	Enhancing Safety at Military Installations Act
07/29/2015	H.R.3421	A PLUS Act
07/29/2015	H.R.3012	Right to Try Act of 2015
07/29/2015	H.R.3011	Kate's Law
07/24/2015	H.R.3197	Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2015
07/23/2015	H.R.3199	To prohibit statutory sanctions relief by the United States with respect to Iran unless the Senate provides its advice and consent to ratification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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.
07/09/2015	H.R.2942	Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015
07/08/2015	H.J.Res.59	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.
06/17/2015	H.R.2802	First Amendment Defense Act
06/03/2015	H.R.2606	Roads Not Roses Act
05/22/2015	H.R.2560	Common Sense Waiver Act of 2015
06/16/2015	H.R.2603	Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act
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
06/04/2015	H.R.2258	To amend section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, to modify the authority of the President of the United States to declare national monuments, and for other purposes.
04/29/2015	H.R.1715	Executive Amnesty Prevention Act
04/29/2015	H.R.1287	Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2015
04/29/2015	H.R.612	National Right-to-Work Act

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