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: Experience: House: At Large, 2015-Present; Home State: Montana; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $3,566,691Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Ryan K. Zinke

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Lolita; 3 Children: Jennifer, Wolfgang, Konrad

Birth Date: 11/01/1961

Birth Place: Bozeman

Home City: Whitefish, MT

Religion: Lutheran

Education

MS, Global Leadership, University of San Diego, 2004, Grade Point Average of 4.0

MBA, Finance, National University, 1991, Grade Point Average of 4.0

BS, Geology, University of Oregon, 1984, Grade Point Average of 3.4

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present

Candidate, Montana State Lieutenant Governor, 2012

Senator, Montana State Senate, 2008-2012

Current Legislative Committees

Armed Services, Member

Natural Resources, Member

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Member

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member

Subcommittee on Federal Lands, Member

Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chair, Senate Education Committee, 2008

Member, Senate Finance and Claims Committee, 2008

Professional Experience

Chief Executive Officer, Continental Divide International, 2008-present

President, Continental Divide International, 2008-present

Director, Naval Special Warfare Technology, 2006

Deputy Commander, CJSOTF-AP Special Forces, Iraq, 2004

Executive Officer, SEAL Training Center, 2003

Commander, Joint Task Force, Kosovo, 2001

Commander, Joint Task Force, Bosnia, 1999

Ground Force Commander, Joint Special Operations Command, 1996

Mission Commander, SEAL Team Six, 1992

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Nature Conservancy, 1988-present

Member, Underwater Demolition Team/SEAL Foundation, 1985-present

Director, Montana Firearms Institute, present

Member, Flathead Trout Unlimited

Member, Fraternal Order of Underwater Demolition Team/SEAL

Member, National Rifle Association

Member, Rotary Club

President, Great Northern Veterans Peace Park, 2008

Founder, Great Northern Veterans Peace Park, 2008

Additional Information

Awards:

Emerald Cup

University Sahlstrom Award

Medal - Pacific TEN

Honoree - All-Pacific TEN

Inductee - Whitefish High School Football Hall of Fame

Eagle Scout

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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting 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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Support Most gun owners can use them safely and responsibly, and it expresses the principle of self-defense against violence. So gun ownership should not be restricted.
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 Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
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	Strongly Oppose Women or minorities should fend for themselves rather than relaying on government interventions, because government should not enforce this.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 22

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
12/19/2016	H.R.6528	Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act	12/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
11/22/2016	H.R.5259	Certainty for States and Tribes Act	11/22/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 654. (All Actions)
11/16/2016	H.R.5633	Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act	11/16/2016 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
09/28/2016	H.R.6295	CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act	09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/16/2016	H.R.5999	Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act	09/16/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
07/25/2016	H.R.5778	Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016	07/25/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
07/07/2016	H.Res.807	Expressing support for designation of May 5, 2017, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls".	07/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
06/07/2016	H.R.5257	Justice for Victims of Military Sexual Assault Act	06/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
03/16/2016	H.R.2081	To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam.	03/16/2016 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 395. (All Actions)
03/15/2016	H.R.2080	To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam.	03/15/2016 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 392. (All Actions)
02/03/2016	H.R.4375	Repeal ID Act of 2016	02/03/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
12/03/2015	H.Res.553	Urging the President and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to submit to Congress the text of all side agreements entered into between the IAEA and Iran with respect to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.	12/03/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
11/02/2015	H.R.3867	Clean Water for Rural Communities Act	11/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. (All Actions)
10/06/2015	H.R.2358	Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act	10/06/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 219. (All Actions)
09/29/2015	H.R.286	Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2015	09/29/2015 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
09/16/2015	H.Res.423	Expressing support for the designation of October 2015 as Special Operations Forces Appreciation Month in order to honor members of United States Special Operations Forces for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the United States.	09/16/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
08/13/2015	H.R.1521	To rename the Captain William Wylie Galt Great Falls Armed Forces Readiness Center in honor of Captain John E. Moran, a recipient of the Medal of Honor.	08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
07/13/2015	H.R.2644	National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act of 2015	07/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (All Actions)
07/01/2015	H.R.2787	East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act	07/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
05/21/2015	H.R.2567	To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.	05/21/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)

Total: 338

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
07/23/2015	H.R.3188	COST Act
07/21/2015	H.R.3139	SEMPER FI Act
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.
07/14/2015	H.R.2914	Build a Better VA Act
07/13/2015	H.R.2948	Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015
07/13/2015	H.R.6	21st Century Cures Act	Failed	No
07/09/2015	H.R.2905	SCOTUScare 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.
07/08/2015	H.R.2903	Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
07/08/2015	H.Res.310	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding Srebrenica.
07/02/2015	H.R.2894	CARE for All Veterans Act
07/02/2015	H.R.2818	Protecting Adoption Act
07/01/2015	H.R.2760	American Indian Trust Responsibility Review Act of 2015
07/01/2015	H.R.2710	Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act
06/25/2015	H.R.2910	Mexican Wolf Transparency and Accountability Act
06/24/2015	H.R.1190	Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015	Passed	Aye
06/17/2015	H.R.2802	First Amendment Defense Act
06/16/2015	H.R.2484	Stop Birth Tourism Act of 2015
06/11/2015	H.R.2737	Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
06/11/2015	H.R.1413	Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015

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