BARTON, JOE LINUS

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: Experience: House: District 6, 1985-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,011,319Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Joe Linus Barton

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Terri; 4 Children; 2 Stepchildren

Birth Date: 09/15/1949

Birth Place: Waco, TX

Home City: Ennis, TX

Religion: Methodist

Education

MS, Industrial Administration, Purdue University, 1973

BS, Industrial Engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1972

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1984-present

Candidate, United States Senate, 1993

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chairman Emeritus, House Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Department Of Energy Cost Control Task Force

Member, House Republican Steering Committee

Member, Republican Study Committee

Member, Tea Party Caucus

Founder, Texas Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Task Force

Co-Chair, Congressional Privacy Caucus, 2003-2009

Founder, Congressional Privacy Caucus, 2003-2009

Chair, Crockett Parks and Recreation Board, 1979-1980

Professional Experience

Natural Gas Decontrol Consultant, Atlantic Richfield Oil and Gas Company, 1982-1984

White House Fellow, Energy Secretary James Edwards, 1981-1982

White House Aide, Energy Secretary James Edwards, 1981-1982

Assistant to Vice-President, Ennis Business Forms, Incorporated, 1973-1981

Plant Manager, Ennis Business Forms, Incorporated, 1973-1981

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Co-Chair, Asthma Awareness Day

Member, Dallas Energy Forum

Member, First United Methodist Church

Vice President, Houston County Chamber of Commerce, 1977-1980

Vice President, Houston County Industrial Development Authority, 1980

Co-Founder, Houston County Volunteer Ambulance Service, 1976

Additional Information

Awards:

Outstanding Industrial Engineering Student Award, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, Class of 1972

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	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	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
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	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
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	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 181

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
10/05/1999	H.R.3012	To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to protect Social Security trust funds and save Social Security surpluses for Social Security.	10/05/1999 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. (All Actions)
09/10/1999	H.R.2726	Small Business Remediation Act of 1999	09/10/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
08/06/1999	H.R.2576	Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Consolidation and Reorganization Act of 1999	08/06/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. (All Actions)
06/22/1999	H.R.2293	Budget Enforcement Act of 1999	06/22/1999 Referred to House Appropriations (All Actions)
05/20/1999	H.R.1378	To authorize appropriations for carrying out pipeline safety activities under chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code.	05/20/1999 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Commerce. H. Rept. 106-153, Part I. (All Actions)
04/15/1999	H.J.Res.37	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.	04/15/1999 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
10/10/1998	H.R.4791	To establish rules for the payment of damage awards for future losses in certain health care liability actions.	10/10/1998 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
09/20/1998	H.R.629	Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act	09/20/1998 Became Public Law No: 105-236. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
07/16/1998	H.Res.503	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for mandatory drug testing of Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives.	07/16/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
06/04/1998	H.Res.456	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for mandatory drug testing of Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives.	06/04/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
05/05/1998	H.R.3639	Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Consolidation and Reorganization Act of 1998	05/05/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. (All Actions)
04/22/1998	H.J.Res.111	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.	04/22/1998 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
11/13/1997	H.R.3040	Federal Energy Monitoring, Commissioning, and Savings Act of 1997	11/13/1997 Referred to the House Committee on Commerce. (All Actions)
10/06/1997	H.R.1710	Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act of 1997	10/06/1997 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 178. (All Actions)
07/23/1997	H.R.2003	Budget Enforcement Act of 1997	07/23/1997 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
06/17/1997	H.R.1711	Small Business Remediation Act of 1997	06/17/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (All Actions)
04/15/1997	H.J.Res.62	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.	04/15/1997 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
04/14/1997	H.R.970	Natural Gas Vehicle Incentives Act of 1997	04/14/1997 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. (All Actions)
03/05/1997	H.J.Res.52	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations and the balanced budget.	03/05/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
10/11/1996	H.R.4288	Natural Gas Vehicle Incentives Act of 1996	10/11/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)

Total: 2729

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/08/2017	H.R.2823	Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act
05/03/2017	H.R.2327	PAWS Act of 2017
04/07/2017	H.R.2029	SIGN Act
04/05/2017	H.R.1919	Child Tax Credit Protection Act of 2017
03/30/2017	H.R.1431	EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/30/2017	H.R.1430	HONEST Act	Passed	Aye
03/29/2017	H.R.26	Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/20/2017	H.R.1626	Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2017
03/17/2017	H.R.1314	Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
03/10/2017	H.Res.38	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that offices attached to the seat of Government should not be required to exercise their offices in the District of Columbia.
03/03/2017	H.R.1231	RACE for Children Act
03/02/2017	H.R.1156	Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017
03/01/2017	H.R.1267	PHIT Act
02/28/2017	H.J.Res.40	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.	Passed	Aye
02/24/2017	H.R.846	Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
02/21/2017	H.R.1211	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 N. Main Street, Encinal, Texas, as the "Encinal Veterans Post Office".
02/21/2017	H.R.1210	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 122 W. Goodwin Street, Pleasanton, Texas, as the "Pleasanton Veterans Post Office".
02/21/2017	H.R.1209	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 N. Francisco Avenue, Mission, Texas, as the "Mission Veterans Post Office Building".
02/21/2017	H.R.1208	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9155 Schaefer Road, Converse, Texas, as the "Converse Veterans Post Office Building".
02/21/2017	H.R.1207	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 River Street in Tilden, Texas, as the "Tilden Veterans Post Office".

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