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: Experience: House: District 3, 2009-Present; Home State: Mississippi; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $565,586Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Gregg Harper

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Sidney; 2 Children: Livingston, Maggie

Birth Date: 06/01/1956

Birth Place: Jackson, MS

Home City: Pearl, MS

Religion: Southern Baptist

Education

JD, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1981

BS, Chemistry, Mississippi College, 1978

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2008-present

Chair, Republican Executive Committee, Rankin County, 2000-2008

Member, Campaign Steering Committee, Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant, Rankin County, 2007

Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2000, 2004

Member, Campaign Steering Committee, Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck, Rankin County, 2003

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

House Administration, Member

Joint Committee on Printing, Chair

Joint Committee on the Library, Chair

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Member

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

Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Vice Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Air Force Caucus, present

Member, Army Aviation Caucus, present

Member, Balanced Budget Amendment Caucus, present

Member, Biomass Caucus, present

Member, Coal Caucus, present

Member, Community College Caucus, present

Member, Diabetes Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Fragile-X Caucus, present

Member, Library of Congress Caucus, present

Member, Missile Defense Caucus, present

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, present

Member, Natural Gas Caucus, present

Member, Prayer Caucus, present

Member, Shipbuilding Caucus, present

Member, Spina Bifida Caucus, present

Member, Steel Caucus, present

Member, Taiwan Caucus, present

Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Congressional Caucus, present

Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus, present

Member, Veterans Caucus, present

Member, Wounded to Work Caucus, present

Former Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

Former Prosecutor, City of Brandon, Mississippi

Former Prosecutor, City of Richland, Mississippi

Former Attorney, Sanford and Harper

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Crossgates Baptist Church, present

Member, Fire Caucus, present

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present

Member, Pearl County Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, Rankin County Chamber of Commerce, present

Former Sunday School Teacher, Crossgates Baptist Church

Former Deacon, Crossgates Baptist Church

Former Board Attorney, Mississippi Baptist Children's Village

Former Member, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board

Member, Rankin County Chamber of Commerce

Chair, Get Out The Vote, Rankin County, Mississippi, 2007

Legal Volunteer, Senator Jim Talent, 2006

Legal Volunteer, Presidential Recount, Ohio, 2004

Legal Volunteer, Presidential Recount, Florida, 2000

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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
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	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
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	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
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	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
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: 50

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/22/2017	H.Res.350	Permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker.	05/22/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
04/25/2017	H.R.2130	Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act	04/25/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
04/06/2017	H.R.2027	To amend title 40, United States Code, to include as part of the buildings and grounds of the National Gallery of Art any buildings and other areas within the boundaries of any real estate or other property interests acquired by the National Gallery of Art.	04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
04/03/2017	H.R.1228	To provide for the appointment of members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to replace members whose terms expire during 2017, and for other purposes.	04/03/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-19. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1378	National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.Res.173	Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.	03/17/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/07/2017	H.R.1377	Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act of 2017	03/07/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
02/14/2017	H.Res.125	Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on House Administration in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.	02/14/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
02/07/2017	H.R.634	Election Assistance Commission Termination Act	02/07/2017 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 3. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.R.633	Patient Fairness and Relief Act of 2017	02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/02/2017	H.Res.82	Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing.	02/02/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
12/13/2016	H.R.5092	Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2016	12/13/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 686. (All Actions)
02/19/2016	H.R.4553	CARE Act of 2016	02/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
12/03/2015	H.R.195	Election Assistance Commission Termination Act	12/03/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.3099	RAISE Family Caregivers Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
08/17/2015	H.R.3249	Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2015	08/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (All Actions)
06/26/2015	H.R.2853	Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act	06/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. (All Actions)
06/23/2015	H.Res.334	Designating the Ulysses S. Grant Association as the organization to implement the bicentennial celebration of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War General and 2-term President of the United States.	06/23/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
05/12/2015	H.R.2066	Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2015	05/12/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.188	TIME Act	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (All Actions)

Total: 999

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
04/16/2012	H.R.5	Protecting Access to Healthcare Act	Passed	Aye
04/02/2012	H.R.886	United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act	Passed	Aye
03/28/2012	H.R.4232	Restoring Essential Safeguards for a Transparent, Open, and Reliable Executive under FOIA Act
03/19/2012	H.R.4209	Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2012
03/16/2012	H.R.452	Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
03/07/2012	H.R.4002	Improving SIPC Act of 2012
03/05/2012	H.R.4134	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that any person who, for a commercial purpose, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products.
03/01/2012	H.Res.556	Condemning the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencing of Youcef Nadarkhani on the charge of apostasy.	Passed	Yea
02/28/2012	H.J.Res.104	Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States.
02/28/2012	H.R.1173	Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011	Passed	Aye
02/23/2012	H.Res.528	Honoring the service and sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.
02/13/2012	H.Res.507	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and its actions relating to the Stanford Financial Group fraud.
02/09/2012	H.R.3849	Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act
02/07/2012	H.R.3455	To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the Chief of the National Guard Bureau as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to reestablish the position of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
02/06/2012	H.R.3582	Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2012	Passed	Aye
01/26/2012	H.R.2070	World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2012	Passed	Yea
01/25/2012	H.Res.509	Disapproving of the President's appointment of four officers or employees of the United States during a period when no recess of the Congress for a period of more than three days was authorized by concurrent resolution and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that those appointments were made in violation of the Constitution.
01/06/2012	H.R.3698	To direct the Secretary of State to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes.
12/23/2011	H.R.3421	Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act	Passed	Aye
12/14/2011	H.R.3662	Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2011

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