• GARRETT, SCOTT REP.
Experience: House: District 5, 2003-Present
Home State: New Jersey
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,385,618Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
Write a Review

Personal

    Full Name: Scott Garrett
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Mary Ellen; 2 Children: Jennifer, Brittany
    Birth Date: 07/09/1959
    Birth Place: Englewood, NJ
    Home City: Wantage, NJ
    Religion: Protestant

Education

    JD, Rutgers University School of Law, 1984
    BA, Political Science, Montclair State College, 1981

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 5, 2002-present
    Former Sergeant-At-Arms, Sussex County Republican Party
    Assembly Member, New Jersey General Assembly, 1990-2002
    Assistant Majority Leader, New Jersey General Assembly, 2000-2002
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1998, 2000

Current Legislative Committees

    Budget, Member
    Financial Services, Member
    Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Chair
    Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Anti-Terrorism Caucus, present
    Member, Armenian Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption, present
    Chair, Congressional Constitution Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Services Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Taiwan Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus, present
    Member, Economic Competitiveness Caucus, present
    Member, Financial Literacy Caucus, present
    Member, Fire Services Caucus, present
    Member, Hellenic Caucus, present
    Member, Homeland Security Caucus, present
    Member, House Cancer Caucus, present
    Member, Immigration Reform Caucus, present
    Member, India Caucus, present
    Member, Iran Sanctions Working Group, present
    Member, Land Conservation Caucus, present
    Member, Law Enforcement Caucus, present
    Member, Men's Health Caucus, present
    Member, Nuclear Issues Working Group, present
    Member, Prayer Caucus, present
    Member, Sri Lanka Caucus, present
    Member, Sudan Caucus, present
    Member, Task Force on Terrorism and Proliferation Financing, present
    Member, US-Israel Security Caucus, present
    Member, Wildlife Refuge Caucus, present
    Founder, Congressional Constitution Caucus
    Former Member, Republican Policy Committee
    Former Chair, Republican Study Committee’s Budget and Spending Task Force

Professional Experience

    Former Attorney, Sellar, Richardson, Stuart & Chisholm Professional Corporation

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Trustee, Montclair State College Alumni Association
    Former Member, New Jersey Defense Association
    Former Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
    Former Member, Sussex County Bar Association
    Former President, Sussex County Big Brothers Association
    Former Member, Sussex County Board of Agriculture
    Former Director, Sussex County Republican Chairman's Club
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
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

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
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

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 164
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/11/2003 H.R.1795 To provide that the income tax shall not apply for taxable years during which the taxpayer, or either spouse of a married couple, is serving in the war in Iraq. 04/11/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/02/2003 H.R.1569 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located on Kinderkamack Road in Emerson, New Jersey, as the "Gary Albero Post Office Building". 04/02/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/27/2003 H.R.1507 To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the award of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Steve Piniaha of Sparta, New Jersey, for acts of valor while a member of the Army during World War II. 03/27/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
02/27/2003 H.R.657 Emergency Securities Response Act of 2003 02/27/2003 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
Total: 1731
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/23/2016 H.R.3713 Sentencing Reform Act of 2015
12/20/2016 H.R.5983 Financial CHOICE Act of 2016
12/16/2016 H.R.2726 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
12/12/2016 H.R.2896 TAILOR Act of 2015
09/21/2016 H.R.6100 Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act
09/15/2016 H.R.6047 Taiwan Travel Act
12/12/2016 H.R.1941 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
12/12/2016 H.R.1266 Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015
11/15/2016 H.R.4365 Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016
11/15/2016 H.R.1192 National Clinical Care Commission Act
09/27/2016 H.R.3779 Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2016
12/08/2016 H.R.5143 Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 Passed Yea
12/01/2016 H.R.2992 Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/30/2016 H.R.5166 Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act
09/26/2016 H.R.5931 Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act Passed Aye
09/22/2016 H.R.5859 Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act Passed Yea
09/22/2016 H.R.2315 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015
09/07/2016 H.R.5949 Victims Before Ransom Act
09/07/2016 H.Res.752 Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
07/14/2016 H.R.5734 Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016
Write your review on this candidate
Rate this candidate:
Click stars to rate
  • 0 Comments