DUNCAN, JOHN J REP. JR.

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DUNCAN, JOHN J REP. JR.
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: Experience: House: District 2, 1987-Present; Home State: Tennessee; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $291,554Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: John 'Jimmy' J. Duncan, Jr.

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Lynn; 4 Children: Tara, Whitney, John, Zane

Birth Date: 07/21/1947

Birth Place: Lebanon, TN

Home City: Knoxville, TN

Religion: Presbyterian

Education

JD, George Washington University School of Law, 1973

BS, Journalism, University of Tennessee, 1969

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present

Current Legislative Committees

Oversight and Government Reform, Member

Subcommittee on Aviation, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Member

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member

Subcommittee on National Security, Member

Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member

Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Caucus on Unfunded Mandates

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional Friends of Scotland Caucus

Member, Congressional Grace Caucus

Member, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus

Member, Minor League Baseball Caucus

Co-Chair, Scenic Byways Caucus

Professional Experience

Judge, Knox County Criminal Court, 1981-1988

Trial Judge, State of Tennessee, 1981-1988

Captain, United States Army National Guard, 1970-1987

Captain, United States Army Reserve, 1970-1987

Attorney, Private Practice, Knoxville, 1973-1981

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, American Legion

Member, Beck Black Heritage Center

Member, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

Elder, Eastminister Presbyterian Church

Member, Girls' Club

Member, Knoxville Union Rescue Mission

Member, Masons

Member, Red Cross

Member, Scottish Rite and Shrine

Member, Senior Citizens Home Aid Service

Member, Sertoma Club

Member, Sunshine Center for the Mentally Retarded

Member, Young Men's Christian Association

Additional Information

Awards:

Super Hero Award, Citizens Against Government Waste

The most fiscally conservative Member of the United States House, National Taxpayers Union, 2011

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	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
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	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	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	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	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 241

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/24/2007	H.R.2324	Government Contact Act	05/24/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. (All Actions)
04/26/2007	H.R.339	Veterans Outpatient Care Access Act of 2007	04/26/2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
04/25/2007	H.Res.320	Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's basketball team for winning the 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship.	04/25/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
01/18/2007	H.R.341	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for payment of lump-sum death payments upon the death of a spouse.	01/18/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
01/18/2007	H.R.340	Remarried Widows' and Widowers' Benefits Act of 2007	01/18/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
06/09/2006	H.R.5558	Stormwater Enforcement and Permitting Act of 2006	06/09/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
07/28/2006	H.R.4650	National Levee Safety Program Act of 2006	07/28/2006 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 350. (All Actions)
07/18/2006	H.Res.498	Supporting the goals and ideals of School Bus Safety Week.	07/18/2006 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
10/06/2005	H.Res.15	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month.	10/06/2005 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/20/2005	H.R.3336	Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2005	07/20/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
06/05/2006	H.R.5404	Good Samaritan Clean Watershed Act	06/05/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . (All Actions)
05/25/2006	H.Res.837	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Works Week.	05/25/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
05/22/2006	H.Con.Res.411	Commemorating the anniversary of, commending, and reaffirming the national motto of the United States on the 50th anniversary of its formal adoption.	05/22/2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
03/20/2006	H.R.4963	Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2006	03/20/2006 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. (All Actions)
01/03/2006	H.R.4560	Clean Water Trust Act of 2005	01/03/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans. (All Actions)
07/13/2005	H.R.3158	To designate the Cherokee Overhill Territory in Polk, McMinn, Monroe, and Meigs Counties in Tennessee as a National Heritage Area.	07/13/2005 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. (All Actions)
07/01/2005	H.R.2938	Environmentally Responsible Windpower Act of 2005	07/01/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. (All Actions)
04/04/2005	H.R.76	Veterans Outpatient Care Access Act of 2005	04/04/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/25/2005	H.R.78	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for payment of lump-sum death payments upon the death of a spouse.	01/25/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
01/25/2005	H.R.77	Remarried Widows' and Widowers' Benefits Act of 2005	01/25/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)

Total: 3611

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/05/2017	H.R.2146	Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2017
06/14/2017	H.R.2581	Verify First Act
05/22/2017	H.R.695	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/22/2017	H.R.115	Thin Blue Line Act	Passed	Yea
05/19/2017	H.R.2560	To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to encourage elimination of lionfish from United States waters by allowing individuals to exchange lionfish for tags authorizing fishing for certain species in addition to the number of such species otherwise authorized to be taken by such individuals, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017	H.R.2510	To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2482	To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.510	Rapid DNA Act of 2017
05/01/2017	H.R.2024	End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017
04/28/2017	H.R.1694	Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017	Passed	Yea
04/27/2017	H.R.2187	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers.
04/27/2017	H.R.1666	To prohibit the availability of funds for activities in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
04/26/2017	H.R.2120	Buses United for Safety, Regulatory Reform, and Enhanced Growth for the 21st Century Act
04/13/2017	H.J.Res.43	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.	Passed	Aye
04/05/2017	H.R.1919	Child Tax Credit Protection Act of 2017
04/05/2017	H.R.1316	Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act
04/04/2017	H.R.1771	VA GORDIAN KNOT Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1555	FAIR Act
03/30/2017	H.R.1730	Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 2017

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