• BOEHNER, JOHN A.
Experience: House: District 8, 1991-Present
Home State: Ohio
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $6,447,132Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: John A. Boehner
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Debbie; 2 Children: Lindsay, Tricia
    Birth Date: 11/17/1949
    Birth Place: West Chester, OH
    Home City: West Chester, OH
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    BA, Business, Xavier University, 1977

Political Experience

    Speaker, United States House of Representatives, 2010-present
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 8, 1990-present
    Minority Leader, United States House of Representatives, 2006-2010
    Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives, 2004-2006
    Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, 1984-1990

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Former Vice-Chair, House Administration Committee, United States House of Representatives
    Chair, House Republican Conference
    Ex-Officio Member, National Republican Congressional Committee
    Member, Republican Policy Committee
    Member, Republican Steering Committee
    Chair, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, 2001-2006

Professional Experience

    Former Employee, Andy's Cafe
    Served, United States Navy
    Owner, Nucite Sales, 1977-1990

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Founding Families, West Chester/Liberty Foundation, 1994-present
    Member, American Heart Association
    Co-Chair, Butler County Mental Health Association
    Founder, GOP State Solutions Project
    Member, Knights of Columbus, Pope John XXIII
    President, Lakota Hills Homeowners Association
    Member, Ohio Farm Bureau
    Member, Post 218, American Legion
    Member, Saint Maximillian Kolbe Catholic Church
    Member, Southeastern Butler County Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Union Township and Middletown Chambers of Commerce
    Trustee, Board of Trustees, Union Township, 1982-1984
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly 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

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: 130
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
07/14/2016 H.R.10 SOAR Reauthorization Act 07/14/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 561.  (All Actions)
09/11/2015 H.R.3461 To approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, relating to the nuclear program of Iran. 09/11/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
12/21/2012 H.Con.Res.146 Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. 12/21/2012 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/19/2012 H.Res.786 Honoring the four United States public servants who died in Libya and condemning the attacks on United States diplomatic facilities in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen. 09/19/2012 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
12/19/2011 H.Res.497 To provide for the placement of a statue or bust of Sir Winston Churchill in the United States Capitol. 12/19/2011 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
06/03/2011 H.Res.292 Declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of units and members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and for other purposes. 06/03/2011 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/04/2011 H.R.471 SOAR Act 04/04/2011 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.  (All Actions)
01/12/2011 H.Res.32 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, on January 8, 2011. 01/12/2011 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
06/14/2010 H.Con.Res.287 Recognizing Associated Builders and Contractors on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its founding and for the many vital contributions merit shop commercial, industrial, and infrastructure construction contractors make to the quality of life of the people of the United States. 06/14/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
04/14/2010 H.Res.1249 Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 04/14/2010 On motion to refer Agreed to by recorded vote: 235 - 157, 17 Present (Roll no. 202).  (All Actions)
03/11/2010 H.Res.1164 Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 03/11/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.  (All Actions)
11/18/2009 H.R.2294 Keep Terrorists Out of America Act 11/18/2009 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Hoekstra. Petition No: 111-7.  (All Actions)
10/23/2009 H.R.3571 Defund ACORN Act 10/23/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.  (All Actions)
08/03/2009 H.R.2846 American Energy Act 08/03/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
07/29/2009 H.Res.690 Raising a question of the privileges of the House. 07/29/2009 On motion to table the measure Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 244 - 173, 11 Present (Roll no. 656).  (All Actions)
07/24/2009 H.Res.591 Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives all information in his possession relating to certain specific communications with and financial assistance provided to General Motors Corporation and Chrysler LLC. 07/24/2009 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 97.  (All Actions)
06/26/2009 H.R.2556 Preserving DC Student Scholarships Act of 2009 06/26/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.  (All Actions)
06/24/2009 H.R.3002 PATIENTS Act of 2009 06/24/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/21/2009 H.R.2021 Savings Recovery Act of 2009 05/21/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
05/06/2009 H.Res.401 Honoring the life and recognizing the far-reaching accomplishments of the Honorable Jack Kemp, Jr. 05/06/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
Total: 1723
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
11/09/1997 H.Res.245 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of a free and fair referendum on self-determination for the people of Western Sahara.
11/08/1997 H.R.1625 Worker Paycheck Fairness Act
11/07/1997 H.R.2746 Helping Empower Low-income Parents (HELP) Scholarships Amendments of 1997 Failed Not Voting
11/07/1997 H.R.2724 Helping Empower Low-income Parents (HELP) Scholarships Amendments of 1997
11/07/1997 H.R.2655 Clean Books Act
11/06/1997 H.R.1909 Civil Rights Act of 1997
10/30/1997 H.J.Res.75 To confer status as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope.
10/29/1997 H.R.2721 Second Amendment Protection Act of 1997
10/29/1997 H.Res.139 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Education, States, and local education agencies should spend a greater percentage of Federal education tax dollars in our children's classrooms. Passed Not Voting
10/28/1997 H.R.2667 Department of Commerce Dismantling Act
10/27/1997 H.R.2609 To make a regulatory correction concerning methyl bromide to meet the obligations of the Montreal Protocol without placing the farmers of the United States at a competitive disadvantage versus foreign growers.
10/23/1997 H.R.2579 SAFE Act
10/15/1997 H.R.2595 Farmers' Temporary Employment Assistance Act
10/15/1997 H.R.2497 Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act of 1997
10/09/1997 H.R.1984 To provide for a four-year moratorium on the establishment of new standards for ozone and fine particulate matter under the Clean Air Act, pending further implementation of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, additional review and air quality monitoring under that Act.
10/07/1997 H.R.2593 Marriage Penalty Relief Act
10/06/1997 H.R.2596 United States Agricultural Products Market Access Act of 1997
10/06/1997 H.R.2248 To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions toward religious understanding and peace, and for other purposes.
10/06/1997 H.R.1710 Medical Device Regulatory Modernization Act of 1997
09/05/1997 H.R.2424 To amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to eliminate the requirement that a Federal budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority.
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