• RIGELL, EDWARD SCOTT MR.
Experience: House: District 2, 2011-Present
Home State: Virginia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $715,068Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: E. Scott Rigell
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Teri; 4 Children: Lindsey, Mallory, Justus, Shannon
    Birth Date: 05/28/1960
    Birth Place: Titusville, FL
    Home City: Virginia Beach, VA
    Religion: Christian

Education

    MBA, Regent University, 1990
    BBA, Mercer University, 1983
    AA, Brevard Community College, 1981

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Co-Founder, Fix Congress Now Caucus
    Member, United States House Committee on Armed Services
    Member, Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board, 1995-1999

Professional Experience

    Owner, Automobile Dealerships
    Founder, Freedom Automotive
    Chair, Freedom Automotive
    Former Member, Local Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development Corporations
    Sergeant, United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1978-1984

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Member, Board, Horizons Hampton Roads
    Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America
    Volunteer Mentor, First Colonial High School
    Co-Founder, Friends of Saint John's University
    Board Member, Friends of Saint John's University
    Former President, Hampton Roads Automobile Dealers Association
    Lifetime Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
    Elder, Trinity Church
    Member, Trinity Church in Virginia Beach
    Founding Member, Tusk and Trunk Club
    Volunteer, United Way
    Partner-In-Education, Willoughby Elementary School
    Chair, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, 2007
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
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

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
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

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 27
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/23/2016 H.R.3777 America First Act 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
12/10/2015 H.R.4208 Authority for the Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Act 12/10/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
08/07/2015 H.Con.Res.71 Providing for a plan to alleviate the effects of sequestration. 08/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/01/2015 H.R.2259 Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act 06/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
05/07/2015 H.R.1840 Virginia Jobs and Energy Act 05/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
11/17/2014 H.R.5165 Advancing Girls in STEM Act of 2014 11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
09/09/2014 H.Res.644 Condemning and disapproving of the failure of the Obama administration to comply with the lawful statutory requirement to notify Congress before transferring individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and expressing concern about the national security risks over the transfer of five Taliban leaders and the repercussions of negotiating with terrorists. 09/09/2014 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/07/2013 H.R.1782 Virginia Jobs and Energy Act 05/07/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
01/22/2013 H.Con.Res.9 Govern Before Going Home Resolution 01/22/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
06/08/2012 H.Res.675 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, as part of any agreement on Medicare reform, Medicare should not be changed for any citizens of the United States over the age of 55 and any agreement should provide a detailed plan to end waste, fraud, and abuse in the program. 06/08/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/14/2013 H.R.4212 Drywall Safety Act of 2012 01/14/2013 Became Public Law No: 112-266. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
01/04/2013 H.Res.20 Providing that the House of Representatives is committed to restoring America's financial foundation by achieving a Federal spending target of 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and a Federal revenue target of 20 percent of GDP by the end of calendar year 2020. 01/04/2013 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
01/03/2013 H.R.143 Lead By Example Act 01/03/2013 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
07/10/2012 H.R.4608 Military Housing Oversight and Accountability Act 07/10/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
06/08/2012 H.Res.680 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, as part of any agreement on Medicare reform, Medicare should not be changed for any citizens of the United States over the age of 55 and any agreement should provide a detailed plan to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the program. 06/08/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/18/2012 H.Res.666 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, as part of any agreement on Medicare reform, Medicare should not be changed for any citizens of the United States over the age of 55. 05/18/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/18/2012 H.R.4388 Right to Habeas Corpus Act 04/18/2012 Referred to House Armed Services  (All Actions)
03/21/2012 H.R.2087 To remove restrictions from a parcel of land situated in the Atlantic District, Accomack County, Virginia. 03/21/2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
03/16/2012 H.R.4199 Jets for Vets Act of 2012 03/16/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/17/2012 H.R.3882 Mid-Atlantic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012 02/17/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
Total: 480
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
01/06/2015 H.R.25 FairTax Act of 2015
01/06/2015 H.Res.12 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service.
01/06/2015 H.Res.11 Providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution of the United States with respect to the implementation of the immigration laws.
09/18/2014 H.Res.707 Condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and rejecting attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred or violent attacks as an acceptable expression of disapproval or frustration over political events in the Middle East or elsewhere.
09/18/2014 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2014 Passed Yea
01/02/2015 H.R.647 ABLE Act of 2014 Passed Yea
12/16/2014 H.R.2866 Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
12/16/2014 H.R.2366 World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act Passed Yea
12/11/2014 H.R.1869 Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2014
12/04/2014 H.R.5441 To amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of the United States.
09/26/2014 H.R.594 Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2014
09/11/2014 H.R.5078 Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 Passed Yea
09/08/2014 H.Res.620 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Mexico should immediately release United States Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi and provide for his swift return to the United States so Sgt. Tahmooressi can receive the appropriate medical assistance for his medical condition.
09/02/2014 H.R.5137 Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014
09/02/2014 H.R.5079 To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide for the repatriation of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
08/01/2014 H.R.5384 Securing Health Care for Young Americans Act of 2014
08/01/2014 H.R.5328 Guaranteed Health Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2014
08/01/2014 H.R.5321 Protecting Insurance Coverage for Sick Americans Act of 2014
08/01/2014 H.R.1528 Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014
07/30/2014 H.Res.281 Expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience, in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their religious beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
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