• COURTNEY, JOSEPH D
Experience: House: District 2, 2007-Present
Home State: Connecticut
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $850,627Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Joseph 'Joe' D. Courtney
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Audrey; 2 Children: Robert, Elizabeth
    Birth Date: 04/06/1953
    Birth Place: West Hartford, CT
    Home City: Vernon, CT

Education

    JD, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1978
    BA, Tufts University, 1975

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2006-present
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2002
    Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, State of Connecticut, 1998
    Assembly Member, Connecticut General Assembly, 1987-1994

Current Legislative Committees

    Armed Services, Member
    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
    Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Member
    Subcommittee on Readiness, Member
    Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus

Professional Experience

    Partner, Courtney, Boyan and Foran, Limited Liability Company
    Town Attorney, Town of Vernon
    Assistant Public Defender, Rockville Superior Court, 1979-1981

Additional Information

Awards:

    Golden Triangle Award, National Farmers' Union
    American Farm Bureau's Friend of the Farm Bureau award
    The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers' Legislator of the Year Award
    Health Care Hero Award, Patient Advocate Foundation
    Legislator of the Year Award, Connecticut Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2009
    Meritorious Service Award, Connecticut National Guard
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 92
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/18/2017 H.Res.339 Calling upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. 05/18/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes. 05/17/2017 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 H.R.2317 United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017 05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
03/31/2017 H.R.1499 Remedies for Refusal of Repatriation Act 03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
03/16/2017 H.R.1421 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 03/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/15/2017 H.R.1060 Young Farmer Success Act 02/15/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.R.914 Protecting America's Workers Act 02/07/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
09/26/2016 H.R.5988 Remedies for Refusal of Repatriation Act 09/26/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
07/11/2016 H.R.1434 Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act 07/11/2016 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Courtney. Petition No: 114-6.  (All Actions)
03/01/2016 H.Res.631 Calling upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. 03/01/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/03/2016 H.R.4447 Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act 02/03/2016 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
11/23/2015 H.Res.493 Recognizing Connecticut's Submarine Century, the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Naval Submarine Base New London, and Connecticut's historic role in supporting the undersea capabilities of the United States. 11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2090 Protecting America's Workers Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
05/11/2015 H.R.2050 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 05/11/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/07/2015 H.R.1571 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 04/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/26/2015 H.R.1683 United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act 03/26/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
06/13/2014 H.R.4611 Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2014 06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
08/01/2013 H.R.2932 United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act 08/01/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.1595 Student Loan Relief Act of 2013 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.1433 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans. 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
Total: 2266
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/15/2007 H.Res.247 Recognizing the contributions of all United States Attorneys, past and present.
03/14/2007 H.R.1506 Fuel Economy Reform Act
03/14/2007 H.R.1420 Microbicide Development Act
03/13/2007 H.Res.222 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Good Friday Agreement, signed on April 10, 1998, as a blueprint for a lasting peace in Northern Ireland, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
03/13/2007 H.R.1193 Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007
03/12/2007 H.Res.136 Commending the Girl Scouts of the United States of America on the occasion of their 95th anniversary, for providing quality age-appropriate experiences that prepare girls to become the leaders of tomorrow and for raising issues important to girls. Failed No
03/07/2007 H.R.1223 Keeping Faith With the Greatest Generation Military Retirees Act
03/07/2007 H.R.1178 Physician Assistants Continuity of Care Act of 2007
03/07/2007 H.R.1078 Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2007
03/06/2007 H.R.1320 Interference Protection for Existing Television Band Devices Act of 2007
03/06/2007 H.Res.180 Honoring the life and achievements of Leo T. McCarthy and expressing profound sorrow on his death.
03/05/2007 H.R.1279 Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2007
03/05/2007 H.R.1188 Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2007
03/02/2007 H.R.503 To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes.
03/02/2007 H.R.402 Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act
03/02/2007 H.R.358 To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit for Government markers for marked graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
03/02/2007 H.R.333 Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act
03/02/2007 H.R.303 Retired Pay Restoration Act
03/01/2007 H.R.1304 Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act of 2007
03/01/2007 H.R.743 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007
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