• 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)
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)
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)
11/16/2015 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
01/14/2009 H.R.444 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009
01/14/2009 H.R.398 Prevention Through Affordable Access Act of 2009
01/14/2009 H.R.43 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009
01/13/2009 H.R.460 Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2009
01/09/2009 H.R.433 REWARD Act of 2009
01/09/2009 H.R.424 Protecting Senior's Nest Egg Act of 2009
01/09/2009 H.R.422 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit.
01/08/2009 H.R.302 To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities.
01/07/2009 H.R.235 Social Security Fairness Act of 2009
01/06/2009 H.R.111 Community Choice in Real Estate Act
12/02/2008 H.R.2040 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act
12/01/2008 H.R.5714 United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008
10/08/2008 H.R.5872 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act Passed Yea
11/19/2008 H.R.6316 Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System Act of 2008
11/19/2008 H.R.6264 To prevent excessive speculation in over-the-counter derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation in those markets to persons who are capable of producing, manufacturing, or taking physical delivery of the commodities.
10/21/2008 H.R.6834 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4 South Main Street in Wallingford, Connecticut, as the "CWO Richard R. Lee Post Office Building".
10/15/2008 H.R.6045 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008 Passed Yea
10/15/2008 H.R.4544 Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008
10/13/2008 H.R.6849 To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.
10/09/2008 H.R.2851 Michelle's Law
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