• FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P.
Experience: House: District 11, 1995-Present
Home State: New Jersey
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,534,185Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Virginia; 2 Children
    Birth Date: 04/29/1946
    Birth Place: New York City, NY
    Home City: Harding Township, NJ
    Religion: Episcopalian

Education

    Attended, Trinity College, Hartford
    BA, Hobart College, 1969

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 11, 1995-present
    Representative, New Jersey General Assembly, 1983-1994
    Freeholder, Board of Chosen Freeholders, Morris County, 1974-1983
    Director, Board of Chosen Freeholders, Morris County, 1980

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Defense, Chair
    Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Appropriations Committee, New Jersey General Assembly, 1988-1989, 1992-1994

Professional Experience

    Coordinator, Morris County State/Federal Aid, 1972
    Administrative Assistant, Morris County State/Federal Aid, 1972
    Served, 93rd Engineering Battalion, United States Army, Vietnam, 1969-1971

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Morris County Republican Committee
    Board Member, Morristown Salvation Army
    Member, New Jersey Historical Society
    Member, Picatinny Advisory Council
    Member, Post 3401, Veterans of Foreign Wars
    Member, Post 59, The American Legion
    Member, Board of Directors, United Way, 1979-1982

Additional Information

Awards:

    Hero of the Taxpayer, Americans for Tax Reform;
    Science Coalition's Champion of Science Award, Rutgers and Princeton Universities;
    Honorary Degree, Drew University, 2004
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

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

Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

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

No Opinion
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 145
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/04/2017 H.Con.Res.53 Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 244. 05/04/2017 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
04/28/2017 H.J.Res.99 Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. 04/28/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-30.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.R.1301 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 04/07/2017 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 36.  (All Actions)
03/07/2017 H.R.1281 To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act. 03/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
09/06/2016 H.R.5293 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 09/06/2016 Second cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 43. Record Vote Number: 136.  (All Actions)
04/21/2016 H.R.894 To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act. 04/21/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395.  (All Actions)
11/05/2015 H.R.2685 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 11/05/2015 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.  (All Actions)
06/30/2015 H.Res.314 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the eligibility of veterans service organizations for community development block grant funding. 06/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.  (All Actions)
02/12/2015 H.Res.73 Recognizing the importance of trade to the United States economy and the importance of completing free trade agreements with Pacific Rim countries and the European Union. 02/12/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
01/28/2015 H.R.559 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System. 01/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
12/22/2014 H.R.712 To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024. 12/22/2014 Committee on Agriculture discharged.  (All Actions)
08/04/2014 H.J.Res.76 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Resolution, 2014 08/04/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-145. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
07/17/2014 H.R.4870 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 07/17/2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.  (All Actions)
10/10/2013 H.J.Res.91 Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 10/10/2013 Became Public Law No: 113-44. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
07/16/2013 H.R.2609 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 07/16/2013 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 134.  (All Actions)
06/14/2013 H.R.2104 Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act of 2013 06/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
05/23/2013 H.R.2103 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System. 05/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
10/09/2012 H.R.6513 To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024. 10/09/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
06/11/2012 H.R.5325 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 06/11/2012 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5382 To suspend temporarily the duty on poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolyzed acetate groups. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
Total: 1386
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
08/04/2006 H.R.2389 Pledge Protection Act of 2005 Passed Aye
07/25/2006 H.R.1307 Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
06/23/2006 H.R.5624 Men's Health Act of 2006
06/15/2006 H.Res.871 Recognizing Sam Hornish, Jr. for winning the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500.
06/08/2006 H.R.8 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005
06/05/2006 H.R.5253 Federal Energy Price Protection Act of 2006 Passed Yea
05/25/2006 H.R.5496 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide special treatment of certain cancer hospitals under the Medicare Program.
05/25/2006 H.R.4681 Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 Passed Yea
05/24/2006 H.Res.838 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should not accept the credentials of any representative of the Government of Libya until the Government of Libya has fully met its financial commitments to the families of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 and that the President should urge the Government of Libya to make a good faith effort to resolve other outstanding cases of United States victims of terrorism sponsored or supported by Libya.
05/18/2006 H.R.817 Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2005
05/04/2006 H.R.5291 Gang Elimination Act of 2006
05/04/2006 H.Con.Res.99 Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month.
04/27/2006 H.R.282 Iran Freedom Support Act Passed Yea
04/21/2006 H.R.4924 Congressional Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Act of 2006
04/11/2006 H.R.1259 To award a congressional gold medal on behalf of the Tuskegee Airmen, collectively, in recognition of their unique military record, which inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces. Passed Yea
02/08/2006 H.Con.Res.337 Encouraging all Americans to increase their charitable giving, with the goal of increasing the annual amount of charitable giving in the United States by one percent.
12/16/2005 H.Res.575 Asserting that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
12/15/2005 H.R.4562 Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/22/2005 H.R.4245 Influenza Preparedness and Prevention Act of 2005
10/27/2005 H.Res.521 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should cease its distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and should work with the United Nations and Greece to find a mutually acceptable official name for the FYROM.
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