• 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
03/02/1998 H.Con.Res.229 Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring the United States Submarine Force on its 100th anniversary.
02/27/1998 H.Con.Res.210 Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to promoting coverage of individuals under long-term care insurance.
02/26/1998 H.R.3290 Affordable Housing Improvement Act of 1998
01/27/1998 H.R.3089 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the submission to Congress and the public of the identity of any individual for whom a waiver of the eligibility requirements for interment in Arlington National Cemetery is granted, and for other purposes.
11/25/1997 H.R.3026 To amend title 28, United States Code, relating to jurisdictional immunities of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, to grant jurisdiction to the courts of the United States for claims arising out of the destruction of Pan American World Airways Flight 103.
11/21/1997 H.R.2936 To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from imposing certain requirements relating to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied compressed gas service.
11/20/1997 H.Con.Res.200 Expressing the sense of the Congress that a series of postage stamps should be issued in recognition of the recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
11/20/1997 H.R.2909 To amend the Federal Power Act to establish requirements regarding the operation of certain electric generating facilities, and for other purposes.
11/18/1997 H.R.2908 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care imposed by section 4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
11/14/1997 H.R.2923 Early Hearing Loss Detection, Diagnosis, and Intervention Act of 1997
11/14/1997 H.R.2752 To present a gold medal to Len "Roy Rogers" Slye and Octavia "Dale Evans" Smith.
11/10/1997 H.R.1766 To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a demonstration project to evaluate the feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health Benefits program to ensure the availability of adequate health care for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries under the military health care system.
11/09/1997 H.Con.Res.181 Calling for a United States effort to end restrictions on the freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people in the occupied area of Cyprus.
11/07/1997 H.Con.Res.188 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Turkey's claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey.
11/07/1997 H.R.2817 Printed Circuit Investment Act of 1997
11/06/1997 H.R.409 To amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the provisions of chapter 76 of that title (relating to missing persons) as in effect before the amendments made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 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.
10/22/1997 H.R.338 Ratepayer Protection Act
10/21/1997 H.Con.Res.8 Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the significance of maintaining the health and stability of coral reef ecosystems.
10/15/1997 H.R.2497 Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act of 1997
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