• BARTON, JOE LINUS
Experience: House: District 6, 1985-Present
Home State: Texas
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,011,319Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Joe Linus Barton
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Terri; 4 Children; 2 Stepchildren
    Birth Date: 09/15/1949
    Birth Place: Waco, TX
    Home City: Ennis, TX
    Religion: Methodist

Education

    MS, Industrial Administration, Purdue University, 1973
    BS, Industrial Engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1972

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1984-present
    Candidate, United States Senate, 1993

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chairman Emeritus, House Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives, present
    Member, Department Of Energy Cost Control Task Force
    Member, House Republican Steering Committee
    Member, Republican Study Committee
    Member, Tea Party Caucus
    Founder, Texas Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Task Force
    Co-Chair, Congressional Privacy Caucus, 2003-2009
    Founder, Congressional Privacy Caucus, 2003-2009
    Chair, Crockett Parks and Recreation Board, 1979-1980

Professional Experience

    Natural Gas Decontrol Consultant, Atlantic Richfield Oil and Gas Company, 1982-1984
    White House Fellow, Energy Secretary James Edwards, 1981-1982
    White House Aide, Energy Secretary James Edwards, 1981-1982
    Assistant to Vice-President, Ennis Business Forms, Incorporated, 1973-1981
    Plant Manager, Ennis Business Forms, Incorporated, 1973-1981

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Co-Chair, Asthma Awareness Day
    Member, Dallas Energy Forum
    Member, First United Methodist Church
    Vice President, Houston County Chamber of Commerce, 1977-1980
    Vice President, Houston County Industrial Development Authority, 1980
    Co-Founder, Houston County Volunteer Ambulance Service, 1976

Additional Information

Awards:

    Outstanding Industrial Engineering Student Award, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, Class of 1972
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 181
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/30/2017 H.R.1821 DELIVER Act of 2017 03/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/14/2016 H.R.4942 DELIVER Act of 2016 04/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/22/2015 H.Con.Res.82 Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the White House Fellows Program. 10/22/2015 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
10/19/2015 H.R.702 To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions. 10/19/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/22/2015 H.R.2421 To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase accountability at the National Institutes of Health. 05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/22/2015 H.R.2420 To reduce administrative burdens on researchers. 05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/26/2015 H.R.2888 Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2015 06/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)
06/12/2015 H.R.2734 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015 06/12/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)
05/22/2015 H.R.2419 To amend the Public Health Services Act to reauthorize funding for the National Institutes of Health. 05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/06/2015 H.R.666 To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions. 02/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
01/30/2015 H.R.546 ACE Kids Act of 2015 01/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
12/12/2014 H.R.5814 To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions. 12/12/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
06/20/2014 H.R.4930 ACE Kids Act of 2014 06/20/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
11/15/2013 H.R.3481 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 11/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.  (All Actions)
10/28/2013 H.R.3348 Obamacare Choice Act of 2013 10/28/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/12/2013 H.R.2666 Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013 07/12/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)
07/27/2012 H.R.6214 HHS Employee Compensation Reform Act of 2012 07/27/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
12/16/2011 H.R.3696 College Football Playoff Act of 2011 12/16/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)
08/25/2011 H.R.2366 Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2011 08/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
07/12/2011 H.R.2417 Better Use of Light Bulbs Act 07/12/2011 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
Total: 2729
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
10/18/2011 H.R.3209 Premarket Predictability Act of 2011
10/18/2011 H.R.3208 Patients Come First Act of 2011
10/18/2011 H.R.2273 Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act Passed Aye
10/18/2011 H.R.2250 EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 Passed Aye
10/17/2011 H.R.358 Protect Life Act Passed Aye
10/12/2011 H.R.2681 Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 Passed Aye
10/12/2011 H.R.1632 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5014 Gary Avenue in Lubbock, Texas, as the "Sergeant Chris Davis Post Office". Passed Aye
10/12/2011 H.R.771 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1081 Elbel Road in Schertz, Texas, as the "Schertz Veterans Post Office". Passed Yea
10/06/2011 H.R.1343 To return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States.
10/04/2011 H.R.3087 Motorsports Fairness and Permanency Act of 2011
09/26/2011 H.R.3067 Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2011
09/15/2011 H.R.2945 Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2011
09/13/2011 H.Con.Res.77 Expressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan and its 23,000,000 people deserve membership in the United Nations.
09/08/2011 H.R.2040 National Right-to-Work Act
09/01/2011 H.Res.140 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that domestic oil and gas resources are critical to our Nation's security and economy and the Secretary of the Interior should take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater permitting process.
08/12/2011 H.R.2715 To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
08/02/2011 H.Res.271 Expressing support for the State of Israel's right to defend Israeli sovereignty, to protect the lives and safety of the Israeli people, and to use all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the use of military force if no other peaceful solution can be found within reasonable time to protect against such an immediate and existential threat to the State of Israel.
07/26/2011 H.R.2662 Health Equity Act of 2011
07/26/2011 H.R.2649 Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2011
07/22/2011 H.R.2560 Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 Motion to Table Agreed to (51-46) Not Voting
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