• ADERHOLT, ROBERT BROWN
Experience: House: District 4, 1997-Present
Home State: Alabama
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,172,759Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Robert B. Aderholt
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Caroline; 2 Children: Mary, Robert
    Birth Date: 07/22/1965
    Birth Place: Haleyville, AL
    Home City: Haleyville, AL
    Religion: Congregationalist Baptist

Education

    Attended, University of North Alabama
    JD, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 1990
    BA, Birmingham Southern University, 1987

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 1997-present
    Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1992
    Candidate, Alabama State House of Representatives, 1990

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Chair
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)
    Member, Congressional-Executive Commission on China
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
    Member, Republican Study Committee
    Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

    Attorney
    Municipal Judge, City of Haleyville, 1992-1996
    Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Governor Fob James, 1995-1996
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

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Support
Total: 67
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
02/15/2017 H.Con.Res.26 To express the sense of Congress that the first launch of the Space Launch System should be named for Captain Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan. 02/15/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.  (All Actions)
04/26/2016 H.R.5054 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 04/26/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.4540 SNAP Empowerment and Accountability Act of 2016 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
09/25/2015 H.R.3597 Medicaid Qualified Providers Clarification Act 09/25/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/14/2015 H.R.3049 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 07/14/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 153.  (All Actions)
02/02/2015 H.R.191 Repeal Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 02/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4974 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain nonwoven polypropylene zippered sleeping bag carry cases, not under 77.5 cm in circumference and not exceeding 127.7 cm in circumference. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4973 To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain sleeping bag carry cases. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
07/21/2014 H.R.4635 Orphan County Telecommunications Rights Act of 2014 07/21/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
06/11/2014 H.R.4800 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 06/11/2014 Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4800 as unfinished business.  (All Actions)
10/09/2013 H.J.Res.77 Food and Drug Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 10/09/2013 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 212.  (All Actions)
10/07/2013 H.J.Res.75 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 10/07/2013 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 209.  (All Actions)
09/19/2013 H.Con.Res.56 Expressing the sense of Congress that a certain lock and dam should be known and designated as the "Donald G. Waldon Lock and Dam". 09/19/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
09/13/2013 H.R.3000 REVIVE Act of 2013 09/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
07/23/2013 H.R.2729 Housing Assistance Eligibility Verification Act of 2013 07/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
06/26/2013 H.R.2410 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 06/26/2013 Rule H. Res. 274 passed House.  (All Actions)
12/18/2012 H.R.6582 American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act 12/18/2012 Became Public Law No: 112-210. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
09/24/2012 H.R.4850 Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act 09/24/2012 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
06/11/2012 H.R.5855 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 06/11/2012 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 426.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4975 To suspend temporarily the duty on man-made shells used in the manufacture of sleeping bags. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
Total: 1615
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
01/14/2009 H.R.226 Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009
01/13/2009 H.R.471 Supporting America's Manufacturers Act
01/13/2009 H.R.470 Economic Recovery and Middle-Class Tax Relief Act of 2009
01/09/2009 H.R.385 CAR Act of 2009
01/07/2009 H.R.227 Sanctity of Human Life Act
01/06/2009 H.R.205 Death Tax Repeal 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
11/19/2008 H.R.6758 Furthering Renewable Energy and Exploration Act
10/15/2008 H.R.4544 Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008
10/02/2008 H.R.5335 Trail of Tears Documentation Act
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.
10/08/2008 H.R.5872 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act Passed Yea
10/08/2008 H.R.5265 Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008 Passed Aye
10/02/2008 H.Con.Res.239 Recognizing and acknowledging the important role of adoption, and commending all parties involved, including birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, adoptive families, and adopted children.
10/02/2008 H.Con.Res.223 Honoring professional surveyors and recognizing their contributions to society.
09/29/2008 H.R.7223 Free Market Protection Act of 2008
09/29/2008 H.Res.1224 Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th anniversary.
09/28/2008 H.R.971 Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007
09/27/2008 H.Res.1437 Expressing support for designation of the month of October as "American Pharmacists Month" and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all people in the United States should join in celebrating our Nation's pharmacists for their contributions to the health and well-being of our citizens.
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