• LANCE, LEONARD
Experience: House: District 8, 2009-Present
Home State: New Jersey
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $833,983Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Leonard Lance
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Heidi; 1 Child: Peter
    Birth Date: 06/25/1952
    Birth Place: Easton, PA
    Home City: Clinton Township, NJ
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    MPA, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, 1982
    JD, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1977
    BA, Lehigh University, 1974

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 7, 2009-present
    Senator, New Jersey State Senate, District 23, 2002-2008
    Minority Leader, New Jersey State Senate, 2004-2008
    Assembly Member, New Jersey General Assembly, 1991-2002
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1996

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Vice Chair
    Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Former Member, Financial Services Committee, United States House of Representatives

Professional Experience

    Assistant Counsel, Office of Governor Thomas H. Kean, 1983-1990
    Law Clerk, Warren County Court, 1977-1978

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Trustee, Centenary College
    Trustee, McCarter Theater
    Trustee, Newark Museum
    Member, New Jersey Humanities Council
    Member, Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
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

Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 70
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/16/2017 H.R.2461 Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act 05/16/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
05/05/2017 H.R.2376 Drug Diversion and Counterfeit Crackdown Act of 2017 05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/05/2017 H.R.2244 Patient Experience in Research Act of 2017 05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 H.R.2335 Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2017 05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 H.R.2334 Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2017 05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
04/27/2017 H.R.2211 Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act 04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.2037 Veterans Health Care Freedom Act 04/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1409 Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2017 03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/06/2017 H.R.504 To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the United States is displayed on certain Federal property. 02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
01/14/2017 H.R.556 BLUE Act of 2017 01/14/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
01/04/2017 H.R.265 Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2017 01/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/14/2016 H.R.5111 Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 12/14/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-258. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/08/2016 H.R.6514 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to redirect user fees assessed of health insurance issuers on Federal Exchanges, and for other purposes. 12/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
12/06/2016 H.Con.Res.174 Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 34. 12/06/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/12/2016 H.Res.847 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a national strategy for the Internet of Things to promote economic growth and consumer empowerment. 09/12/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/07/2016 H.R.5949 Victims Before Ransom Act 09/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
08/11/2016 H.R.5674 Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act 08/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
07/11/2016 H.R.5717 Medicaid Data and Benefit Improvement Act of 2016 07/11/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
06/07/2016 H.R.5363 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the United States Army for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, during the Civil War. 06/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
05/23/2016 H.R.4111 Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016 05/23/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 452.  (All Actions)
Total: 1196
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/23/2014 H.R.4342 DOTCOM Act of 2014
12/22/2014 H.R.712 To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.
12/19/2014 H.R.3979 Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 Motion Agreed to (89-11, 3/5 majority required) Not Voting
12/19/2014 H.R.2901 Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014
12/18/2014 H.R.5739 No Social Security for Nazis Act Passed Yea
12/18/2014 H.R.1281 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014
12/16/2014 H.R.2866 Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
12/16/2014 H.R.2366 World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act Passed Yea
12/16/2014 H.R.2203 To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence, good sportsmanship, and philanthropy. Passed Yea
12/16/2014 H.R.1772 Legal Workforce Act
12/10/2014 H.Con.Res.107 A concurrent resolution denouncing the use of civilians as human shields by Hamas and other terrorist organizations.
12/08/2014 H.Res.772 Directing the House of Representatives to bring a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain policies and actions taken by the executive branch relating to immigration.
11/24/2014 H.R.5706 Nazi Social Security Benefits Termination Act of 2014
09/29/2014 H.R.4980 Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act
09/26/2014 H.R.594 Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2014
09/18/2014 H.Res.707 Condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and rejecting attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred or violent attacks as an acceptable expression of disapproval or frustration over political events in the Middle East or elsewhere.
09/18/2014 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2014 Passed Yea
09/17/2014 H.R.5504 Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2014
09/17/2014 H.Res.730 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.
09/11/2014 H.Res.721 Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults.
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