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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Support Most gun owners can use them safely and responsibly, and it expresses the principle of self-defense against violence. So gun ownership should not be restricted.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Support Homosexuals are equal with any other members of society. We should acknowledge the legitimacy of homosexual partners, but civil unions are preferable to using the term "marriage".
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

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
10/15/2009	H.Res.835	Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to provide for transparency in the committee amendment process.
10/15/2009	H.R.1327	Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009	Passed	Yea
10/14/2009	H.R.3790	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner.
10/14/2009	H.Con.Res.198	Recognizing Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury as the leading cause of death and disability in the United States for children and young adults from birth until 25 years of age and endorsing the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan to develop a seamless, standardized, evidence-based system of care universally accessible for all of these children, young adults, and their families, regardless of where they live in the country.
10/08/2009	H.R.3762	Congressional Research Service Electronic Accessibility Act of 2009
10/08/2009	H.R.3761	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes.
10/08/2009	H.R.3760	Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009
10/08/2009	H.R.2416	To require the Department of Veterans Affairs to use purchases of goods or services through the Federal supply schedules for the purpose of meeting certain contracting goals for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, including veterans with service-connected disabilities.
10/08/2009	H.R.1740	EARLY Act
10/01/2009	H.R.3712	1863 Gettysburg Campaign Act
10/01/2009	H.R.3696	To prohibit recipients of TARP assistance from funding ACORN, and for other purposes.
10/01/2009	H.Res.789	Expressing support for designation of October 2, 2009, as World MRSA Day.
10/01/2009	H.R.1925	America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009
09/30/2009	H.R.3668	To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indians under that Act.
09/30/2009	H.R.1243	To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Arnold Palmer in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf.	Passed	Aye
09/29/2009	H.Res.782	Demanding that the Government of Iran immediately disclose the existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to its Qom enrichment facility.
09/29/2009	H.Res.16	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month.	Passed	Yea
09/25/2009	H.R.1207	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009
09/24/2009	H.Con.Res.59	Supporting the goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability.	Passed	Yea
09/23/2009	H.R.3017	Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009

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