• JORDAN, JAMES D.
Experience: House: District 4, 2007-Present
Home State: Ohio
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $527,888Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: James 'Jim' Jordan
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Polly; 4 Children: Rachel, Benjamin, Jessie, Isaac
    Birth Date:02/17/1964
    Birth Place: Troy, OH
    Home City: Urbana, OH
    Religion: Protestant

Education

    JD, Capital University, 2001
    MA, Education, Ohio State University, 1991
    BS, Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1986

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2006-present
    Member, Republican Executive Committee, Champaign County
    Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 12, 2001-2006
    Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, 1994-2000

Current Legislative Committees

    Judiciary, Member
    Oversight and Government Reform, Member
    Select Committee on Benghazi, Member
    Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member
    Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Chair
    Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, Member
    Subcommittee on Government Operations, Member
    Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, Chair
    Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Budget & Spending Task Force
    Member, Prayer Caucus
    Member, Pro-Life Caucus
    Chair, Republican Study Committee

Professional Experience

    Educator
    Director, Heilickson Commuter Camp
    Director, Hellickson-Jordan Wrestling Camp
    Assistant Wrestling Coach, Ohio State University, 1987-1995

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Citizens Against Government Waste
    Member, Farm Bureau
    Member, Grace Bible Church
    Co-Director, Jordan's Champion Wrestling Club
    Member, Ohioans for Term Limits
    Member, Ohio Right to Life
    Member, Young Republicans Club, Mad River Valley
    State Chair, United States of America Wrestling, 1988-1989

Additional Information

Awards:

    Defender of Life Award
    Pro-Life Legislator of the Year
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
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

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

No Opinion
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

Strongly 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: 30
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/08/2017 H.R.2832 To help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs, and for other purposes. 06/08/2017 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
03/10/2017 H.R.1436 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. 03/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/10/2016 H.R.5360 Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act 06/10/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.  (All Actions)
03/26/2015 H.R.1701 Second Amendment Enforcement Act of 2015 03/26/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
11/17/2014 H.R.4731 Welfare Reform Act of 2014 11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/26/2014 H.R.5246 To require the United States attorney to bring the matter of an individual's contempt of Congress before a grand jury not later than 30 days after receiving a certification from the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President of the Senate that the individual is in contempt. 09/26/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
05/07/2014 H.Res.565 Calling on Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., to appoint a special counsel to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the Internal Revenue Service. 05/07/2014 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
12/19/2012 H.R.6688 Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act 12/19/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/23/2012 H.R.3805 Ultrasound Informed Consent Act 01/23/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
06/26/2009 H.R.2608 To define marriage for all legal purposes in the District of Columbia to consist of the union of one man and one woman. 06/26/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.  (All Actions)
12/10/2013 H.R.3689 To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. 12/10/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
04/08/2013 H.R.1091 Life at Conception Act 04/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
02/27/2013 H.R.859 Taxpayers' COP Act 02/27/2013 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
03/29/2011 H.R.1167 Welfare Reform Act of 2011 03/29/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .  (All Actions)
03/29/2011 H.R.1135 Welfare Reform Act of 2011 03/29/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .  (All Actions)
03/23/2011 H.R.430 HAMP Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 03/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.  (All Actions)
03/23/2011 H.R.408 Spending Reduction Act of 2011 03/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.  (All Actions)
05/26/2010 H.Con.Res.281 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2011, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2010, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2012 through 2020. 05/26/2010 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
04/15/2010 H.R.5029 Economic Freedom Act of 2010 04/15/2010 Referred to House Appropriations  (All Actions)
07/22/2009 H.R.3298 Discretionary Spending Control Act of 2009 07/22/2009 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
Total: 968
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
04/12/2013 H.R.1461 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
04/10/2013 H.R.1277 Accountability in Unemployment Act of 2013
04/08/2013 H.R.997 English Language Unity Act of 2013
04/08/2013 H.R.732 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
04/08/2013 H.R.637 Preserving American Privacy Act of 2013
04/02/2013 H.R.1313 To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of catfish.
03/21/2013 H.R.1393 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3700 Riverside Drive in Columbus, Ohio, as the "Master Sergeant Jeffery J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office".
03/21/2013 H.R.1392 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2539 Dartmoor Road in Grove City, Ohio, as the "Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building".
03/20/2013 H.R.1003 To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders.
03/14/2013 H.R.1186 To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.
03/14/2013 H.R.1176 Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2013
03/13/2013 H.Con.Res.23 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.
03/14/2013 H.R.1174 Sound Dollar Act of 2013
03/14/2013 H.Con.Res.24 Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.
03/14/2013 H.R.914 Military Religious Freedom Protection Act
03/14/2013 H.R.890 Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act of 2013 Failed Nay
03/12/2013 H.R.1020 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013
03/12/2013 H.R.940 Health Care Conscience Rights Act
02/28/2013 H.Con.Res.16 Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
02/28/2013 H.R.658 To authorize and request the President to award the congressional Medal of Honor to Arthur Jibilian for actions behind enemy lines during World War II while a member of the United States Navy and the Office of Strategic Services.
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