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: Experience: House: District 21, 1987-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,294,816Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Lamar S. Smith

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Beth; 2 Children

Birth Date: 11/19/1947

Birth Place: San Antonio, TX

Home City: San Antonio, TX

Religion: Christian Scientist

Education

JD, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1975

BA, American Studies, Yale University, 1969

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1986-present

Commissioner's Court, Bexar County, 1983-1985

Chair, Republican Party, Bexar County, 1978-1982

Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, 1981-1982

Current Legislative Committees

Homeland Security, Member

Judiciary, Member

Science, Space, and Technology, Chair

Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, Member

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member

Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Former Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Congressional Grace Caucus

Member, Congressional Sportsman's Caucus

Member, Economic Task Force, House Grand Old Party

Former Chair, Ethics Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Homeland Security Committee

Member, House Republican Steering Committee

Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

Partner, Lamar Seeligson Ranch

Attorney, Law Firm of Maebius and Duncan, San Antonio

Business/Financial Writer, Christian Science Monitor, 1970-1972

Management Intern, Small Business Administration, 1969-1970

Additional Information

Awards:

100 Most Influential People in Washington, National Journal

Policymaker of the Year, Politico

Legislator of the Year, Information Technology Industry Council

Member of the Year, National Narcotic Officers' Associations' Coalition

Policymaker of the Year, Politico

Spirit of Enterprise, United States Chamber of Commerce

Defenders of Property Rights Award, Defenders of Property Rights

Cyber Champion, Business Software Alliance

Total: 2

ExxonMobil Is Still Spending Millions of Dollars on Climate Science Deniers

07/28/2015

The Huffington Post

McConnell Voted In 1993 To Legalize Fetal Tissue Donations After Abortion

07/24/2015

By Laura Bassett | The Huffington Post

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	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
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	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Support We should have open trade with every country in the world. The government has no right to make restrictions on imports or exports.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
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	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
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	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 260

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/23/1997	H.R.1591	Regulatory Accountability Act of 1997	05/23/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs. (All Actions)
05/02/1997	H.R.1336	To amend the Adult Education Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to provide support services to participants in adult education programs.	05/02/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. (All Actions)
05/01/1997	H.R.1510	Television Improvement Act of 1997	05/01/1997 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
10/22/1996	H.R.4335	Alien Public Assistance Benefits Amendments of 1996	10/22/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. (All Actions)
09/30/1996	H.R.4334	Lifetime Education and Retraining Needs Act	09/30/1996 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/26/1996	H.R.2202	Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1996	09/26/1996 Cloture motion on the conference report presented in Senate. (All Actions)
07/26/1996	H.Res.484	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the major television networks should revive their traditional "Family Hour" and voluntarily reserve the first hour of prime-time broadcasting for family-oriented programming.	07/26/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. (All Actions)
05/22/1996	H.R.2765	For the relief of Rocco A. Trecosta.	05/22/1996 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. (All Actions)
04/23/1996	H.R.3277	Regulatory Accountability Act of 1996	04/23/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs. (All Actions)
03/18/1996	H.R.3076	Children's Right to Know Act of 1996	03/18/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology. (All Actions)
01/25/1996	H.Res.348	Expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the standards proposed by the National Center for History in the Schools for the teaching of United States history and world history.	01/25/1996 Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. (All Actions)
09/14/1995	H.R.2342	Natural Gas Competitiveness Act of 1995	09/14/1995 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
08/04/1995	H.R.1915	Immigration in the National Interest Act of 1995	08/04/1995 Clean Bill, H.R. 2202 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu. (All Actions)
06/14/1995	H.R.962	To amend the Immigration Act of 1990 relating to the membership of the United States Commission on Immigration Reform.	06/14/1995 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. (All Actions)
01/25/1995	H.R.489	Property Rights Litigation Relief Act of 1995	01/25/1995 For Further Action See H.R.925. (All Actions)
01/23/1995	H.R.490	Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1995	01/23/1995 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. (All Actions)
10/03/1994	H.R.1474	To increase the irrigable acreage for the San Angelo Federal reclamation project, Texas, and for other purposes.	10/03/1994 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 455. (All Actions)
09/27/1994	H.R.5073	Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1994	09/27/1994 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. (All Actions)
08/11/1994	H.R.3421	Federal Mandate Reduction, Reform, and Budget Act of 1993	08/11/1994 See H.R.4771. (All Actions)
05/27/1994	H.R.4433	Reinventing Government Act of 1994	05/27/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)

Total: 3234

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/14/2017	H.R.2581	Verify First Act
06/13/2017	H.R.1215	Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017
06/08/2017	H.R.2826	To provide for an annual adjustment of the number of admissible refugees, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017	H.R.883	Targeting Child Predators Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.2478	To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to clarify the distance requirement with respect to determining the eligibility of veterans to receive hospital care and medical services from non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.
05/16/2017	H.R.2437	Back the Blue Act of 2017
05/16/2017	H.R.2431	Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act
05/05/2017	H.R.2186	EL CHAPO Act
05/02/2017	H.R.2105	NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017
05/01/2017	H.R.1963	Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2017
04/27/2017	H.R.1695	Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017	Passed	Yea
04/25/2017	H.R.1342	FILCCA of 2017
04/25/2017	H.R.431	Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017
04/24/2017	H.R.1846	PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017
04/18/2017	H.R.353	Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017
04/13/2017	H.J.Res.43	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.	Passed	Aye
04/07/2017	H.R.2029	SIGN Act
04/03/2017	H.R.1861	Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1847	PAST Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1565	Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act

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