• MCKINLEY, DAVID B. MR.
Experience: House: District 1, 2011-Present
Home State: West Virginia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $769,239Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name:Paul Gosar
    Gender:Male
    Family:Wife: Wife: Mary; 4 Children
    Birth Date: 03/28/1947
    Birth Place: Wheeling, WV
    Home City: Wheeling, WV
    Religion: Episcopalian

Education

    BS, Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1969

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2010-present
    Candidate, West Virginia State Governor, 1996
    Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1981-1995
    Chair, West Virginia Republican Party, 1990-1994

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Vice Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Former West Virginia Representative, Republican National Committee

Professional Experience

    Former Teacher
    Founder, McKinley and Associates
    Former Principal, McKinley and Associates
    Construction Engineer

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Member, Board of Directors, State Engineering Society
    Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
    Member, Finance Committee, Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church
    Former Member, Board of Directors, National Society of Professional Engineers
    Member, Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church
    Former Treasurer, Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church
Total: 1
David McKinley Not Running for Governor in West Virginia
06/01/2015
By Emily Cahn and Simone Pathé | Roll Call
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

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

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
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

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 104
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/06/2014 H.R.2126 Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 03/06/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
12/13/2013 H.R.3727 Keep the EPA Honest Act of 2013 12/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
11/22/2013 H.R.3565 Biennial Commission on Energy Policy Act of 2013 11/22/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
11/21/2013 H.R.3570 To prohibit the United States from following guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury regarding how multilateral development banks should engage with developing countries on coal-fired power generation, and for other purposes. 11/21/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
11/18/2013 H.R.3524 Economic Recovery On-the-Job Training Act of 2013 11/18/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
10/30/2013 H.R.3428 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an increased credit for development and to extend and simplify the credit for increasing research. 10/30/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/15/2013 H.J.Res.96 Making continuing appropriations for fossil energy research and development of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. 10/15/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.  (All Actions)
10/03/2013 H.R.3208 To clarify that certain natural gas facilities are not subject to the Natural Gas Act. 10/03/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
09/27/2013 H.J.Res.64 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". 09/27/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
08/29/2013 H.R.2272 To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an electronic means by which members of the Ready Reserves of the Armed Forces may track their active-duty service. 08/29/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
08/07/2013 H.R.2918 Coal Healthcare and Pensions Protection Act of 2013 08/07/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
07/30/2013 H.R.2218 Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 07/30/2013 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 153.  (All Actions)
07/25/2013 H.R.2727 To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide that not less than 40 percent of amounts available from the fund under that Act shall be available for the Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assistance Program. 07/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.  (All Actions)
07/23/2013 H.R.2065 Safe Housing for Homeless Veterans Act 07/23/2013 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .  (All Actions)
07/18/2013 H.Res.305 Expressing support for the 2013 Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia. 07/18/2013 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.1903 To direct that certain coal mine safety grant funds be directed to study the prevention and treatment of Black Lung Disease. 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.1722 Burdensome Paperwork Reduction for Our Miners Act 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
06/24/2013 H.R.1616 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 06/24/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.  (All Actions)
05/24/2013 H.R.2128 HOMES Act 05/24/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
05/24/2013 H.R.2127 To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing any rule imposing any standard of performance for carbon dioxide emissions from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit unless and until carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible. 05/24/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
Total: 916
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 H.R.2581 Verify First Act
06/13/2017 H.R.1109 To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.
06/13/2017 H.R.627 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/13/2017 H.R.338 To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/22/2017 H.R.115 Thin Blue Line Act Passed Yea
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/17/2017 H.R.2501 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option of providing medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants under 1 year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their families.
05/17/2017 H.R.1162 No Hero Left Untreated Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2438 Fighting Against Imbalanced Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.Res.315 Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 6 through May 12, 2017, as National Nurses Week.
05/05/2017 H.R.2345 National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.R.2179 Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act
05/02/2017 H.R.2157 OCEAN Act
04/25/2017 H.R.1877 To establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems.
04/24/2017 H.R.2053 Mining School Enhancement Act
04/06/2017 H.R.2010 CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act
04/05/2017 H.R.1778 To provide that an order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes.
04/05/2017 H.Con.Res.41 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States declaration of war against Germany and entry into World War I and recognizing and appreciating the lasting historical significance and heroic human endeavor and sacrifice of the United States Armed Forces in that conflict.
04/05/2017 H.R.1731 RECLAIM Act of 2017
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