BARLETTA, LOU - PAvatar

Other Candidates

BARLETTA, LOU
0.00
0 user review

: Experience: House: District 11, 2011-Present; Home State: Pennsylvania; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $897,610Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Louis 'Lou' J. Barletta

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Mary Grace; 4 Children: Kelly, April, Lindsey, Grace

Birth Date: 01/28/1956

Birth Place: Hazleton, PA

Home City: Hazleton, PA

Religion: Catholic

Education

Attended, Elementary Education, Bloomsburg State College

Attended, Luzerne County Community College

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 11, 2010-present

Former Mayor, City of Hazleton

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 11, 2002, 2008

Member, City Council, Hazleton, 1998-2000

Current Legislative Committees

Education and the Workforce, Member

Homeland Security, Member

Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, Member

Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Chair

Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member

Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Member

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member

Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Bipartisan Cystic Fibrosis Caucus

Member, Bipartisan Hurricane Irene Coalition

Member, Career and Technical Education Caucus

Member, Childhood Cancer Caucus

Member, Class Immigration Reform Caucus

Member, Coal Caucus

Member, Community College Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus for National Heritage Areas

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional Former Mayors Caucus

Member, Congressional Italian American Caucus

Member, Congressional Vision Caucus

Member, Congressional Wine Caucus

Member, Dairy Farmers Caucus

Member, House Cancer Caucus

Member, House General Aviation Caucus

Member, House Military Depot and Industrial Facilities Caucus

Member, House Recycling Caucus

Member, House Small Brewers Caucus

Member, Immigration Reform Caucus

Member, Immigration Reform Caucus, 112th Congress

Member, Marcellus Shale Caucus

Member, Reclaim American Jobs Caucus

Member, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus

Member, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education Caucus

Representative, United States, United Nation Advisory Committee of Local Authorities

Member, Chair's Advisory Committee on Catholic Outreach, Republican National Committee, 2006

Member, Advisory Committee of Local Authorities, United Nations, 2004

Professional Experience

Small Business Owner

Co-Founder, Interstate Road Marketing Corporation, 1984-2000

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Council of Governments and Civic Partnership

Member, Advisory Board, Federation for American Immigration Reform

Member, Advisory Board, Luzerne County Community College

Board Member, Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities, Northeast District

Member, United States Conference of Mayors

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	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
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	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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 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	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
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	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 60

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
08/13/2015	H.R.1794	General of the Army Omar Bradley Property Transfer Act of 2015	08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (All Actions)
07/29/2015	H.R.3002	Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act	07/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
07/09/2015	H.R.2848	Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2015	07/09/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
06/04/2015	H.R.2658	Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act	06/04/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/22/2015	H.R.1191	Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015	05/22/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-17. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
05/20/2015	H.R.2322	Public Buildings Reform and Savings Act of 2015	05/20/2015 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
05/19/2015	H.Con.Res.43	Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds, the rotunda of the Capitol, and Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for official Congressional events surrounding the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to the United States Capitol.	05/19/2015 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
05/08/2015	H.R.1473	John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2015	05/08/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 74. (All Actions)
04/28/2015	H.Con.Res.42	Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for official Congressional events surrounding the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to the United States Capitol.	04/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
04/27/2015	H.Con.Res.25	Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.	04/27/2015 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
03/17/2015	H.R.1371	Safer Trucks and Buses Act of 2015	03/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
02/02/2015	H.R.32	Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2015	02/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
12/19/2014	H.R.3979	Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015	12/19/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-291. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
09/26/2014	H.R.5409	Unaccompanied Alien Children Transparency Act of 2014	09/26/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
09/19/2014	H.R.5532	Safer Trucks and Buses Act of 2014	09/19/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
04/08/2014	H.Con.Res.92	Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition.	04/08/2014 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
01/08/2014	H.R.3685	Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act	01/08/2014 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
12/11/2014	H.R.2612	Public Buildings Savings and Reform Act of 2013	12/11/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 493. (All Actions)
12/09/2014	H.R.5761	Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2014	12/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
11/20/2014	H.R.5448	John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2014	11/20/2014 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)

Total: 905

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/12/2017	H.R.2873	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 Glenside Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building".
05/22/2017	H.R.115	Thin Blue Line Act	Passed	Yea
05/16/2017	H.R.2432	Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2017
05/05/2017	H.R.2193	Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.Res.314	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/04/2017	H.R.1665	Disaster Declaration Improvement Act	Passed	Aye
05/03/2017	H.R.2310	Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
04/27/2017	H.R.2210	To designate the community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center".
04/27/2017	H.R.613	Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
04/21/2017	H.R.1813	Border Wall Funding 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
04/12/2017	H.R.1732	Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2017
04/07/2017	H.R.1953	Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/06/2017	H.R.2034	Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act
04/06/2017	H.R.1346	To repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform".
04/05/2017	H.R.1950	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the "Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building".
04/05/2017	H.R.1731	RECLAIM Act of 2017
04/05/2017	H.R.299	Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/04/2017	H.R.1881	Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017
04/03/2017	H.R.1861	Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act

Write your review on this candidate

Rate this candidate:

Click stars to rate

0 Comments