• BUCHANAN, VERNON
Experience: House: District 16, 2007-Present
Home State: Florida
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,339,109Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Vern Buchanan
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Sandy; 2 Children: Matt, James
    Birth Date: 05/08/1951
    Birth Place: suburb of Detroit, MI
    Home City: Longboat Key, FL
    Religion: Christian

Education

    Masters, Business Administration, University of Detroit, 1986
    Bachelors, Business, Cleary University, 1975

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 16, 2007-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member
    Subcommittee on Social Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Trade, Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Friends of Panama Caucus
    Chair, Friends of Panama Caucus, present
    Former Member, Small Business Committee, United States House of Representatives
    Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives
    Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives

Professional Experience

    State Finance Chair, Mel Martinez Senate Campaign
    Businessman
    Served, Michigan Air National Guard, 1970-1976

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Boys and Girls Club
    Member, Community Foundation of Sarasota
    Member, Executive Committee, United States Chamber of Commerce
    Former Chair, Florida Chamber of Commerce
    Co-Chair, Republican National Finance Committee
    Former Chair, Sarasota Chamber of Commerce

Additional Information

Awards:

    Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame 2005
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

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
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: 75
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/22/2017 H.R.115 Thin Blue Line Act 05/22/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/25/2017 H.R.2126 What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act 04/25/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.R.854 Retirement Security for American Workers Act 02/03/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
01/25/2017 H.R.113 Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017 01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.646 No Pay Raise for Congress Act 01/24/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
01/23/2017 H.R.114 Social Media Screening for Terrorists Act of 2017 01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.253 Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017 01/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.R.116 Main Street Fairness Act 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.R.112 Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2017 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.R.111 Support Our Start-Ups Act 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.J.Res.5 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget. 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
11/29/2016 H.R.6396 Retirement Security for American Workers Act 11/29/2016 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
09/22/2016 H.R.3957 Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016 09/22/2016 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
06/23/2016 H.R.5456 Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 06/23/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.  (All Actions)
06/10/2016 H.R.5169 What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act 06/10/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 478.  (All Actions)
04/27/2016 H.R.5076 Main Street Fairness Act 04/27/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/03/2016 H.R.4650 Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016 03/03/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/15/2016 H.R.4301 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States. 01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
11/23/2015 H.Res.451 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sergeant Charles Martland, a decorated member of the Special Forces, should be reinstated in the United States Army. 11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
09/18/2015 H.R.3568 Taxpayer Identity Protection Act of 2015 09/18/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 985
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/03/2007 H.R.2131 Thomas J. Manton Prostate Cancer Early Detection and Treatment Act of 2007
05/03/2007 H.R.137 Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007 Failed Yea
05/02/2007 H.R.2116 Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007
05/01/2007 H.Res.298 To commend the University of Florida Gators for their historic win in the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Failed Nay
04/23/2007 H.Res.179 Expressing support for a National Foster Parents Day. Failed Nay
04/10/2007 H.R.1823 Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007
04/03/2007 H.R.1589 Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
04/20/2007 H.R.1679 Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Act
04/20/2007 H.R.1582 Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007
04/17/2007 H.R.1876 Mortgage Cancellation Relief Act of 2007
04/12/2007 H.R.480 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to any individual who lacks a Social Security account number.
04/11/2007 H.R.1000 Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act
04/03/2007 H.R.1580 Wounded Warriors Joint Health Care Ombudsman Act
04/03/2007 H.R.1578 Wounded Warriors Joint Health Care Performance Metrics and Transparency Act
04/03/2007 H.R.1577 Wounded Warriors Joint Health Care Patient Navigators Act
04/03/2007 H.R.1439 Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2007
04/03/2007 H.R.1428 National Guard and Reserve Retirement Modernization Act
03/27/2007 H.Res.267 Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors held captive by Iran, and for other purposes.
03/27/2007 H.R.1399 District of Columbia Personal Protection Act
03/20/2007 H.R.1610 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.
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