BUCHANAN, VERNON

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BUCHANAN, VERNON
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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
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	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
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	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
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	Support The government should subsidize health insurance for groups which are at risk. Universal health insurance is a good goal, although some market methods can work as well as government systems.
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	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
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: 75

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
07/20/2015	H.R.91	Veterans Identification Card Act 2015	07/20/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-31. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
06/22/2015	H.R.2774	Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act	06/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
06/18/2015	H.R.2582	Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015	06/18/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
06/16/2015	H.R.2506	Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015	06/16/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114. (All Actions)
05/21/2015	H.R.2524	Support Our Start-Ups Act	05/21/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.557	Retirement Security Act of 2015	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
02/05/2015	H.R.409	Stop Punishing Innocent Americans Act	02/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
01/22/2015	H.J.Res.17	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.	01/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
01/12/2015	H.J.Res.4	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.	01/12/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
01/06/2015	H.R.92	To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States exceeded receipts of the United States.	01/06/2015 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
06/09/2014	H.R.4491	Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act	06/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
09/24/2013	H.R.2674	Job Creation Act of 2013	09/24/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
09/12/2013	H.Res.343	Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable E. Clay Shaw, Jr., formerly a Representative of the State of Florida.	09/12/2013 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
06/28/2013	H.Res.285	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning, and for other purposes.	06/28/2013 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions)
04/15/2013	H.R.1285	To amend the Controlled Substances Act to make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug.	04/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. (All Actions)
04/08/2013	H.R.1081	Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act of 2013	04/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. (All Actions)
03/13/2013	H.R.853	Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2013	03/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. (All Actions)
01/25/2013	H.J.Res.6	Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	01/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. (All Actions)
01/25/2013	H.J.Res.5	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.	01/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. (All Actions)
01/15/2013	H.R.276	To prohibit United States assistance to the country of Egypt.	01/15/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)

Total: 985

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
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.
05/16/2017	H.R.2261	Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act
05/05/2017	H.R.2373	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the accreditation of osteopathic residency training programs for purposes of graduate medical education payments under the Medicare program.
04/28/2017	H.R.2191	SEAT Act of 2017
04/06/2017	H.R.918	Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act
04/05/2017	H.R.299	Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
03/31/2017	H.R.1847	PAST Act
03/30/2017	H.R.1843	Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act
03/29/2017	H.R.1779	No Budget, No Pay Act
03/23/2017	H.R.1406	Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017
03/21/2017	H.R.1494	PACT Act
03/20/2017	H.R.1456	Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017
03/09/2017	H.R.909	Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017
03/02/2017	H.R.1266	Vision Zero Act of 2017
02/28/2017	H.R.1121	Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017
02/28/2017	H.R.321	Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act
02/24/2017	H.R.1057	STOP Act of 2017
02/24/2017	H.R.1017	Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
02/24/2017	H.R.846	Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
02/21/2017	H.R.930	Lymphedema Treatment Act

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