CULBERSON, JOHN

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: Experience: House: District 7, 2001-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,029,536Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: John A. Culberson

Gender:Male

Family:Wife: Wife: Belinda; 1 Child: Caroline

Birth Date: 08/24/1956

Birth Place: Houston, TX

Home City: Houston, TX

Religion: Methodist

Education

JD, South Texas College of Law, 1989

BA, History, Southern Methodist University, 1981

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2000-present

Member, House Republican Whip Team

Assistant Republican Whip, United States House of Representatives

Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 130, 1987-2001

Minority Whip, Texas State House of Representatives, 1999-2000

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Chair

Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional China Caucus

Member, Congressional Taiwan Caucus

Member, Constitution Caucus

Member, House Republican Israel Caucus

Member, Immigration Reform Caucus

Member, Judicial Activism Working Group

Vice-Chair, National Republican Congressional Committee

Member, Republican Steering Committee

Member, Republican Study Committee

Member, Tea Party Caucus

Member, TEX-21 Congressional Caucus

Member, United States-China Working Group Caucus

Member, Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus

Professional Experience

Former Mud Logger

Former Employee, Oil Rig

Former Employee, Political Consulting and Advertising Agency

Civil Defense Attorney, Law Firm of Lorance and Thompson, 1985-2000

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Katy 150 Mentor Program

Member, Katy Chamber of Commerce

Member, Memorial Drive United Methodist Church

Member, Texas Border Sheriffs Coalition

Member, West Houston Chambers of Commerce

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	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	Strongly Support The earth is humankind's domain, and human needs should be placed first. EPA regulations are too restrictive and wrong.
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	Strongly Oppose Women or minorities should fend for themselves rather than relaying on government interventions, because government should not enforce this.
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: 77

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/25/2017	H.R.650	MANIFEST for Human Spaceflight Act of 2017	04/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. (All Actions)
02/08/2017	H.R.546	No Resettlement Without Consent Act	02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
10/18/2016	H.R.6198	To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.	10/18/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
08/11/2016	H.R.5804	No Resettlement Without Consent Act	08/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
06/23/2016	H.R.2578	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016	06/23/2016 SA 4860 fell when SA 4859 tabled. (All Actions)
06/07/2016	H.R.5393	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017	06/07/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 471. (All Actions)
05/17/2016	H.R.5103	Criminal Alien Detention and Removal Act	05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
05/17/2016	H.R.5102	Interior Immigration Enforcement Act	05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
05/17/2016	H.R.5101	Zero Tolerance for Illegal Entry Act	05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
08/18/2015	H.R.2093	Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2015	08/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. (All Actions)
06/01/2015	H.R.2392	Restoring Important Voter Eligibility Requirements to States Act of 2014	06/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
05/26/2015	H.R.2145	Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act	05/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/15/2015	H.R.1935	Restoring the 10th Amendment Act	05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
05/01/2015	H.R.1909	To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.	05/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.106	Restoration of Parental Rights and State Sovereignty Act of 2015	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
04/08/2015	H.R.1664	Health Insurance Freedom Act of 2015	04/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/17/2015	H.J.Res.34	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing the States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution.	03/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
01/12/2015	H.J.Res.5	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the effect of treaties, Executive orders, and agreements with other nations or groups of nations.	01/12/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
11/25/2014	H.R.5686	Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act	11/25/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/21/2014	H.R.4597	To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service.	07/21/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)

Total: 1690

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
07/23/2009	H.R.997	English Language Unity Act of 2009
07/23/2009	H.R.764	American Elections Act of 2009
07/23/2009	H.R.391	To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes.
07/20/2009	H.Res.607	Celebrating the Fortieth Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.	Passed	Aye
07/16/2009	H.R.3222	AWARE Act
07/15/2009	H.R.3218	Improving Health Care for All Americans Act
07/13/2009	H.Res.615	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members who vote in favor of the establishment of a public, federal government run health insurance option are urged to forgo their right to participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and agree to enroll under that public option.
07/10/2009	H.R.3140	Reducing Barack Obama's Unsustainable Deficit Act
07/10/2009	H.Con.Res.131	Directing the Architect of the Capitol to engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the National Motto of "In God We Trust" in the Capitol Visitor Center.	Passed	Nay
06/26/2009	H.Res.537	Requesting that the President and directing that the Attorney General transmit to the House of Representatives all information in their possession relating to specific communications regarding detainees and foreign persons suspected of terrorism.
06/26/2009	H.R.2556	Preserving DC Student Scholarships Act of 2009
06/26/2009	H.R.1228	To provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.
06/25/2009	H.R.3044	To impose an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct.
06/24/2009	H.R.3015	To provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside the United States shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes.
06/24/2009	H.R.3011	Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009
06/23/2009	H.R.3004	Eminent Domain Tax Relief Act of 2009
06/18/2009	H.Res.557	Expressing support for the State of Israel's inalienable right to defend itself in the face of an imminent nuclear or military threat from Iran, terrorist organizations, and the countries that harbor them.
06/18/2009	H.R.2828	American Energy Innovation Act
06/16/2009	H.R.2900	Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
06/16/2009	H.Res.366	Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the National Eye Institute (NEI) and expressing support for designation of 2010 through 2020 as the "Decade of Vision".	Failed	Aye

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