• RIGELL, EDWARD SCOTT MR.
Experience: House: District 2, 2011-Present
Home State: Virginia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $715,068Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: E. Scott Rigell
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Teri; 4 Children: Lindsey, Mallory, Justus, Shannon
    Birth Date: 05/28/1960
    Birth Place: Titusville, FL
    Home City: Virginia Beach, VA
    Religion: Christian

Education

    MBA, Regent University, 1990
    BBA, Mercer University, 1983
    AA, Brevard Community College, 1981

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Co-Founder, Fix Congress Now Caucus
    Member, United States House Committee on Armed Services
    Member, Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board, 1995-1999

Professional Experience

    Owner, Automobile Dealerships
    Founder, Freedom Automotive
    Chair, Freedom Automotive
    Former Member, Local Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development Corporations
    Sergeant, United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1978-1984

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Member, Board, Horizons Hampton Roads
    Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America
    Volunteer Mentor, First Colonial High School
    Co-Founder, Friends of Saint John's University
    Board Member, Friends of Saint John's University
    Former President, Hampton Roads Automobile Dealers Association
    Lifetime Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
    Elder, Trinity Church
    Member, Trinity Church in Virginia Beach
    Founding Member, Tusk and Trunk Club
    Volunteer, United Way
    Partner-In-Education, Willoughby Elementary School
    Chair, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, 2007
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

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

No Opinion
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

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: 27
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
11/15/2011 H.R.3273 Port Security Efficiency Act 11/15/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.  (All Actions)
09/12/2011 H.R.2846 SMART Immunity Act 09/12/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
07/14/2011 H.R.2456 Fort Monroe National Historical Park Establishment Act 07/14/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
05/18/2011 H.R.1577 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations for military personnel, reserve personnel, and National Guard personnel accounts of the Department of Defense, generally title I of the annual Department of Defense appropriations Act. 05/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
05/04/2011 H.R.1708 To prohibit the use of funds to support Operation Odyssey Dawn. 05/04/2011 Referred to House Foreign Affairs  (All Actions)
04/08/2011 H.Res.215 Encouraging creditors to safeguard the credit scores of members of the Armed Forces and their immediate family in the event of a Government shutdown. 04/08/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
04/01/2011 H.R.1168 Lead By Example Act 04/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.  (All Actions)
Total: 480
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/22/2016 H.R.6421 Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
12/16/2016 H.R.4352 Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
12/16/2016 H.R.2726 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
12/12/2016 H.R.2287 National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act
12/12/2016 H.R.1660 Federal Savings Association Charter Flexibility Act of 2015
12/07/2016 H.R.3381 Childhood Cancer STAR Act
12/01/2016 H.R.2992 Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/30/2016 H.R.5166 Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act
11/15/2016 H.R.4365 Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016
11/15/2016 H.R.1192 National Clinical Care Commission Act
10/07/2016 H.R.1475 Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
09/26/2016 H.R.4755 Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act Passed Yea
09/26/2016 H.R.4742 Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act Passed Yea
09/22/2016 H.R.2315 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015
09/13/2016 H.Res.729 Expressing support for the expeditious consideration and finalization of a new, robust, and long-term Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance to Israel between the United States Government and the Government of Israel. Passed Yea
09/08/2016 H.Res.853 Authorizing the Speaker of the House of Representatives to initiate or intervene in a civil action regarding the compliance of the executive branch with the provision of law prohibiting relinquishment of the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration with respect to Internet domain name system functions.
09/06/2016 H.R.4539 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
07/22/2016 H.Con.Res.148 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States protects the individual right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense and that the Second Amendment right is fully applicable to the States.
07/22/2016 H.R.5747 S.O.S. Act of 2016
07/20/2016 H.R.5576 To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists.
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