• GOHMERT, LOUIS B. MR. JR.
Experience: House: District 1, 2005-Present
Home State: Texas
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $593,441Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Louie Gohmert
    Gender: Female
    Family: Wife: Kathy; 3 Children: Katy, Caroline, Sarah
    Birth Date: 08/18/1953
    Birth Place: Pittsburgh, TX
    Home City: Tyler, TX
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    JD, School of Law, Baylor University, 1977
    BA, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1975

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2004-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Judiciary, Member
    Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, Vice Chair
    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Federal Lands, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Natural Resources), Chair
    Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Immigration Reform Caucus
    Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
    Member, Republican Study Committee
    Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

    Mediator
    Attorney
    Chief Justice, Texas 12th Court of Appeals, 2002-2003
    District Judge, Smith County, Texas, 1992-2002
    Captain, United States Army, 1978-1982

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Board of Directors, East Texas District, Boy Scouts of America
    Director, Centrepoint Ministries
    Former Deacon, Green Acres Baptist
    Sunday School Teacher, Green Acres Baptist
    Member, Green Acres Baptist Church
    Director, Leadership Tyler
    President, South Tyler Rotary Club
Total: 1
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Oppose
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
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

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 104
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
12/16/2005 H.R.4592 Educational Immunity Act of 2005 12/16/2005 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
12/15/2005 H.R.4558 United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2005 12/15/2005 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
09/16/2005 H.R.3797 To prohibit the expenditure of funds for the construction or lease of buildings or space for the United States Government until January 1, 2007. 09/16/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
08/05/2005 H.Res.407 Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the discovery of the East Texas Oil Field on October 3, 1930, and the 25th anniversary of the East Texas Oil Museum. 08/05/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.  (All Actions)
Total: 1640
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/19/2017 H.R.2552 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
05/19/2017 H.R.2340 To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
05/10/2017 H.J.Res.36 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation". Passed Yea
05/05/2017 H.R.2186 EL CHAPO Act
05/03/2017 H.R.2310 Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
04/27/2017 H.R.1695 Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 Passed Yea
04/27/2017 H.R.660 Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act
04/25/2017 H.R.1342 FILCCA 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
04/07/2017 H.R.2029 SIGN Act
04/06/2017 H.R.907 Newborn Care Improvement Act
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/03/2017 H.R.1861 Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
04/03/2017 H.Res.92 Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Passed Not Voting
03/31/2017 H.R.1502 To terminate the EB-5 program.
03/31/2017 H.J.Res.42 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants. Passed Yea
03/30/2017 H.R.732 Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017
03/29/2017 H.R.390 Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act of 2017
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/28/2017 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
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