• 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
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 Result Vote
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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