UPTON, FREDERICK STEPHEN

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: Experience: House: District 6, 1987-Present; Home State: Michigan; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,274,027Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Frederick 'Fred' Stephen Upton

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Amey; 2 Children: Meg, Stephen

Birth Date: 04/23/1953

Birth Place: Saint Joseph, MI

Home City: Saint Joseph, MI

Religion: Protestant

Education

BA, Journalism, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1975

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1986-present

Field Manager, Dave Stockman Campaign, 1976

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Chair

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Member

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Vice Chair, Congressional Automotive Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans

Member, Congressional Competitiveness Caucus

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional Grace Caucus

Member, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus

Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus

Member, Diabetes Caucus

Member, Medical Technology Caucus

Co-Chair, Tuesday Group

Professional Experience

Director, Office of Management and Budget, 1984-1985

Deputy Director, Legal Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 1983-1984

Legislative Assistant, Office of Management and Budget, 1981-1983

Staff Member, Congressman Dave Stockman, 1976-1980

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Emil Verban Society

Member, House Centrist Coalition

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Oppose The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
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	Oppose A Flat Tax is a good idea. It would simplify the entire tax system and get rid of loopholes that drive tax-avoiding behaviors.
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	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	Oppose we should do nothing because the cost of dealing with global warming is far higher than the potential damage. We should perhaps sign on to some international agreements, but make only minimal financial commitments for now.
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	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	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
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	Support Individuals should be given at least some control over how their retirement funds are invested.

Total: 174

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
01/21/1993	H.R.548	Congressional Campaign Fairness Act of 1993	01/21/1993 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
10/15/1992	H.R.6030	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to revise certain regulations relating to holds-in-custody repurchase transactions in government securities.	10/15/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. (All Actions)
10/06/1992	H.R.6205	To restore Federal services to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians.	10/06/1992 Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. (All Actions)
05/27/1992	H.R.5224	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies and that such benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of the recipient's death.	05/27/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
04/09/1992	H.R.4839	American Products for International Consumption and Services Program Act of 1992	04/09/1992 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
03/20/1992	H.Res.404	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit the availability of appropriations for the Official Mail Allowance of the House of Representatives to 1 year and to require that any amounts remaining unobligated at the end of the year shall revert to the Treasury.	03/20/1992 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
12/18/1991	H.R.1599	To amend title 23, United States Code, to increase the minimum allocation highway funding requirement from 85 percent to 90 percent.	12/18/1991 See H.R.2950. (All Actions)
12/18/1991	H.R.1325	Rural Transportation Equity Act of 1991	12/18/1991 See H.R.2950. (All Actions)
12/09/1991	H.R.4049	To deauthorize the turning basin portion of the navigation project for South Haven Harbor, Michigan.	12/09/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. (All Actions)
08/30/1991	H.R.3284	To provide that existing facilities located on a certain segment of the St. Joseph River in Branch County, Michigan, are not required to be licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under part 1 of the Federal Power Act.	08/30/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
08/15/1991	H.Res.212	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives.	08/15/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. (All Actions)
07/25/1991	H.R.3062	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction of up to $250 for contributions made to candidates for public office.	07/25/1991 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/25/1991	H.R.3061	Congressional Campaign Fairness Act of 1991	07/25/1991 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
06/07/1991	H.R.1900	Vietnam POW/MIA Rescue Act	06/07/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. (All Actions)
03/08/1991	H.R.1093	To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide certain protections under that Act for members of the Armed Forces on active duty who have entered into housing leases and are unexpectedly deployed or reassigned to new duty assignments requiring relocation.	03/08/1991 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. (All Actions)
03/01/1991	H.R.1045	For the relief of Peter Short.	03/01/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. (All Actions)
08/01/1990	H.R.2470	To provide procedures for the protection of recreational uses with respect to water resources projects of the Corps of Engineers.	08/01/1990 See H.R.5314. (All Actions)
06/27/1990	H.R.4969	To amend title 5, United States Code, to repeal the provisions which prevent annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System from being garnished.	06/27/1990 Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM. (All Actions)
04/03/1990	H.R.4402	For the relief of Peter Short.	04/03/1990 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. (All Actions)
10/19/1989	H.R.3500	Small Business Access Improvement Act of 1989	10/19/1989 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 3802

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/22/2017	H.R.953	Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
05/16/2017	H.R.2434	College Transparency Act
05/04/2017	H.R.2192	To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff.	Passed	Yea
04/28/2017	H.R.2225	Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act
04/12/2017	H.R.1777	To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes.
04/06/2017	H.R.1627	Small Business Assistance Act of 2017
04/05/2017	H.R.299	Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/04/2017	H.Con.Res.45	Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.
04/03/2017	H.R.1850	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 907 Fourth Avenue in Lake Odessa, Michigan, as the "Donna Sauers Besko Post Office".
03/29/2017	H.R.1698	Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/27/2017	H.R.1580	Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2017
03/22/2017	H.R.1468	Recognizing America's Children Act
03/17/2017	H.R.1563	Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017
03/09/2017	H.R.909	Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017
03/01/2017	H.R.1148	FAST Act of 2017
02/28/2017	H.R.1121	Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017
02/27/2017	H.R.1002	National Heritage Area Act of 2017
02/24/2017	H.R.1057	STOP Act of 2017
02/24/2017	H.R.846	Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
02/16/2017	H.R.1158	Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2017

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