UPTON, FREDERICK STEPHEN

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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
08/10/1989	H.R.2936	Fiscal and Institutional Reform Budget Act of 1989	08/10/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process. (All Actions)
07/10/1989	H.R.2750	Congressional Campaign Fairness Act of 1989	07/10/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections. (All Actions)
06/27/1989	H.R.2751	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.	06/27/1989 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/27/1989	H.Res.190	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to restrict the use of the franking privilege in order to reduce the advantages of the privilege to a Representative running for reelection.	06/27/1989 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
06/20/1989	H.R.2660	Regulatory Fairness Act of 1989	06/20/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations. (All Actions)
06/06/1989	H.Con.Res.140	Directing the appropriate committees of the Congress to give due consideration to the formulation and advancement of a comprehensive package of legislation dealing with the economic development needs of rural communities at the earliest possible date.	06/06/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. (All Actions)
03/22/1989	H.R.1579	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the one-time exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence shall not be precluded because the taxpayer's spouse, before becomming married to the taxpayer, elected the exclusion.	03/22/1989 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
11/17/1988	H.R.4334	A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army, in planning any water resource projects, to give consideration to the impact of the project on recreation uses and commercial development.	11/17/1988 See S.2100. (All Actions)
10/21/1988	H.R.5580	Exclusive Economic Zone Revenue Raising Act of 1988	10/21/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. (All Actions)
10/03/1988	H.R.5447	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the one-time exclusion of gain from sale of a principal residence shall not be precluded because the taxpayer's spouse, before becoming married to the taxpayer, elected the exclusion.	10/03/1988 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/19/1988	H.R.5260	A bill to provide protection for established recreational uses of water resources projects constructed by the Secretary of the Army.	09/19/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. (All Actions)
05/20/1988	H.R.4588	A bill to provide for the transfer of the Coast Guard cutter RARITAN to the city of Grand Haven, Michigan, for use as a maritime museum and display.	05/20/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. (All Actions)
06/01/1987	H.R.2500	National Flood Insurance Improvement Act of 1987	06/01/1987 Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. (All Actions)
04/01/1987	H.R.1823	National Flood Insurance Improvement Act of 1987	04/01/1987 Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. (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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