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: Experience: House: District 6, 2015-Present; Home State: Alabama; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,092,872Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Gary Palmer

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Ann; 3 Children: Claire, Kathleen, Rob

Birth Date: 05/14/1954

Birth Place: Alabama

Home City: Birmingham, AL

Religion: Presbyterian

Education

BS, Operations Management, University of Alabama

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 6, 2014-present

Current Legislative Committees

Budget, Member

Oversight and Government Reform, Member

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight (Science, Space, and Technology), Member

Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on the Interior, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Alabama Commission on Improving State Government

Appointed by Governor Bob Riley, Member, Governors Task Force to Strengthen Alabama Families

Member, Governors Welfare Reform Commission

Professional Experience

Appointed by Governor James, Advisor, Alabama Aerospace, Science and Industry Task Force

Director, Alabama Policy Institute

Chief Development Officer, Alabama Policy Institute

Founding Director, State Policy Network

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Club of Birmingham Rotary, 1993-present

Member, Briarwood Presbyterian Church, present

Member, Board of Directors, State Policy Network

Former President, State Policy Network

Additional Information

Awards:

Recipient, Roe Award; Honorary Doctorate, University of Mobile; Recipient, Focus on the Family Leadership Award

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
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	Oppose ID requirements for voting are reasonable. Some practical reforms are needed, but the basic system of privately financing political campaigns is acceptable.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Support The earth is humankind's domain, and human needs should be placed first. EPA regulations are too restrictive and wrong.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 6

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/09/2017	H.R.850	Agency Accountability Act of 2017	03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
01/25/2017	H.R.637	Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2017	01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
06/21/2016	H.R.5499	Agency Accountability Act of 2016	06/21/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
11/04/2015	H.R.3880	Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015	11/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
06/08/2015	H.R.2652	Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015	06/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/07/2016	H.R.4361	Government Reform and Improvement Act of 2016	07/07/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)

Total: 166

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
03/17/2016	H.R.4773	Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
03/15/2016	H.Con.Res.75	Expressing the sense of Congress that the atrocities perpetrated by ISIL against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.	Passed	Yea
03/14/2016	H.R.4730	Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act
02/29/2016	H.R.4550	PASS Act
02/29/2016	H.Res.613	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the restoration of authority of the American people and the separation of powers.
02/12/2016	H.Res.500	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the State of Israel has the right to defend itself against Iranian hostility and that the House of Representatives pledges to support Israel in its efforts to maintain its sovereignty.
02/11/2016	H.R.4537	READI Act
02/11/2016	H.R.3293	Scientific Research in the National Interest Act	Passed	Aye
02/05/2016	H.R.4428	Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016
02/04/2016	H.R.4461	Federal Employee Rights Act
02/03/2016	H.R.4321	Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act
02/03/2016	H.R.3662	Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act	Passed	Yea
01/15/2016	H.R.4197	State Refugee Security Act of 2015
01/13/2016	H.R.4377	American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015
01/07/2016	H.R.4348	DC Personal Protection Reciprocity Act
12/18/2015	H.R.4262	Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act
12/11/2015	H.R.4185	PACT Act of 2015
12/04/2015	H.R.4032	States' Right of Refugee Refusal Act of 2015
12/01/2015	H.R.3490	Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act
12/01/2015	H.R.3459	Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act

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