DUNCAN, JOHN J REP. JR.

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DUNCAN, JOHN J REP. JR.
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: Experience: House: District 2, 1987-Present; Home State: Tennessee; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $291,554Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: John 'Jimmy' J. Duncan, Jr.

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Lynn; 4 Children: Tara, Whitney, John, Zane

Birth Date: 07/21/1947

Birth Place: Lebanon, TN

Home City: Knoxville, TN

Religion: Presbyterian

Education

JD, George Washington University School of Law, 1973

BS, Journalism, University of Tennessee, 1969

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present

Current Legislative Committees

Oversight and Government Reform, Member

Subcommittee on Aviation, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Member

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member

Subcommittee on National Security, Member

Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member

Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Caucus on Unfunded Mandates

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional Friends of Scotland Caucus

Member, Congressional Grace Caucus

Member, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus

Member, Minor League Baseball Caucus

Co-Chair, Scenic Byways Caucus

Professional Experience

Judge, Knox County Criminal Court, 1981-1988

Trial Judge, State of Tennessee, 1981-1988

Captain, United States Army National Guard, 1970-1987

Captain, United States Army Reserve, 1970-1987

Attorney, Private Practice, Knoxville, 1973-1981

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, American Legion

Member, Beck Black Heritage Center

Member, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

Elder, Eastminister Presbyterian Church

Member, Girls' Club

Member, Knoxville Union Rescue Mission

Member, Masons

Member, Red Cross

Member, Scottish Rite and Shrine

Member, Senior Citizens Home Aid Service

Member, Sertoma Club

Member, Sunshine Center for the Mentally Retarded

Member, Young Men's Christian Association

Additional Information

Awards:

Super Hero Award, Citizens Against Government Waste

The most fiscally conservative Member of the United States House, National Taxpayers Union, 2011

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	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	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	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	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	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	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
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	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	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
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	Strongly Oppose Women or minorities should fend for themselves rather than relaying on government interventions, because government should not enforce this.
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: 241

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/07/2017	H.R.1933	Health Care Options Act of 2017	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/06/2017	H.R.2016	CPI for Seniors Act of 2017	04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1568	Transportation and Logistics Hiring Reform Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
03/02/2017	H.R.1339	Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2017	03/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
02/16/2017	H.R.1142	Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act	02/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.860	HEALTHIER Act of 2017	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/25/2017	H.Res.35	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to automated external defibrillator (AED) training in the Nation's schools.	01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/05/2017	H.R.73	Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2017	01/05/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.6465	To authorize the incorporation of water quality improvement partnership programs into Federal Water Pollution Control Act NPDES permit programs, and for other purposes.	12/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (All Actions)
10/19/2016	H.R.6245	Sell the VA's Hotel Act	10/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/20/2016	H.Res.877	Encouraging each State to enact legislation that increases the likelihood of survival after sudden cardiac arrest in our Nation's schools.	09/20/2016 Referred to House Energy and Commerce (All Actions)
07/08/2016	H.Res.812	Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on the 80th anniversary of the unified development of the Tennessee River system.	07/08/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
04/19/2016	H.R.4819	HEALTHIER Act of 2016	04/19/2016 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
04/05/2016	H.R.4863	Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act	04/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
01/19/2016	H.R.1069	Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2016	01/19/2016 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 351. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.3074	CPI for Seniors Act of 2015	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
04/28/2015	H.R.2044	Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2015	04/28/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/31/2015	H.R.1120	To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.	03/31/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
02/27/2015	H.R.892	Harvest Price Subsidy Reduction Act	02/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (All Actions)
02/06/2015	H.R.772	Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2015	02/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)

Total: 3611

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
05/28/1993	H.J.Res.206	To designate the month of October 1993 and October 1994 as "National Down Syndrome Awareness Month".
05/27/1993	H.R.2307	Workers' Political Rights Act
05/18/1993	H.Con.Res.6	Expressing the sense of the Congress that increasing the effective rate of taxation by lowering the estate tax exemption would devastate homeowners, farmers and small business owners, further hindering the creation of jobs and economic growth.
05/12/1993	H.R.2088	ESOP Promotion and Improvement Act of 1993
05/03/1993	H.R.1887	Food Stamp Anti-Fraud Act of 1993
04/30/1993	H.R.1725	Resolution Trust Corporation Compensation Reform Act of 1993
04/29/1993	H.R.24	Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 1993
04/27/1993	H.R.1355	Exclusion and Asylum Reform Amendments of 1993
04/15/1993	H.R.1671	Independence Hall Commemorative Coin Act
04/14/1993	H.R.1490	Endangered Species Act Procedural Reform Amendments of 1993
04/14/1993	H.Con.Res.68	Concerning the approximately 190 children and youths at the Romanian Institution for the Unsalvageables at Sighetu Marmatiei who are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
04/02/1993	H.R.1541	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that month) and that such individual's benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding the date of such individual's death.
04/01/1993	H.J.Res.171	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States establishing English as the official language of the United States.
03/30/1993	H.R.1524	To make Members of Congress ineligible to participate in the Federal Employees' Retirement System.
03/29/1993	H.R.1423	Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1993
03/29/1993	H.Res.135	To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission take certain action.
03/17/1993	H.R.1080	To prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not lawful permanent residents.
03/16/1993	H.R.1314	Voluntary Arbitration Act of 1993
03/16/1993	H.R.1048	Vehicle Damage Disclosure Act of 1993
03/09/1993	H.R.1076	Interstate Transportation of Municipal Waste Act of 1993

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