• CULBERSON, JOHN
Experience: House: District 7, 2001-Present
Home State: Texas
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,029,536Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: John A. Culberson
    Gender:Male
    Family:Wife: Wife: Belinda; 1 Child: Caroline
    Birth Date: 08/24/1956
    Birth Place: Houston, TX
    Home City: Houston, TX
    Religion: Methodist

Education

    JD, South Texas College of Law, 1989
    BA, History, Southern Methodist University, 1981

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2000-present
    Member, House Republican Whip Team
    Assistant Republican Whip, United States House of Representatives
    Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 130, 1987-2001
    Minority Whip, Texas State House of Representatives, 1999-2000

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Chair
    Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional China Caucus
    Member, Congressional Taiwan Caucus
    Member, Constitution Caucus
    Member, House Republican Israel Caucus
    Member, Immigration Reform Caucus
    Member, Judicial Activism Working Group
    Vice-Chair, National Republican Congressional Committee
    Member, Republican Steering Committee
    Member, Republican Study Committee
    Member, Tea Party Caucus
    Member, TEX-21 Congressional Caucus
    Member, United States-China Working Group Caucus
    Member, Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus

Professional Experience

    Former Mud Logger
    Former Employee, Oil Rig
    Former Employee, Political Consulting and Advertising Agency
    Civil Defense Attorney, Law Firm of Lorance and Thompson, 1985-2000

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Katy 150 Mentor Program
    Member, Katy Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Memorial Drive United Methodist Church
    Member, Texas Border Sheriffs Coalition
    Member, West Houston Chambers of Commerce
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 77
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
08/25/2011 H.J.Res.76 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the effect of treaties, Executive orders, and agreements with other nations or groups of nations. 08/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
08/05/2011 H.J.Res.75 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the use of foreign law as authority in Federal courts. 08/05/2011 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
08/05/2011 H.R.2694 Medicare Firewall Act of 2011 08/05/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/01/2011 H.J.Res.57 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing the States to call a limited convention solely for the purposes of considering whether to propose a specific amendment to the Constitution. 06/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
12/22/2010 H.J.Res.107 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the effect of treaties, Executive orders, and agreements with other nations or groups of nations. 12/22/2010 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
12/22/2010 H.J.Res.106 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the use of foreign law as authority in Federal courts. 12/22/2010 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/28/2010 H.R.5903 Restoration of State Sovereignty Act of 2010 07/28/2010 Referred to House Appropriations  (All Actions)
05/04/2009 H.Res.394 Expressing disapproval by the House of Representatives of the totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico signed by the Commissioner of Social Security and the Director General of the Mexican Social Security Institute on June 29, 2004. 05/04/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/04/2009 H.Con.Res.117 Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of humanity's first landing on the Moon, celebrating the success of the United States human space flight program, and recognizing the accomplishments of NASA's human space flight centers. 05/04/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.  (All Actions)
12/12/2007 H.R.4494 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Oxepanone, polymer with 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol. 12/12/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/12/2007 H.R.4493 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Oxepanone, polymer with 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol. 12/12/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/12/2007 H.R.4492 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Oxepanone, polymer with 1,6-hexanediol. 12/12/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/12/2007 H.R.4491 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Oxepanone polymer, 1-3-isobenzofuranedione terminated. 12/12/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/12/2007 H.R.4490 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Oxepanone,polymer with 1,4-butanediol. 12/12/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/12/2007 H.R.4489 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Oxepanone, homopolymer. 12/12/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/12/2007 H.R.4488 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Oxepanone, polymer with 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1, 3-propanediol. 12/12/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/12/2007 H.R.4487 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Oxepanone, polymer with alpha-hydro-Omega-hydroxypoly (oxy-1,4-butanediyl). 12/12/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/12/2007 H.R.4486 To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Oxepanone, homopolymer, oxydi-2,1-ethanediyl. 12/12/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/09/2007 H.R.1857 Local Control of Education Act of 2007 07/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
03/30/2007 H.Res.286 Expressing that the House of Representatives supports the goals and ideals of the 1940 Air Terminal Museum and requests the President issue a proclamation recognizing the 1940 Air Terminal Museum as the "National Museum of Civil Aviation". 03/30/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
Total: 1690
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/22/2017 H.Res.349 Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.
05/17/2017 H.R.2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
05/10/2017 H.J.Res.36 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation". Passed Yea
04/25/2017 H.R.431 Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017
04/21/2017 H.R.1813 Border Wall Funding Act of 2017
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/07/2017 H.R.2029 SIGN Act
04/05/2017 H.R.1919 Child Tax Credit Protection Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.Res.249 Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.
04/03/2017 H.Res.92 Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
03/29/2017 H.R.1698 Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/22/2017 H.R.1393 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
03/17/2017 H.R.1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
03/16/2017 H.R.1399 American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act
03/07/2017 H.R.1220 To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the provisions of Public Law 107-62, and for other purposes.
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/28/2017 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
03/07/2017 H.R.428 Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act Passed Yea
03/03/2017 H.R.1133 Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
03/02/2017 H.R.1360 Seller Finance Enhancement Act
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