• COURTNEY, JOSEPH D
Experience: House: District 2, 2007-Present
Home State: Connecticut
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $850,627Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Joseph 'Joe' D. Courtney
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Audrey; 2 Children: Robert, Elizabeth
    Birth Date: 04/06/1953
    Birth Place: West Hartford, CT
    Home City: Vernon, CT

Education

    JD, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1978
    BA, Tufts University, 1975

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2006-present
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2002
    Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, State of Connecticut, 1998
    Assembly Member, Connecticut General Assembly, 1987-1994

Current Legislative Committees

    Armed Services, Member
    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
    Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Member
    Subcommittee on Readiness, Member
    Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus

Professional Experience

    Partner, Courtney, Boyan and Foran, Limited Liability Company
    Town Attorney, Town of Vernon
    Assistant Public Defender, Rockville Superior Court, 1979-1981

Additional Information

Awards:

    Golden Triangle Award, National Farmers' Union
    American Farm Bureau's Friend of the Farm Bureau award
    The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers' Legislator of the Year Award
    Health Care Hero Award, Patient Advocate Foundation
    Legislator of the Year Award, Connecticut Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2009
    Meritorious Service Award, Connecticut National Guard
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 92
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/02/2012 H.R.4523 To extend the temporary reduction of duty on yarn of combed cashmere or yarn of camel hair. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4522 To suspend temporarily the duty on thermoplastic biodegradable polymer blend. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4521 To suspend temporarily the duty on thermoplastic biodegradable polymer blend. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
03/29/2012 H.R.3826 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans. 03/29/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
07/11/2011 H.R.1348 Fire Police Fairness Act 07/11/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
04/25/2011 H.R.1543 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 04/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/29/2011 H.R.1176 Shellfish Marketing Assistance Fairness Act 03/29/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .  (All Actions)
02/09/2011 H.R.584 To repeal the information reporting requirements added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 02/09/2011 Referred to House Appropriations  (All Actions)
09/29/2010 H.R.6320 Small Business Export Support Act of 2010 09/29/2010 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
09/17/2010 H.R.6022 Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2010 09/17/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/29/2010 H.R.5950 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2010 07/29/2010 Referred to House Energy and Commerce  (All Actions)
07/28/2010 H.Con.Res.258 Congratulating the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy and its staff for 100 years of operation of the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, and for other purposes. 07/28/2010 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
07/23/2010 H.R.5755 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide authority to restrict competition to businesses within States that fund projects at military installations. 07/23/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
06/14/2010 H.Res.1368 Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month. 06/14/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/07/2010 H.R.5242 Business Disaster Recovery Assistance Act of 2010 05/07/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
04/30/2010 H.Res.1239 Commending the University of Connecticut Huskies for their historic win in the 2010 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. 04/30/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
04/30/2010 H.R.4963 Healthy Milk and Dairy Choices in Schools Act of 2010 04/30/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.  (All Actions)
12/11/2009 H.R.4295 Small Business Emergency Capital Assistance Act of 2009 12/11/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Tax.  (All Actions)
12/08/2009 H.R.3943 Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act 12/08/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
07/24/2009 H.R.3336 National Guard Technician Recruitment and Retention Act 07/24/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
Total: 2266
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2853 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make qualified biogas property and qualified manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and to permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.2527 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
05/18/2017 H.R.2523 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the scope of employee pension benefit plans.
05/18/2017 H.Res.341 Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the "Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017".
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.199 Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/17/2017 H.Res.335 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
05/17/2017 H.R.2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2428 Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2182 Plum Island Preservation Act
05/04/2017 H.R.1808 Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
04/28/2017 H.R.2119 Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
04/27/2017 H.R.2215 SAFE Act of 2017
04/27/2017 H.R.1328 American Heroes COLA Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.1990 To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow food concessions at State-owned interstate rest areas.
04/07/2017 H.R.1902 Social Security 2100 Act
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