• GROTHMAN, GLENN S.
Experience: House: District 6, 2015-Present
Home State: Wisconsin
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $775,759Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name:Paul Gosar
    Gender:Male
    Family: Single
    Birth Date: 07/03/1955
    Birth Place: Milwaukee, WI
    Home City: Milwaukee, WI

Education

    BBA, University of Wisconsin, Madison
    JD, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present
    Assistant Majority Leader, Wisconsin State Assembly, 2011-2014
    Senator, Wisconsin State Senate, 2004-2014
    Assistant Minority Leader, Wisconsin State Assembly, 2009-2011
    Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, 1993-2004
    Won Special Election, Wisconsin State Assembly, 1993

Current Legislative Committees

    Budget, Member
    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Joint Economic Committee, Member
    Oversight and Government Reform, Member
    Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member
    Subcommittee on Government Operations, Member
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
    Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin State Senate, present
    Former Member, Administrative Rules Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
    Member, Affirmative Action Council
    Member, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board
    Former Member, Education Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
    Former Member, Financial Institutions, and Urban Affairs Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
    Former Vice Chair, Labor, Elections, and Urban Affairs Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
    Former Member, Review of Administrative Rules Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
    Member, Transportation Projects Commission
    Former Member, Transportation, Tourism, Forestry and Natural Resources Committee, Wisconsin State Senate
    Member, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
    Chair, Senate Minority Caucus, 2007
    Majority Caucus Vice Chair, 1999, 2001, 2003

Professional Experience

    Former Tax Attorney

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Board Member, Kettle Moraine Symphony Orchestra
    Member, Washington County Bar Association
    Member, Washington County University of Wisconsin Madison Alumni Association
    Member, Washington County Volunteer Center
    Member, West Bend Early Risers, Kiwanis
    Member, West Bend, Loyal Order of the Moose
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

Strongly Oppose
8. Prioritize green energy

Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
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

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 13
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/11/2017 H.R.1760 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to grant a waiver from the work requirements for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program on account of an area's high unemployment rate or limited employment availability for individuals who reside in the area. 04/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.  (All Actions)
03/09/2017 H.R.1471 To suspend assistance to countries denying or delaying accepting aliens ordered removed from the United States, and for other purposes. 03/09/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/21/2017 H.R.751 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. 02/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
10/21/2016 H.R.6252 Ending Sanctuary Cities Act of 2016 10/21/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
10/19/2016 H.R.6171 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to grant a waiver from the work requirements for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program on account of an area's high unemployment rate or limited employment availability for individuals who reside in the area. 10/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.  (All Actions)
04/19/2016 H.Res.673 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Internal Revenue Service should provide printed copies of Internal Revenue Service Publication 17 to taxpayers in the United States free of charge. 04/19/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
11/23/2015 H.Res.497 Congratulating Army Reserve Major Lisa Jaster on her graduation from the Army Ranger School. 11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
09/15/2015 H.R.3507 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 West 2nd Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as the "Lieutenant Colonel James 'Maggie' Megellas Post Office". 09/15/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
08/13/2015 H.R.808 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
07/07/2015 H.R.2956 Preventing Illegal Immigrants From Abusing Tax Welfare Act of 2015 07/07/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/19/2015 H.R.2792 Manufacturers First Act of 2015 06/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
06/16/2015 H.R.2398 Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2015 06/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
05/15/2015 H.R.2306 Obamacare Marriage Penalty Elimination Act 05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 437
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
07/14/2015 H.R.1688 To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry.
07/09/2015 H.R.2944 Sensenbrenner-Scott SAFE Justice Reinvestment Act of 2015
07/09/2015 H.R.2942 Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015
07/09/2015 H.R.2905 SCOTUScare Act of 2015
07/08/2015 H.R.2973 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require for purposes of education tax credit that the student be lawfully present and that the taxpayer provide the social security number of the student and the employer identification number of the educational institution, and for other purposes.
07/08/2015 H.R.2903 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
07/06/2015 H.R.893 Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
07/01/2015 H.R.2793 TRAC Act of 2015
06/25/2015 H.R.2937 Cuban Military Transparency Act
06/25/2015 H.R.2910 Mexican Wolf Transparency and Accountability Act
06/25/2015 H.R.2893 MADE Act
06/24/2015 H.R.1190 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 Passed Aye
06/17/2015 H.R.2802 First Amendment Defense Act
06/16/2015 H.Res.318 Condemning resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations.
06/11/2015 H.R.2737 Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
06/11/2015 H.R.1413 Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015
06/09/2015 H.R.2698 Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2015
06/08/2015 H.R.2652 Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015
06/08/2015 H.R.2331 No Welfare for Weed Act of 2015
06/05/2015 H.R.2675 Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015
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