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: Experience: House: District 3, 2007-Present; Home State: Nebraska; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $887,282Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Adrian M. Smith

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Andrea

Birth Date: 12/19/1970

Birth Place: Scottsbluff, NE

Home City: Gering, NE

Religion: Christian

Education

Attended, Graduate Studies, Portland State University

Attended, Graduate Studies, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Attended, Liberty University, Virginia

BS, Education, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1993

Political Experience

Assistant Republican Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2006-present

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2006-present

Senator, Nebraska State Senate, 1998-2006

Delegate, American Council of Young Political Leaders, Tanzania, 2004

Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2000, 2004

Member, City Council, Gering, Nebraska, 1994-1998

Alternate Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1996

Current Legislative Committees

Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member

Subcommittee on Trade, Member

Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chair, Congressional Rural Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Rural Veterans Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present

Member, Entrepreneurial Initiative and Innovation Task Force, present

Member, House Pro-Life Caucus, present

Member, Western Caucus, present

Former Co-Chair, Congressional Hydropower Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Rural Health Care Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Second Amendment Caucus

Former Member, House Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine, present

Former Member, House Economic Competitiveness Caucus

Former Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus

Former Member, Parks and Recreation Committee

Former Member, Tea Party Caucus

Board Member, Executive Committee, Twin Cities Development, 1995-1998

Chair, Land Use Task Force, Vision 2020, 1998

Member, Visitors Advisory Committee, Scotts Bluff County, 1995-1996

Professional Experience

Marketing Specialist, Buyer's Realty, 1997-2006

Real Estate Agent, Buyer's Realty, 1997-2006

Staff Development Project Manager, Educational Service Unit 13, 1994-1997

Research Assistant, University of Nebraska Foundation, 1992-1993

Legislative Page, Nebraska Unicameral Legislature, 1992

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Calvary Memorial Evangelical Free Church, present

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present

Member, Rural America Solutions Group, present

Former Member, Board of Directors, Camp Kiwanis, Scotts Bluff Kiwanis Club

Former Member, Board of Realtors, Scotts Bluff County

Former Member, Congressional Advisory Board, Leadership Institute

Former Member, Congressional Advisory Board, National Youth Leadership Council

Former Member, Congressional Advisory Board, ThanksUSA

Former Member, Farm and Ranch Museum Association

Former Member, Gering Jaycees

Former Member, National League of Cities

Member, Nebraska League of Municipalities

Former Member, Board of Directors, Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation

Former Member, North Platte Valley Historical Society

Former Member, Riverside Zoological Society

Board Member, Wyobraska Museum of Natural History

Chair, Four State Legislative Conference, 2001

Member, American Council of Young Political Leaders Alumni, India, 2000

Member, Western Nebraska Regional Airport Operations Board, 1997-1998

Additional Information

Awards:

Certificate of Appreciation, Disabled American Veterans

The Golden Triangle Award, Nebraska Farmers Union

The True Blue Member of Congress Award, Family Research Council

Champion of the Merit Shop, Associated Builders and Contractors

Friend of Pork, National Pork Producers Council

Spirit of Enterprise Award, United States Chamber of Commerce

Champion of Transportation, 2009

A in English Award

Fueling Growth Award, Growth Energy

Friend of Agriculture, American Farm Bureau Federation

Guardian of Small Business -- National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)

Tax Fighter Award, National Tax Limitation Committee; Leadership Award, The Medicare Choices

Defender of Liberty Award, American Conservative Union; Thomas Jefferson Award, International FoodserviceDistributors Association

Constituent Communication Award, National Write Your Congressman

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	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
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	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
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	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
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	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
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: 44

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
12/13/2013	H.R.3769	To extend the nonenforcement instruction for the Medicare direct supervision requirement for therapeutic hospital outpatient services insofar as it applies to critical access hospitals and rural hospitals, to require a study of the impact on critical access hospitals and rural hospitals of a failure to extend such instruction, and for other purposes.	12/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/08/2013	H.R.2615	Securing Access to Rural Postal Services Act of 2013	07/08/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
06/14/2013	H.R.2329	Administrative Relief and Accurate Medicare Payments Act of 2013	06/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/11/2012	H.R.6093	To establish a moratorium on aerial surveillance conducted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.	07/11/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
05/14/2012	H.R.5507	To reduce temporarily the rate of duty on S-N-ALKYL-ANILIN.	05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/14/2012	H.R.5506	To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on Sedaxane.	05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/14/2012	H.R.5505	To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on Profenofos.	05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/14/2012	H.R.5504	To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on Dichloroacetyl Chloride.	05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
09/23/2011	H.R.795	Small-Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act of 2011	09/23/2011 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-219, Part I. (All Actions)
09/29/2010	H.R.6385	To repeal the unearned income Medicare contribution provision in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.	09/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/16/2010	H.R.3519	Veterinarian Services Investment Act	09/16/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (All Actions)
08/04/2010	H.R.5922	Small-Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act of 2010	08/04/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. (All Actions)
05/18/2010	H.Res.1327	Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Floyd Dominy.	05/18/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
05/13/2010	H.R.5314	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 15-year recovery period for nonresidential real property in rural areas.	05/13/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/31/2009	H.R.3520	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude capital gains on sales and exchanges of residences purchased in a foreclosure sale.	07/31/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/17/2009	H.R.3256	Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2009	07/17/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/10/2009	H.R.3159	Small Airport Relief Act of 2009	07/10/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
10/02/2008	H.Con.Res.408	Recognizing North Platte, Nebraska, as "Rail Town USA".	10/02/2008 Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
08/10/2007	H.R.3143	Methamphetamine Kingpin Elimination Act of 2007	08/10/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
07/12/2007	H.R.3039	Farmland Relief Act of 2007	07/12/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 758

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/13/2017	H.R.10	Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
05/05/2017	H.R.2250	Standard DATA Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2310	Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.1180	Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
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
04/06/2017	H.R.2031	Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1825	Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017
03/31/2017	H.J.Res.42	Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.	Passed	Yea
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
03/01/2017	H.Con.Res.32	Congratulating the State of Nebraska on the 150th anniversary of the admission of that State into the United States.
02/28/2017	H.J.Res.40	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.	Passed	Aye
02/17/2017	H.R.1136	FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017
02/09/2017	H.R.741	Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017
02/06/2017	H.R.490	Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017
02/06/2017	H.R.367	Hearing Protection Act of 2017
02/03/2017	H.J.Res.51	Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.
02/03/2017	H.J.Res.39	Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients".
02/01/2017	H.R.785	National Right-to-Work Act
01/31/2017	H.R.300	Sarah's Law

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