• KLINE, JOHN PAUL JR
Experience: House: District 2, 2003-Present
Home State: Minnesota
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $745,831Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: John P. Kline
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Vicky; 2 Children: John, Katherine
    Birth Date: 09/06/1947
    Birth Place: Allentown, PA
    Home City: Lakeville, MN
    Religion: Methodist

Education

    MPA, Shippenburg University, 1988
    BA, Biology, Rice University, 1969

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2002-present
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 6, 1998, 2000

Current Legislative Committees

    Armed Services, Member
    Education and the Workforce, Chair
    Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Member
    Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
    Member, Republican Study Committee

Professional Experience

    Farmer
    Military Aide, President Jimmy Carter
    Military Aide, President Ronald Reagan
    Executive Vice President, Center of the American Experiment, 2001-2002
    Helicopter Pilot, United States Marine Corps, 1969-1994
    Colonel, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam, Somalia, 1969-1994

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Federation of Fly Fishers
    President, Lynwood North Homeowners Association
    Member, Marine Corps Association
    Member, Marine Corps League
    Member, Minnesota Fly Fishers
    Member, National Rifle Association
    Member, National Wild Turkey Federation
    Member, Pheasants Forever
    Member, Retired Officers Association
    Member, Trout Unlimited
    Chair, Veterans for Dole/Kemp, 1996

Additional Information

Awards:

    Naval Commendation Medal
    Meritorious Service Medal
    Joint Service Commendation Medal
    4 Legion of Merit Medals
    Defense Superior Service Award
    Hero of the Taxpayer
    Spirit of Enterprise
    Star of Education
    Small Business Advocate
    True Blue Award, Family Research Council
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

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

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

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 60
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
12/01/2015 H.R.3459 Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act 12/01/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 272.  (All Actions)
11/17/2015 H.R.3549 VA Billing Accountability Act 11/17/2015 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
08/13/2015 H.R.1500 To ensure that certain TRICARE program beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of the location of their residence. 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
07/13/2015 H.R.5 Student Success Act 07/13/2015 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 147.  (All Actions)
04/14/2015 H.R.1768 Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act 04/14/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
03/27/2015 H.R.1189 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act 03/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/16/2015 H.R.843 Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015 03/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/04/2015 H.J.Res.29 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures. 03/04/2015 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
02/11/2015 H.R.844 To require a plan approved by the Surface Transportation Board for the long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks. 02/11/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
02/02/2015 H.Res.68 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. 02/02/2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
12/09/2014 H.R.4320 Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act 12/09/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491.  (All Actions)
06/20/2014 H.R.4863 National Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act 06/20/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
05/21/2014 H.R.4689 To require a plan approved by the Surface Transportation Board for the long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks. 05/21/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
07/24/2013 H.R.5 Student Success Act 07/24/2013 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
06/20/2013 H.R.2076 Servicemember Medical Evaluations Review Act 06/20/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
06/20/2013 H.R.1971 To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with the opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime. 06/20/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
05/12/2014 H.R.10 Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act 05/12/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
08/09/2013 H.R.1911 Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 08/09/2013 Became Public Law No: 113-28. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
05/25/2012 H.R.4045 To modify the Department of Defense Program Guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence days to members of the reserve components to exempt any member whose qualified mobilization commenced before October 1, 2011, and continued on or after that date, from the changes to the program guidance that took effect on that date. 05/25/2012 Became Public Law No: 112-120. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
04/27/2012 H.R.3990 Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act 04/27/2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 321.  (All Actions)
Total: 1983
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
10/22/2015 H.Res.486 Congratulating the Minnesota Lynx women's basketball team on winning the 2015 Women's National Basketball Association Championship.
10/22/2015 H.R.692 Default Prevention Act Passed Yea
10/21/2015 H.Res.485 Expressing solidarity with the people of Israel in the wake of recent terrorist attacks and condemning the Palestinian Authority for inciting an atmosphere of violence.
10/19/2015 H.R.702 To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions. Passed Yea
10/07/2015 H.R.3706 Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015
10/06/2015 H.R.2358 Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
10/05/2015 H.R.3457 Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act Failed No
10/02/2015 H.R.3643 Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2015
08/13/2015 H.R.303 Retired Pay Restoration Act
10/01/2015 H.R.3651 Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015
09/22/2015 H.R.3134 Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 Passed Aye
09/08/2015 H.R.3338 Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2015
08/31/2015 H.R.3389 National Monument Designation Transparency Act
08/13/2015 H.R.3239 Armed Forces Career Center Protection Act
08/13/2015 H.R.1594 Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
09/22/2015 H.R.36 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-42, 3/5 majority r Not Voting
09/21/2015 H.R.3516 Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act
08/05/2015 H.R.3229 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.
08/04/2015 H.R.3137 To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust, and for other purposes.
07/30/2015 H.R.1994 VA Accountability Act of 2015 Passed Aye
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