GOODLATTE, ROBERT W.

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: Experience: House: District 6, 1993-Present; Home State: Virginia; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,458,760Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Robert 'Bob' W. Goodlatte

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Maryellen; 2 Children: Jennifer, Rob

Birth Date: 09/22/1952

Birth Place: Holyoke, MA

Home City: Roanoke, VA

Religion: Christian Scientist

Education

JD, Washington and Lee University School of Law, 1977

BA, Government, Bates College, 1974

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representative, 1992-present

Republican Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives

Chair, Roanoke City Republican Committee, 1980-1983

Current Legislative Committees

Agriculture, Member

Judiciary, Chair

Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, Member

Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight and Nutrition, Member

Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Former Ranking Member, Antitrust Task Force, United States House of Representatives

Member, Congressional Caucus on Adoption

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus

Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus

Chair, House Committee on the Judiciary

Chair, House Republican High Technology Working Group

Member, House Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet, United States House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Task Force on Judicial Impeachment, United States House of Representatives

Vice Chair, United States House Committee on Agriculture

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research, United States House of Representatives, 2009-2010

Chair, United States House Committee on Agriculture, 2003-2007

Chair, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, United States House of Representatives, 1997-2003

Chair, Virginia Republican Committee, 6th District, 1983-1988

Professional Experience

Partner, Bird, Kinder, and Huffman, 1981-1992

Attorney, Private Law Practice, 1979-1981

District Director, Congressman Caldwell Butler, 1977-1979

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Advisory Council, Building Better Boards

Member, Fishburn Park Elementary School, Parent Teachers Association (PTA)

Member, Rural Health Care Coalition

President, Civitan Club, Roanoke, 1989-1990

Total: 3

Goodlatte Defends Secret Service Improvements Act on House Floor

07/27/2015

Homeland Security

Bob Goodlatte: House takes first step to stop sanctuary cities

It could have been any one of our children. That’s the unsettling realization that Jim Steinle’s testimony before a House Judiciary panel brought to mind.

07/24/2015

Augusta Free Press

Bob Goodlatte wants answers from Loretta Lynch on Obama drug pardons

07/14/2015

By Maggie Ybarra | The Washington Times

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	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
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	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
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	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
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	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
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	Strongly Oppose Women or minorities should fend for themselves rather than relaying on government interventions, because government should not enforce this.
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: 184

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/09/1999	H.R.792	National Right-to-Work Act	04/09/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. (All Actions)
03/16/1999	H.R.982	Keep Drug Needles Off the Streets Act	03/16/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. (All Actions)
10/13/1998	H.R.2592	Private Trustee Reform Act of 1998	10/13/1998 Referred to Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts. (All Actions)
09/28/1998	H.R.3891	Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act of 1998	09/28/1998 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 245 - 167 (Roll No. 470). (All Actions)
09/15/1998	H.R.4571	Emergency Food Assistance Enhancement Act of 1998	09/15/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (All Actions)
08/12/1998	H.R.4366	Food Stamp Verification Act of 1998	08/12/1998 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. (All Actions)
07/20/1998	H.R.4128	To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to ensure that States and local governments can quickly and safely remove flood debris so as to reduce the risk and severity of subsequent flooding.	07/20/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture. (All Actions)
06/24/1998	H.R.2380	Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1997	06/24/1998 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
06/23/1998	H.R.1847	Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1998	06/23/1998 Became Public Law No: 105-184. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
05/22/1998	H.Con.Res.171	Declaring the memorial service sponsored by the National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Memorial Service Board of Directors to honor emergency medical services personnel to be the "National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service".	05/22/1998 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
04/24/1998	H.R.3226	To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands and improvements in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes.	04/24/1998 Became Public Law No: 105-171. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
03/30/1998	H.R.695	Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act	03/30/1998 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
03/03/1998	H.R.3280	USDA Year 2000 Compliance Enhancement Act	03/03/1998 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
12/16/1997	H.R.2265	No Electronic Theft (NET) Act	12/16/1997 Became Public Law No: 105-147. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
07/02/1997	H.R.2073	Presidential Fundraising Integrity Act of 1997	07/02/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. (All Actions)
06/27/1997	H.R.2075	To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the disclosure of certain information by persons conducting polls by telephone during campaigns for election for Federal office.	06/27/1997 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
06/26/1997	H.R.2076	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to repeal the requirement that States provide for voter registration by mail and to require applicants for voter registration to provide a Social Security number and actual proof of United States citizenship, and for other purposes.	06/26/1997 Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight. (All Actions)
06/26/1997	H.R.2074	Electronic Campaign Filing and Disclosure Act of 1997	06/26/1997 Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight. (All Actions)
06/26/1997	H.Res.177	Prohibiting any personal staff employee of a Member of the House of Representatives from holding a paid position in the campaign of the employing Member.	06/26/1997 Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight. (All Actions)
06/10/1997	H.R.1000	To require States to establish a system to prevent prisoners from being considered part of any household for purposes of determining eligibility of the household for food stamp benefits and the amount of food stamp benefits to be provided to the household under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.	06/10/1997 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 76. (All Actions)

Total: 2638

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/13/2017	H.R.2899	To reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.
06/13/2017	H.R.2893	To amend the Natural Gas Act to bolster fairness and transparency in consideration of interstate natural gas pipelines, to provide for greater public input opportunities, and for other purposes.
06/13/2017	H.R.1215	Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017
06/12/2017	H.R.2887	To regulate certain State impositions on interstate commerce.
06/08/2017	H.R.2851	To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2826	To provide for an annual adjustment of the number of admissible refugees, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017	H.R.1973	Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
05/22/2017	H.R.1188	Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.2266	Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
05/16/2017	H.R.2431	Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act
05/03/2017	H.R.1180	Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
05/02/2017	H.R.1242	400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
05/01/2017	H.R.2004	Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act
04/24/2017	H.R.1795	DUE PROCESS Act of 2017
04/06/2017	H.R.1667	Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2017
04/05/2017	H.R.1384	Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act
04/05/2017	H.R.659	Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017
03/30/2017	H.R.1431	EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/30/2017	H.R.1430	HONEST Act	Passed	Aye
03/29/2017	H.R.33	Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017

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