FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P.

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FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P.
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: Experience: House: District 11, 1995-Present; Home State: New Jersey; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,534,185Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Rodney P. Frelinghuysen

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Virginia; 2 Children

Birth Date: 04/29/1946

Birth Place: New York City, NY

Home City: Harding Township, NJ

Religion: Episcopalian

Education

Attended, Trinity College, Hartford

BA, Hobart College, 1969

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 11, 1995-present

Representative, New Jersey General Assembly, 1983-1994

Freeholder, Board of Chosen Freeholders, Morris County, 1974-1983

Director, Board of Chosen Freeholders, Morris County, 1980

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Chair

Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chair, Appropriations Committee, New Jersey General Assembly, 1988-1989, 1992-1994

Professional Experience

Coordinator, Morris County State/Federal Aid, 1972

Administrative Assistant, Morris County State/Federal Aid, 1972

Served, 93rd Engineering Battalion, United States Army, Vietnam, 1969-1971

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Morris County Republican Committee

Board Member, Morristown Salvation Army

Member, New Jersey Historical Society

Member, Picatinny Advisory Council

Member, Post 3401, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Member, Post 59, The American Legion

Member, Board of Directors, United Way, 1979-1982

Additional Information

Awards:

Hero of the Taxpayer, Americans for Tax Reform;

Science Coalition's Champion of Science Award, Rutgers and Princeton Universities;

Honorary Degree, Drew University, 2004

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Oppose The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
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	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
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	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
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	Strongly Support We should have open trade with every country in the world. The government has no right to make restrictions on imports or exports.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
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	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 145

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/04/2017	H.Con.Res.53	Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 244.	05/04/2017 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
04/28/2017	H.J.Res.99	Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.	04/28/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-30. (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.1301	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017	04/07/2017 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 36. (All Actions)
03/07/2017	H.R.1281	To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.	03/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
09/06/2016	H.R.5293	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017	09/06/2016 Second cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 43. Record Vote Number: 136. (All Actions)
04/21/2016	H.R.894	To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.	04/21/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395. (All Actions)
11/05/2015	H.R.2685	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016	11/05/2015 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (All Actions)
06/30/2015	H.Res.314	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the eligibility of veterans service organizations for community development block grant funding.	06/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (All Actions)
02/12/2015	H.Res.73	Recognizing the importance of trade to the United States economy and the importance of completing free trade agreements with Pacific Rim countries and the European Union.	02/12/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
01/28/2015	H.R.559	To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.	01/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
12/22/2014	H.R.712	To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.	12/22/2014 Committee on Agriculture discharged. (All Actions)
08/04/2014	H.J.Res.76	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Resolution, 2014	08/04/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-145. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
07/17/2014	H.R.4870	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015	07/17/2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472. (All Actions)
10/10/2013	H.J.Res.91	Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014	10/10/2013 Became Public Law No: 113-44. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
07/16/2013	H.R.2609	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014	07/16/2013 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 134. (All Actions)
06/14/2013	H.R.2104	Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act of 2013	06/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
05/23/2013	H.R.2103	To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.	05/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
10/09/2012	H.R.6513	To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.	10/09/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. (All Actions)
06/11/2012	H.R.5325	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013	06/11/2012 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425. (All Actions)
05/14/2012	H.R.5382	To suspend temporarily the duty on poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolyzed acetate groups.	05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)

Total: 1386

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/06/2010	H.R.2421	Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
05/05/2010	H.R.24	To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
05/04/2010	H.Res.1231	Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United States Television Infrared Observation Satellite, the world's first meteorological satellite, launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on April 1, 1960, and fulfilling the promise of President Eisenhower to all nations of the world to promote the peaceful use of space for the benefit of all mankind.
04/30/2010	H.R.4903	To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
04/22/2010	H.Res.1289	Expressing the sense of the House that Democratic Members of the House should join Republican Members of the House in a total ban on earmarks for one year, that total discretionary spending should be reduced by the amount saved by earmark moratoriums, and that a bipartisan, bicameral committee should be created to review and overhaul the budgetary, spending, and earmark processes.
04/21/2010	H.R.5095	Protect Medical Innovation Act
04/20/2010	H.Res.1273	Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the National Day of Prayer.
04/13/2010	H.Con.Res.260	Recognizing the 62nd anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel, and reaffirming unequivocal support for the alliance and friendship between the United States and Israel.
04/09/2010	H.R.4985	Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2010
04/09/2010	H.R.4960	To eliminate sweetheart deals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
03/17/2010	H.Res.1188	Ensuring an up or down vote on certain health care legislation.
03/16/2010	H.Res.605	Recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 11th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party campaign to suppress the Falun Gong spiritual movement and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture Falun Gong practitioners.	Passed	Yea
03/02/2010	H.Res.812	Recognizing the significant contributions of the Military Working Dog Program to the United States Armed Forces.
01/29/2010	H.R.3539	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, as the "Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building".	Passed	Yea
01/21/2010	H.Res.988	Recognizing the exemplarily service, devotion to country, and selfless sacrifice of Special Warfare Operators 2nd Class Matthew McCabe and Jonathan Keefe and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Julio Huertas in capturing Ahmed Hashim Abed, one of the most-wanted terrorists in Iraq, and pledging to continue to support members of the United States Armed Forces serving in harm's way.
12/14/2009	H.Res.779	Recognizing the importance of youth runaway prevention and at-risk youth programs.	Passed	Yea
11/18/2009	H.R.2294	Keep Terrorists Out of America Act
11/07/2009	H.Res.877	Expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008.	Passed	Aye
12/08/2009	H.R.3970	Medical Rights and Reform Act of 2009
12/07/2009	H.R.22	United States Postal Service Financial Relief Act of 2009	Passed	Yea

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