• FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P.
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%
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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
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

Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Support
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

No Opinion
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 145
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/16/1999 H.R.2099 To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of sennosides. 06/16/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
06/16/1999 H.R.2098 To suspend temporarily the duty on dark couverture chocolate. 06/16/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
04/19/1999 H.R.1448 Airspace Redesign Enhancement Act of 1999 04/19/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
03/09/1999 H.R.374 Veterans Personal Security Act 03/09/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/01/1999 H.R.376 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide that the United States Army Corps of Engineers perform contract oversight of Fund financed remedial actions under that Act. 02/01/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
02/01/1999 H.R.375 Superfund Liability Exemption for Local Education Agencies Act 02/01/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
01/19/1999 H.R.140 To amend the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, relating to the repurchase of bonds by the Tennessee Valley Authority. 01/19/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
10/21/1998 H.Con.Res.354 To correct the enrollment of H.R. 4328. 10/21/1998 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
09/30/1998 H.R.4633 To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project. 09/30/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
09/29/1998 H.Con.Res.330 Expressing the sense of the Congress that official mail sent by Government agencies at taxpayer expense should be subject to certain uniform standards. 09/29/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.  (All Actions)
09/28/1998 H.R.4609 Veterans Personal Security Act 09/28/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
09/09/1998 H.R.2776 To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the establishment of the Morristown National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes" to authorize the acquisition of property known as the Warren property. 09/09/1998 Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-694.  (All Actions)
08/04/1998 H.R.3417 To suspend temporarily the duty on organic luminescent pigments, dyes and fibers for security applications; and, 4-Hexylresorcinol. 08/04/1998 See H.R.4342.  (All Actions)
03/12/1998 H.R.3418 To suspend temporarily the duty on polymethine sensitizing dyes for photo/imaging applications; and, certain fluorozirconium compounds. 03/12/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
08/06/1997 H.R.2334 To suspend temporarily the duty on ferroboron. 08/06/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
07/08/1997 H.R.1158 Superfund Liability Exemption for Local Education Agencies Act 07/08/1997 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
06/17/1997 H.R.1882 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain parts for in-line skates. 06/17/1997 See H.R.2622.  (All Actions)
05/21/1997 H.R.1413 New Jersey Women's Environmental Health Act 05/21/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)
04/04/1997 H.R.1157 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide that the United States Army Corps of Engineers perform contract oversight of fund financed remedial actions under that Act. 04/04/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
04/02/1997 H.R.1156 To provide for greater equity in the allocation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of amounts appropriated for medical care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the next two fiscal years and for other purposes related to the needs of veterans medical care. 04/02/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
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