MOOLENAAR, JOHN

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MOOLENAAR, JOHN
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: Experience: House: District 4, 2015-Present; Home State: Michigan; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $685,201Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: John Moolenaar

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Amy; 6 Children

Birth Date: 05/08/1961

Birth Place: Midland

Home City: Midland, MI

Religion: Follower of Jesus

Education

MPA, Harvard University, 1989

BS, Chemistry, Hope College, 1983

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present

Member, Midland City Council

Chair, Midland County Republican Party

Senator, Michigan State Senate, 2010-2014

Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, 2002-2008

Current Legislative Committees

Agriculture, Member

Budget, Member

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Member

Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight and Nutrition, Member

Subcommittee on Environment, Member

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight (Science, Space, and Technology), Member

Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Professional Experience

Director, Business Development, Dow Chemical Company

Chemist/Industry Specialist, Dow Chemical Company

Administrator, Midland Academy of Advanced and Creative Services

Assistant, Office of Senator Bill Schuette, Michigan State Senate

Director, Small Business Center, Middle Michigan Development Center

Director, Business Development, MiTECH, 2009-2010

Adjunct Professor, Saginaw Valley State University, 2009

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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
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	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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
20. Privatize Social Security	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 9

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/05/2017	H.R.2381	Autocycle Safety Act	05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. (All Actions)
03/09/2017	H.R.1476	Native American Health Savings Improvement Act	03/09/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/31/2017	H.R.775	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to inflation adjust the $5,000 limitation with respect to dependent care assistance programs and flexible spending arrangements.	01/31/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/22/2016	H.R.5452	Native American Health Savings Improvement Act	06/22/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
04/20/2016	H.R.5013	Safe Water and Nutrition Access Act	04/20/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (All Actions)
06/26/2015	H.R.2892	Autocycle Safety Act	06/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (All Actions)
06/25/2015	H.R.2891	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to inflation adjust the $5,000 limitation with respect to dependent care assistance programs and flexible spending arrangements.	06/25/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/12/2016	H.R.5639	National Institute of Standards and Technology Improvement Act of 2016	07/12/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
06/30/2016	H.Res.791	Supporting the recognition of 2016 as the "Year of Pulse Crops" and acknowledging the nutritional benefit and important contribution to soil health of pulse crops.	06/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (All Actions)

Total: 243

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/11/2015	H.R.2393	Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015	Passed	Yea
05/21/2015	H.R.1806	America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015	Agreed to	No
06/10/2015	H.R.2369	Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015
06/10/2015	H.R.235	Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
06/09/2015	H.R.2698	Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2015
06/03/2015	H.R.2606	Roads Not Roses Act
06/01/2015	H.J.Res.55	Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
05/26/2015	H.Con.Res.45	Recognizing the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the establishment of Fort Michilimackinac on the Straits of Mackinac, and its importance to the people of Michigan and the United States.
05/21/2015	H.R.2567	To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.
05/20/2015	H.Res.194	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
05/20/2015	H.R.1156	International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2015
05/15/2015	H.R.2306	Obamacare Marriage Penalty Elimination Act
05/14/2015	H.R.2138	Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015
05/11/2015	H.Res.251	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster-care system.
05/01/2015	H.Res.250	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should pass no law that would exempt from its obligations or provide any other special consideration to elected or appointed Federal officials or any other Federal employee.
05/01/2015	H.R.2058	FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015
04/30/2015	H.R.2039	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017
04/29/2015	H.R.1226	To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to clarify the maintenance of effort requirement for local educational agencies.
04/29/2015	H.R.1215	Future Logging Careers Act
04/29/2015	H.R.612	National Right-to-Work Act

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