FORTENBERRY, JEFFREY L. HONORABLE

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FORTENBERRY, JEFFREY L. HONORABLE
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: Experience: House: District 1, 2005-Present; Home State: Nebraska; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $638,596Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Jeff Fortenberry

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Celeste; 5 Children

Birth Date: 12/27/1960

Birth Place: Baton Rouge, LA

Home City: Lincoln, NE

Religion: Catholic

Education

MA, Theology, Franciscan University, Steubenville, 1996

MA, Public Policy, Georgetown University, 1986

BA, Economics, Louisiana State University, 1982

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2004-present

At-Large Member, City Council, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1997-2001

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

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

Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Coalition on Autism Research and Education, present

Member, Congressional African Staff Association, present

Member, Congressional Biofuels Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Childrens Health Care Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Community Pharmacy Coalition, present

Member, Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus, present

Vice Chair, Congressional Friends of Jordan Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Life Insurance Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Military Family Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Rural Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Scouting Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Sportsmens Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus, present

Member, General Aviation Caucus, present

Member, Green Schools Caucus, present

Member, House Army Caucus, present

Co-Chair, House Beef Caucus, present

Member, House International Conservation Caucus, present

Member, House Library of Congress Caucus, present

Member, House Native American Caucus, present

Member, House Oceans Caucus, present

Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, present

Member, House Rural Health Care Coalition, present

Member, House Small Brewers Caucus, present

Member, House Soils Caucus, present

Member, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Religious Minorities in the Middle East Caucus, present

Member, Rural Veterans Caucus, present

Former Member, Civil War Battlefield Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Caucus of Uganda

Co-Founder, Congressional Nuclear Security Caucus

Former Member, Congressional West Africa Caucus

Former Member, House 4-H Caucus

Former Member, House Democracy Partnership Commission

Former Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee

Former Member, Public Policy and Economic Analysis Team, United States Senate

Member, Hometown Security Committee, City of Lincoln, 2003

Policy Analyst, Subcommittee for Intergovernmental Relations, United States Senate, 1986

Professional Experience

Sales Representative, TruckPaper.com, Sandhills Publishing, 1998-present

Former Legislative Aide

Former Publishing Industry Executive

Director, Public Relations and Foundation Activities, Sandhills Publishing, 1995-1998

Assistant Director, Downtown Development District, Baton Rouge, 1989-1992

Research Associate, Gulf South Research Institute, 1987-1989

Economist, Gulf South Research Institute, 1987-1989

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Saint Joseph Catholic Church, present

Former Member, Advisory Board, Catholic Social Services

Former Member, Civilian Leadership Council, Nebraska National Guard

Former Participant, French Study Program

Former Representative, International 4-H Youth Exchange, Egypt

Former Member, Lincoln Independent Business Association

Former Member, Lincoln Rotary Club

Former Participant, Study Program, France

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	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
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	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
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	Oppose we should do nothing because the cost of dealing with global warming is far higher than the potential damage. We should perhaps sign on to some international agreements, but make only minimal financial commitments for now.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 121

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
01/30/2009	H.R.108	Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act	01/30/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
01/23/2009	H.R.643	Care for Life Act of 2009	01/23/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/14/2009	H.R.321	SCHIP Plus Act of 2009	01/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/14/2009	H.R.109	America's Affordable Health Care Act of 2009	01/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/06/2009	H.R.115	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax exempt qualified small issue bonds to finance agricultural processing property.	01/06/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/25/2008	H.R.7091	Care for Life Act of 2008	09/25/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/18/2008	H.R.6963	SCHIP Plus Act of 2008	09/18/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/11/2008	H.R.6881	To provide for audits of programs, projects, and activities funded through earmarks.	09/11/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
09/09/2008	H.R.6850	Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Business Benefit Act	09/09/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
07/30/2008	H.Res.1391	Prohibiting the House of Representatives from adjourning until it has approved a bill to establish a comprehensive national energy plan that addresses energy conservation and the expansion of renewable and conventional energy sources.	07/30/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
06/17/2008	H.R.6280	America's Affordable Health Care Act of 2008	06/17/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
06/11/2008	H.Con.Res.332	Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.	06/11/2008 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
06/03/2008	H.Res.1114	Supporting the goals and ideals of the Arbor Day Foundation and National Arbor Day.	06/03/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
05/07/2008	H.Res.1113	Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day.	05/07/2008 On motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote Agreed to by recorded vote: 237 - 178 (Roll no. 275). (All Actions)
04/29/2008	H.Res.1043	Honoring the life and legacy of Chief Standing Bear, a pioneer in civil rights for Native Americans, on the 100th anniversary of Chief Standing Bear's death.	04/29/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
02/05/2008	H.R.4222	To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title XXII of the Public Health Service Act to extend COBRA benefits for certain TAA-eligible individuals and PBGC recipients.	02/05/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
12/18/2007	H.Con.Res.272	Urging the United States Government to initiate a diplomatic surge to foster security and stability in the Middle East by engaging international stakeholders and governments throughout the region to curtail destabilizing influences, help prevent the spread of violence, address humanitarian concerns, and enhance prospects for security, political, and economic progress in Iraq.	12/18/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
11/15/2007	H.R.4223	To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.	11/15/2007 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
10/18/2007	H.R.3872	Children Come First Act of 2007	10/18/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/24/2007	H.R.761	To authorize the Secretary of Interior to convey to The Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historical interpretive site along the trail.	07/24/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)

Total: 1225

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/22/2017	H.R.695	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017	H.Res.319	Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promoting religious freedom globally, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.Res.311	Recognizing that for 50 years the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has worked toward stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia.
05/18/2017	H.Res.274	Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
05/18/2017	H.Res.260	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.
05/18/2017	H.Res.252	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the challenges posed to long-term stability in Lebanon by the conflict in Syria and supporting the establishment of safe zones in Syria.
05/18/2017	H.Res.172	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/17/2017	H.R.2506	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations.
05/04/2017	H.R.2192	To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff.	Passed	Yea
05/03/2017	H.R.2310	Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
05/01/2017	H.R.1970	Kerrie Orozco Act
04/13/2017	H.J.Res.43	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.	Passed	Aye
04/07/2017	H.R.1895	Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017
04/05/2017	H.R.299	Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
03/31/2017	H.R.1825	Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017
03/30/2017	H.R.1828	Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017
03/29/2017	H.R.390	Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act of 2017
03/29/2017	H.R.26	Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017	Passed	Aye
03/28/2017	H.R.24	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017

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