• HARPER, GREGG
Experience: House: District 3, 2009-Present
Home State: Mississippi
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $565,586Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Gregg Harper
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Sidney; 2 Children: Livingston, Maggie
    Birth Date: 06/01/1956
    Birth Place: Jackson, MS
    Home City: Pearl, MS
    Religion: Southern Baptist

Education

    JD, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1981
    BS, Chemistry, Mississippi College, 1978

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2008-present
    Chair, Republican Executive Committee, Rankin County, 2000-2008
    Member, Campaign Steering Committee, Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant, Rankin County, 2007
    Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2000, 2004
    Member, Campaign Steering Committee, Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck, Rankin County, 2003

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    House Administration, Member
    Joint Committee on Printing, Chair
    Joint Committee on the Library, Chair
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Vice Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Air Force Caucus, present
    Member, Army Aviation Caucus, present
    Member, Balanced Budget Amendment Caucus, present
    Member, Biomass Caucus, present
    Member, Coal Caucus, present
    Member, Community College Caucus, present
    Member, Diabetes Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Fragile-X Caucus, present
    Member, Library of Congress Caucus, present
    Member, Missile Defense Caucus, present
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, present
    Member, Natural Gas Caucus, present
    Member, Prayer Caucus, present
    Member, Shipbuilding Caucus, present
    Member, Spina Bifida Caucus, present
    Member, Steel Caucus, present
    Member, Taiwan Caucus, present
    Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Congressional Caucus, present
    Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus, present
    Member, Veterans Caucus, present
    Member, Wounded to Work Caucus, present
    Former Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
    Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

    Former Prosecutor, City of Brandon, Mississippi
    Former Prosecutor, City of Richland, Mississippi
    Former Attorney, Sanford and Harper

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Crossgates Baptist Church, present
    Member, Fire Caucus, present
    Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present
    Member, Pearl County Chamber of Commerce, present
    Member, Rankin County Chamber of Commerce, present
    Former Sunday School Teacher, Crossgates Baptist Church
    Former Deacon, Crossgates Baptist Church
    Former Board Attorney, Mississippi Baptist Children's Village
    Former Member, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board
    Former Member, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board
    Member, Rankin County Chamber of Commerce
    Chair, Get Out The Vote, Rankin County, Mississippi, 2007
    Legal Volunteer, Senator Jim Talent, 2006
    Legal Volunteer, Presidential Recount, Ohio, 2004
    Legal Volunteer, Presidential Recount, Florida, 2000
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 50
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/19/2015 H.R.1250 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that payment under the Medicare program to a long-term care hospital for inpatient services shall not be made at the applicable site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds, and for other purposes. 03/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/30/2015 H.R.542 National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015 01/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/07/2015 H.R.194 Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act 01/07/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
07/30/2014 H.R.5282 Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act 07/30/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
05/06/2014 H.R.4545 Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2014 05/06/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
04/03/2014 H.R.2019 Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 04/03/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-94. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
02/14/2014 H.Con.Res.82 Providing a correction in the enrollment of S. 540. 02/14/2014 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
02/14/2014 H.Con.Res.81 Providing a correction in the enrollment of S. 25. 02/14/2014 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
12/12/2013 H.R.1994 Election Assistance Commission Termination Act 12/12/2013 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 211.  (All Actions)
10/25/2013 H.R.3306 Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2013 10/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/03/2013 H.R.1724 Kids First Research Act of 2013 06/03/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/23/2013 H.R.831 Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2013 04/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
04/23/2013 H.R.510 TEAM-Education Act of 2013 04/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
04/23/2013 H.R.509 TEAM-Employment Act of 2013 04/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
02/15/2013 H.R.654 Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act 02/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.  (All Actions)
02/08/2013 H.R.550 Phantom Fuel Reform Act of 2013 02/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
02/08/2013 H.R.511 TEAM-Empowerment Act of 2013 02/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/28/2013 H.R.232 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump. 01/28/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/15/2013 H.R.260 To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions and by terminating the Election Assistance Commission. 01/15/2013 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
01/10/2013 H.R.5859 To repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting. 01/10/2013 Became Public Law No: 112-252. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
Total: 999
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.2889 To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to limit the orphan drug exclusion under the drug discount program under section 340B of such title.
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/19/2017 H.R.2556 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017 H.R.2550 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an incremental expansion of telehealth coverage under the Medicare program.
05/18/2017 H.R.2535 To amend title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program under such title relating to lifespan respite care.
05/05/2017 H.Res.304 Expressing support for designation of May as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month".
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
04/28/2017 H.R.2225 Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act
04/25/2017 H.R.1380 Timber Innovation Act of 2017
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
04/12/2017 H.R.1777 To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes.
04/07/2017 H.R.2008 Kids First Research Act 2.0
04/06/2017 H.R.2010 CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act
04/06/2017 H.Res.271 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Trade Representative should commence negotiations to enter into a bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan.
04/05/2017 H.R.1384 Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act
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
03/29/2017 H.R.1772 AIM HIGH Act
03/29/2017 H.R.1698 Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/28/2017 H.R.1737 FUELS Act
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