• BOOZMAN, JOHN
Experience: Senate: 2011-Present
Home State: Arkansas
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Personal

    Full Name: John N. Boozman
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Cathy; 3 Children
    Birth Date: 12/10/1950
    Birth Place: Shreveport, LA
    Home City: Rogers, AR
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    Graduated, Southern College of Optometry, 1977
    Attended, Pre-Optometry, University of Arkansas, 1969-1973
    Political Experience
    Senator, United States Senate, 2011-present
    Former Member, School Board, Rogers School District
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2001-2011
    Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2003-2011

Current Legislative Committees

    Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Member
    Appropriations, Member
    Environment and Public Works, Member
    Joint Committee on Printing, Member
    Rules and Administration, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management, Chair
    Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Chair
    Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, Member
    Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation, Member
    Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight, Member
    Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Member
    Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight, Member
    Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Member
    Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member
    Veterans' Affairs, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, After School Caucus
    Member, Air Force Caucus
    Member, Americans Abroad Caucus
    Member, Caucus for Congressional World Bank Dialogue
    Member, Community College Caucus
    Member, Congressional African Partnership for Economic Empowerment Caucus
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Member, Congressional Bike Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus on US-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans
    Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
    Member, Congressional China Caucus
    Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
    Member, Congressional Community Pharmacy Coalition
    Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
    Member, Congressional Georgia Caucus
    Member, Congressional Glaucoma Caucus
    Member, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus
    Member, Congressional Indonesia Caucus
    Member, Congressional Malaria Caucus
    Member, Congressional Mentoring Caucus
    Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children’s Caucus
    Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
    Member, Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
    Member, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus
    Member, Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
    Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
    Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus
    Member, Congressional United Kingdom Caucus
    Member, Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
    Member, French Caucus
    Member, Global Health Caucus
    Member, Grand Old Party Doctors Caucus
    Member, Historic Preservation Caucus
    Member, House 4-H Caucus
    Member, House Cancer Caucus
    Member, House Hunger Caucus
    Member, House Manufacturing Caucus
    Member, House Rural Health Care Coalition
    Member, Human Rights Caucus
    Chair, I-49 Caucus
    Member, Immigration Reform Caucus
    Member, Iran Human Rights & Democracy Caucus
    Member, Law Enforcement Caucus
    Member, Manufactured Housing Caucus
    Member, Medical Doctors’ Caucus
    Member, Nuclear Issues Working Group
    Member, Religious Minorities in the Middle East Caucus
    Member, Republican Study Committee
    Member, Second Amendment Task Force
    Member, United Kingdom Caucus
    Member, United States China Working Group
    Member, Values Action Team
    Member, Vision Caucus

Professional Experience

    Optometrist
    Rancher
    Co-Founder, Boozman-Hof Regional Eye Clinic, 1977-2001
    Partner, Boozman-Hof Regional Eye Clinic, 1977-2001

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, American Optometrist Association
    Founder, Arkansas School for the Blind, Low Vision Program
    Member, Lions Club
    Volunteer Optometrist
    Founder, Arkansas World Trade Center, 2007
Total: 4
Sen. Boozman has $872,704 in '16 coffers
07/23/2015
By Sarah D. Wire | NWAonline
Boozman Joins EPW Colleagues to Approve Bill to Rein in EPA Overreach
06/10/2015
John Boozman's Official Personal Website
Boozman Introduces Amendments to National Defense Authorization Act
06/08/2015
John Boozman's Official Personal Website
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
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
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

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 131
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
10/08/2015 S.2178 Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2015 10/08/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
10/07/2015 S.1707 A bill to designate the Federal building located at 617 Walnut Street in Helena, Arkansas, as the "Jacob Trieber Federal Building, United States Post Office, and United States Court House". 10/07/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-67. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
09/17/2015 S.2057 A bill providing for additional space for the protection and preservation of national collections held by the Smithsonian Institution. 09/17/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.  (All Actions)
08/05/2015 S.1966 Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of 2015 08/05/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
08/04/2015 S.Res.232 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that August 30, 2015, be observed as "1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day". 08/04/2015 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
07/30/2015 S.1910 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 07/30/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.  (All Actions)
07/30/2015 S.Res.237 A resolution condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army for continuing to perpetrate crimes against humanity, war crimes, and mass atrocities, and supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, the African Union, and governments and regional organizations in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord's Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield and promote protection and recovery of affected communities. 07/30/2015 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
06/25/2015 S.1678 A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 B Street in Perryville, Arkansas, as "Harold George Bennett Post Office". 06/25/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/22/2015 S.1642 Savings Act 06/22/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
05/20/2015 S.543 EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 05/20/2015 Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-38.  (All Actions)
05/14/2015 S.485 APPROVAL Act 05/14/2015 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
03/16/2015 S.743 Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2015 03/16/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/25/2015 S.573 General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2015 02/25/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
02/11/2015 S.459 Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2015 02/11/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
12/12/2014 S.2055 Corps of Engineers Cooperative Joint Management Restoration Act 12/12/2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 652.  (All Actions)
07/03/2014 S.2076 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors Enhancement Act 07/03/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
05/22/2014 S.995 National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act 05/22/2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 395.  (All Actions)
05/21/2014 S.Res.421 A resolution expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the Senate for the acts of heroism and military achievement by the members of the United States Armed Forces who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France, and commending them for leadership and valor in an operation that helped bring an end to World War II. 05/21/2014 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
03/11/2014 S.2103 General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2014 03/11/2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
12/18/2013 S.1853 EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 12/18/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.  (All Actions)
Total: 2474
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 S.1350 A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to the timing of elections and pre-election hearings and the identification of pre-election issues, and to require that lists of employees eligible to vote in organizing elections be provided to the National Labor Relations Board.
06/14/2017 S.722 Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017
06/14/2017 S.540 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017
06/13/2017 S.1094 Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017
06/12/2017 S.826 WILD Act
06/08/2017 S.Res.184 A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
06/08/2017 S.366 TAILOR Act of 2017
05/18/2017 S.1182 A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/11/2017 S.838 PACE Act of 2017
05/17/2017 S.784 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017
05/17/2017 S.681 Deborah Sampson Act
05/17/2017 S.518 Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act
05/17/2017 S.324 State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
05/17/2017 S.21 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017
05/16/2017 S.1137 Clean Safe Reliable Water Infrastructure Act
05/16/2017 S.1134 Back the Blue Act of 2017
05/16/2017 S.1133 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017
05/16/2017 S.Res.166 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2017.
05/11/2017 S.1108 Honoring Hometown Heroes Act
05/03/2017 S.1021 United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
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