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This section of the website provides information and data about the NJ 7th Congressional District current Congressman, Leonard Lance, Republican
Leonard Lance is a Republican congressman representing NJ7 since 2009.
Before serving in the US Congress, Lance has served in the NJ General Assembly (1991 - 2003) and NJ Senate (2003 - 2009).
Based on an analysis of voting records and bill sponsorship, Lance is a "rank-and-file Republican".
Lance is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he votes with the Republican Party on the majority of bills.
In the polarized Congress and divisive political landscape generated by the 2016 election,
that means supporting even several divisive positions of the GOP and President Trump.
It is safe to say that Lance is not standing up for decency and bipartisanship,
he is not leading any significant political effort, he is a Trump administration enabler.
Ballottopedia - Leonard Lance
Lance is a moderate Republican with a mixed record on environmental regulation, he opposed net neutrality, federal funding of Planned Parenthood,
the Affordable Care Act and opposed federally funded insurance plans which provide coverage for abortion.
He opposed the Iran Nuclear Deal and co-sponsored Barney Frank's Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
Lance has a mixed record on guns, having supported some restrictions on gun rights while opposing others.
Lance cast notable votes against the Republican-sponsored Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the American Health Care Act of 2017,
which would have partially repealed the Affordable Care Act.
As of July 2018, he has voted in line with President Donald Trump's position 87.1% of the time.
Wikipedia - Leonard Lance
US Congress - Leonard Lance
Some of Lance positions
"Lance took on Obama", voted more than 60 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), "Lance opposed Republicans in Congress who want to spend more",
"Lance voted against the failed stimulus (Obama stimulus to get out of 2008 recession)".
2016 campaign clip
2016 campaign news
2012 campaign clip
2018 campaign clip) (using many images from 2016
Other Lance statements
Feb 19, 2016
Lance call to delay the confirmation of a new Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court" until after the swearing-in of a newly-elected President in 2017.
"I believe the next Supreme Court appointment should be made by President Obama’s successor in the Oval Office," said Lance,
reacting to the news this past weekend of the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Apr 12, 2017 Lance on President Trump's tax returns Hope .. hope ..
Apr 12, 2017 Lance on Planned Parenthood
Jul 14, 2017 Lance concedes that he can't definitively tell his constituents that the president
and his aides did not engage in a conspiracy with hostile foreign government agents
Jan 03, 2018 Lance comments on Steve Bannon and the outlook for the midterm elections. He speaks with Bloomberg's Shery Ahn and David Westin on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power."
Lance 100% Pro Life endorsement
Nov 13, 2014 Lance enthusiasm for the Keystone pipeline
2012 Campaign Lance on NRA and guns
- Rest assured, as your Congressman I will continue to work to protect and preserve our constitutional right to keep and bear arms
- 100% NRA voting record in Congress
- Opposes renewing the federal assault weapon ban
- Voted to fully repease the National Parsk gun ban
- Voted for H.R. 822, the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act"
- Voted against funding national gun registry database
- Voted to protect gun owners and collectors from excessive government restrictions and regulations
You can find more information on Representative Lance on Ballottopedia.
According to FiveThirtyEight Lance has been voting 87.8% favorable to Trump.
According to GovTrack, Lance is not too extreem and not a strong leader. On this site you can also found his detailed voting records, bills he sponsored and more. Here it is also reported his "League of Conservation Voters" score (21%), ACLU (5%0, "Planned Parenthood" (3%), Human Rights Campaign (48%) and more.
Vote Smart is another site where you can find a wealth of information on Lance voting records and positions. Note that Leonard Lance has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
You can see the donations details that Lance received (mainly from the healthcare and financial sectors) at OpenSecrets.org
On The Issues is another website tracking candidates statements and positions on various issues.
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