| Full Name: | Jon Christopher Porter, Sr. |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Single; 2 Children: J. Christopher Jr., Nicole |
| Birth Date: | 05/16/1955 |
| Birth Place: | Humboldt, IA |
| Home City: | Henderson, NV |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Summary
Jon Christopher Porter, Sr.
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HR 3685 - Sexual Orientation Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA)
Legislation (Yea)
Nov. 7, 2007 - Prohibits employers from discriminating against any employee in respect to the conditions and privileges of employment based on the employee's actual or perceived sexual ...
HR 1592 - Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007
Legislation (Yea)
May 3, 2007 - Allows the Attorney General to provide assistance for the criminal investigation of crimes that are considered a felony and are motivated by prejudice based ...
H J Res 88 - Same-Sex Marriage Resolution
More Key Votes
Legislation-Joint Resolution (Yea)
July 18, 2006 - -Prohibits individual states from recognizing marital status and/or legal benefits from any other unions other than that of a man and a woman.
Recent Public Statements
Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Nov. 20, 2008 - November 20, 2008 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House H-232, U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 Madame Speaker: As the 110th Congress nears completion, ...
Porter to Focus On Job Creation In Nevada
Oct. 28, 2008 - Ways and Means Committee focuses on how state and local governments can cope in a painful economy Washington, DC- Congressman Jon Porter will return to ...
In Business Las Vegas - In Business Q and A
More Public Statements
Oct. 24, 2008 - In Business Las Vegas - In Business Q and A Congressman Jon Porter, a Republican, is being challenged by Democratic state Sen. Dina Titus for ...
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Gambling & Casinos ($40,139.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Jon Porter, Sr. repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.
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