Jim Gerlach

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U.S. Representative

Jim Gerlach (R)

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PA-06

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Positions
Leadership: No leadership position
Committees: House Committee on Financial Services, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
(subcommittees and past assignments)
Next election: Nov. 6, 2012

Primary challenge: No

Incumbent running: Yes

2012 candidates for PA-06

Confirmed: Manan Trivedi, Jim Gerlach
Possible: None so far
Out: None so far
(more info & editing for PA-06)
On the Web
Official website


Jim Gerlach has been a Repubilican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional district, since 2003.

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Record and controversies

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio 		2008 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Civil Liberties Union not avail. not avail.
American Conservative Union 52 - 13/25 not avail.
AFSCME not avail. not avail.
Americans for Democratic Action 40 - 8/20 60 - 12/20
Club for Growth not avail. not avail.
Drum Major Institute not avail. not avail.
Family Research Council not avail. not avail.
Information Technology Industry Council not avail. not avail.
League of Conservation Voters not avail. not avail.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People not avail. not avail.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 90 - 18/20 not avail.


Iraq War

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal


Included in this article are quotes from Gerlach regarding his voting stances on past energy and environmental issues. Curiously, Gerlach voted in favor of “tax incentives for energy production and conservation” but against “tax incentives for renewable energy”: www.ontheissues.org/PA/Jim_Gerlach_Energy_+_Oil.htm. 

Source: "On The Issues." http://www.ontheissues.org/PA/Jim_Gerlach_Energy_+_Oil.htm. Website last updated Jan. 26, 2010. 


ARMPAC recipient

Gerlach received $30,000 in contributions from former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's political action committee ARMPAC. Following DeLay's indictment, opponent Lois Murphy and other Democrats have criticized Gerlach for not returning the contributions or donating them to charity. [1]

F.E.C. penalty for campaign violations

Gerlach’s campaign committee will pay a fine of $120,000 in conjunction with the Federal Election Commission (F.E.C.)'s ruling. Gerlach’s committee over-reported contributions by more than $2 million in some 2004 and 2005 reports. The FEC also said there was reason to believe the committee misreported $9,000 in refunded contributions as unitemized contributions in October 2005 and failed to itemize contributor information in its 2004 end-of-year report after receiving $9,000 from a joint fundraising committee. Gerlach’s 2006 opponent, Lois Murphy (D) filed the complaint.


Energy


Gerlach recently wrote an op-ed in the Chester County Daily Local News expressing his frustration with the cleanup of the BP Oil Spill. Gerlach states "Like most Americans, I am extremely frustrated that so much time has passed with so little evidence that executives at BP or the leaders of federal agencies have a workable plan to cap the gushing well and limit the environmental and economic damage." He includes what he's done in the legislature to help in the cleanup efforts.

Source: "More action and less bureaucracy." www.dailylocal.com/articles/2010/07/06/opinion/srv0000008734338.txt. July 6, 2010.


Healthcare

Gerlach was opposed to the medical device tax section of the healthcare overhaul earlier this year. He's concerned that the tax will affect the Pennsylvania workers in the field of biotechnology. He says "This new medical device tax did not become law without a fight. I joined three of my colleagues in the House in offering an amendment to strip the tax from the final language of the bill." While his attempt was unsuccessful, Gerlach is now "cooperating with fellow House members and have co-sponsored a separate bill, H.R. 5095, to repeal this excise tax on medical devices before it takes full effect in 2013."

Source: "Keeping Our Nation Healthy and Economy Strong". http://newsletter.pennsylvaniabio.org/2010/06/keeping-our-nation-healthy-and-economy-strong  July 7, 2010.

Research

Although the following article is mostly about the financial crisis and Gerlach's opinions on financial regulation, he states that "The cost of adding additional layers of bureaucracy and imposing new regulations will leave job creators with less capital to... invest in research and development". Thus, he opposed the financial bailout overhaul.

Source: "Gerlach opposes Wall Street-backed financial regulation Band-Aid." http://gerlach.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=193260. June 30.


Gerlach has earmarked over $2 million for advancing science initiatives in the 6th district of Pennsylvania. The money is going to projects including research and development of new technologies, and construction of facilities to advance STEM curriculum and initiatives at the university level.

Source: "Gerlach Announces Funds Obtained for 6th District Projects". http://gerlach.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=81273. Dec. 21.





Science policy tracking by Molly Patterson, SEA Deepwater Horizon Intern

Bio

Gerlach was born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania on February 25, 1955. He graduated from Dickinson College. Gerlach was elected to the Pennsylvania state house in 1990, where he served until 1995. He was elected to the Pennsylvania state senate in 1994. While in the State Senate, he helped change the state's welfare laws.

Congressional career

Gerlach was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2002, representing Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District, an unusually-shaped district designed for Gerlach to win. He defeated Dan Wofford, 51%-49%.

In 2004, Gerlach won a close re-election against Democrat Lois Murphy, who is challenging Gerlach again in 2006.

2006 elections

In 2006, Democrats nominated Lois Murphy to face Gerlach in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2] Gerlach once again retained his seat.

References

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
Penske Truck Leasing$ 15,500
Weston Solutions$ 11,500
Montgomery Hospital$ 10,250
Bayer AG$ 10,000
Freedom Project$ 10,000
USAA$ 10,000
Cigna Corp$ 9,500
Cozen O'Connor$ 9,500
McKesson Corp$ 9,500
Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney$ 9,300
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site.
Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from
the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Links to more campaign contribution information for Jim Gerlach
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2008 election cycle Career totals


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

Coalitions and Caucuses

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on Jim Gerlach. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
  • 2442 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
    Ph: 202-225-4315 Fax: 202-225-8440
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District offices
  • 111 East Uwchlan Avenue Exton, PA 19341
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  • 580 Main Street, Suite 4 Trappe, PA 19426
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  • 501 North Park Road Wyomissing, PA 19610
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