View John Duncan on OpenCongress.org

From OpenCongress Wiki

John James "Jimmy" Duncan, Jr., a Republican, has represented the Second Congressional District of Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1988.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Bio 2.1 Congressional career 2.1.1 2006 elections 3 Committees and Affiliations 3.1 Committees 3.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 3.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 4 More Background Data 5 Contact 6 Articles and resources 6.1 Articles 6.2 Resources 6.3 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

Click through the score to see the records of other members of Congress and full descriptions of the individual votes. Want to see someone else's scorecard added to the list? You can do it! Organization 2007 Scorecard Score - Agree ratio 2008 Scorecard Score - Agree ratio American Civil Liberties Union not avail. not avail. American Conservative Union 84 - 21/25 not avail. AFSCME not avail. not avail. Americans for Democratic Action 20 - 4/20 15 - 3/20 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 70 - 14/20 not avail.

Iraq War

Duncan voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

During the consideration of an Iraq supplemental spending bill, the House held a vote on May 10 on an alternative measure (H.R.2237), sponsored by Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.), which would mandate that U.S. combat troop withdrawal begin within three months, and that it be completed six months after that. Then, the bill mandated, no congressional money could be used for military operations (though there would be an allowance for certain types of special-ops activities). The alternative measure failed by a vote of 171-255 on May 10, 2007. Duncan was one of two Republicans to vote in favor of the measure.

Main article: U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (H.R.2206)

Environmental record

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

Bio

Duncan was born July 21, 1947, in Lebanon, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree and subsequently received a Doctorate of Jurisprudence degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1973 and was admitted to the bar that same year. He was an attorney in private practice until he became a state court judge in Knox County, Tennessee, where he served from 1981 to 1988. He also served in the Army National Guard from 1970 to 1987.[1]

Congressional career

He was first elected to Congress in 1988, in a special election to succeed his late father, John Duncan, Sr. and elected to the seat for a full term in his own right the same day. He has been reelected every two years since then from a district that has been held continuously by Republicans since 1857. He has never faced a serious or well-funded challenge for reelection, and was reelected without major-party opposition from 1994 through 2000.

Duncan was one of the few Republicans to oppose and vote against the 2003 invasion of Iraq, doing so on grounds of opposition to unnecessary foreign involvement. In March 2006 he stated his continued oppostion ot the war: "The so-called neo-con architects of this unnecessary war have led people down a primrose path in the opposite direction of and very much against every traditional conservative position." [2]

According to his House Biography, "Congressman Duncan's efforts to cut government waste, reduce taxes, and limit bureaucratic red tape have been recognized by various organizations and national news media such as ABC News, CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and U.S. News and World Report. He has been named among the five most fiscally conservative Members of Congress by the National Taxpayers Union and is one of the few Members of Congress to receive the Citizens Against Government Waste Super Hero Award."[3]

2006 elections

In 2006, the Democrats nominated John Greene to face Duncan in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [4] Duncan retained his seat.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement
  • Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Highways & Transit
  • Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines - Ranking Member
  • Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • Subcomitee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement
  • Subcomitee on National Security and International Relations
• House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

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

• House Committee on Government Reform
  • Subcommittee on Government Management Finance and Accountability
  • Subcommittee on National Security Emerging Threats and International Relations
• House Committee on Resources
  • Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health
  • Subcommittee on National Parks Recreation and Public Lands
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines
  • Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment - Chair

More Background Data

• Background information on John Duncan from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for John Duncan from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for John Duncan from the Washington Post database

• Information on John Duncan from Congress Merge

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

Contact

DC office
2207 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-5435 Fax: 202-225-6440 Webform email
District offices
6 East Madison Avenue, Athens, TN 37303-4297 Ph: 423-745-4671 Fax: (none entered) 800 Market Street, Suite 110, Knoxville, TN 37902 Ph: 865-523-3772 Fax: (none entered) 262 East Broadway, Maryville, TN 37804-5782 Ph: 865-984-5464 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

Articles

• Greg Sargent, "Four More GOPers Defect, Will Back Anti-Escalation Resolution," TPM Cafe, February 14, 2007.
• Jonathan Weisman, "Bush losing Republicans over plan for Iraq war," Washington Post (The Seattle Times), February 15, 2007.
• David Espo, "GOP Opposition to Bush Plan Forms," Associated Press (ABC News), February 15, 2007.
• Jeff Zeleny,"12 Republicans Break Ranks on Iraq Resolution," New York Times, February 15, 2007.

Resources

• Official website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

Semantic data (Edit data)

From the Sunlight Foundation API
Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
Title: Rep	First name: John	Middle name: J.	Last name: Duncan
Suffix: Jr.		Nickname:
Party: R	State: TN	District: 02 District short: 2	Currently in office? True
Gender: M
Phone: 202-225-5435	Fax: 202-225-6440	Website: http://duncan.house.gov/	Webform email: http://www.house.gov/duncan/contactform_zipcheck.shtml Email address:
DC office: 2207 Rayburn House Office Building
Bioguide ID: D000533	Votesmart ID: 27069	FEC ID: H8TN02069	Govtrack ID: 400116
CRP ID: N00003209	Eventful ID:	Old Sunlight ID:	Twitter ID:
OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/John_Duncan		YouTubeID: repjohnduncan	Senate class:

Entered manually within the Template:Politician
U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
Leadership Position:	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses:
110th Congress
Leadership Position: None	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses:
Committees:
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: November 8, 1988	First Took Current Office: November 8, 1988	Next Election: November 2, 2010	Term Ends:
Freshman Member? No	Previous Political Work? Knox County Criminal Court Judge	Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
6 East Madison Avenue, Athens, TN 37303-4297 Phone: 423-745-4671 / Fax: 423-745-6025 800 Market Street, Suite 110, Knoxville, TN 37902 Phone: 865-523-3772 / Fax: 865-544-0728 262 East Broadway, Maryville, TN 37804-5782 Phone: 865-984-5464 / Fax: 865-984-0521
Campaign Contact:
Website: Webform Email: / Email: Campaign Offices: Phone: / Fax:
Misc:
Date of Birth: July 21, 1947 November 8, 1988