Congressman from San Diego, California
Age 59
CAREER: Army lieutenant, Vietnam, 1969-1971 (173rd Airborne and 75th Army Rangers); attorney 1976-80, San Diego; Republican, elected in 1980 to House of Representatives; chairman, House Armed Services Committee, 2003 to 2007; ranking member, 2007-present.
EDUCATION: Law degree, Western State University College of Law, 1976.
FAMILY: Wife Lynne; two sons; four grandchildren.
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ABORTION
- Opposes abortion rights.
- Introduced H.R. 552, the Right to Life Act, to implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.
- Supported H.R. 748, the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.
- Opposed to same-sex marriage.
- Favors amending Constitution to ban it.
- Favors federal subsidies for increased ethanol production.
- Supported expansion of health insurance through tax breaks, not government-sponsored universal coverage.
- Favors deporting illegal aliens.
- A sponsor of legislation authorizing construction of Mexico border fence.
- Opposes immediate withdrawal and opposes cutting additional money for the war.
- Voted for war authorization in 2002.
- Favors tax relief for America's working families.
- Supported H.R. 8, the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 to repeal the death tax sunset provision.
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WEBSITE:
www.house.gov/hunter
