53 Facts About Leonard Lance

Leonard John Lance was born on June 25,1952 and is an American politician and attorney who served as the US representative for, from 2009 to 2019.

Leonard Lance ran for re-election in 2018, but was defeated by Democrat Tom Malinowski.

Leonard Lance is a member of the Republican Party who previously served in the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2009 and the New Jersey General Assembly from 1991 to 2002.

Leonard Lance's parents were Anne M and Wesley Leonard Lance, who was a State Senator.

Leonard Lance served as the law clerk to the Warren County Court in 1977 and 1978.

Leonard Lance was assistant counsel for county and municipal matters to Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean from 1983 to 1990.

Leonard Lance was a member of the New Jersey Council on the Humanities during the Whitman Administration by appointment of the Governor.

Leonard Lance served in the New Jersey General Assembly for 11 years and served in the New Jersey Senate for 7 years.

In 1996, Leonard Lance sought the Republican nomination to replace Rep.

Leonard Lance ran to represent New Jersey's 12th congressional district, which at that time included his residence in Clinton Township.

In 2008, Leonard Lance ran for Congress in the 7th congressional district, which now included his residence in Clinton Township.

In 2010, Leonard Lance was challenged in the Republican primary by businessman David Larsen of Oldwick, IT consultant Alonzo Hosford of Milford, and real estate appraiser Bruce Baker of Westfield.

Leonard Lance was challenged for a third time for the Republican nomination by David Larsen.

Leonard Lance lost to Democrat and former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski in the November 2018 general election.

Leonard Lance was sworn in as a Member of Congress on January 6,2009, and was appointed to the House Financial Services Committee, where he worked on a wide range of issues relating to the financial services sector and the American economy.

In 2011 Congressman Leonard Lance left the House Financial Services Committee and had been appointed to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

In 2017, Leonard Lance was named to the House Ethics Committee.

Leonard Lance was a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership.

Leonard Lance was one of 23 Republicans to hold House districts that were won by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

Leonard Lance endorsed Donald Trump in the 2016 general election.

Leonard Lance had a similar record in the preceding 114th Congress.

In 2017, Leonard Lance declined to endorse Roy Moore, the Trump-endorsed Republican candidate in the US Senate special election in Alabama.

Leonard Lance urged voters in Alabama to write-in an alternate Republican.

In 2011 Leonard Lance voted for the Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution.

Leonard Lance opposed President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Leonard Lance voted against the 2017 Republican tax legislation due to the bill's elimination of the state and local tax deduction, which targeted New Jersey and other high-tax states.

Leonard Lance was one of several New Jersey Republicans who voted against the bill.

Leonard Lance supported TransCanada's Keystone XL Pipeline, voting for the 2014 bill to authorize its construction.

However, Leonard Lance opposed the PennEast Pipeline, which would cross New Jersey, citing its impact on property owners, public lands, and preservation efforts.

Leonard Lance voted to repeal the Clean Water Rule.

Leonard Lance was one of nine lawmakers investigated by the House Ethics Committee for taking a trip in May 2013 to Turkey and Azerbaijan paid for by the Azerbaijan state-owned oil company.

In 2015, Leonard Lance voted against the international nuclear agreement with Iran, and sponsored legislation to oppose additional sanctions against Iran.

In 2013, Leonard Lance was criticized by the father of a Virginia Tech shooting victim who wanted Leonard Lance to be more supportive of gun control measures.

In 2016, Leonard Lance disagreed with members of Congress who staged a sit-in to force a vote on gun control.

In March 2017, Leonard Lance was one of two House Republicans who broke with their party to oppose National Rifle Association-supported legislation that would block the Department of Veterans Affairs from reporting veterans considered mentally incompetent to the gun background-check database.

In December 2017, Leonard Lance opposed the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would require states to honor concealed weapons permits for people who got them in other states.

Leonard Lance was one of 24 co-sponsors on legislation that would ban bump stocks.

Leonard Lance has been a critic of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act since its inception, voting against it in 2009 and voting to repeal it on multiple occasions.

Leonard Lance voted to send the American Health Care Act of 2017, the Republican Party's replacement plan for Obamacare, out of committee.

Leonard Lance ultimately opposed the legislation on the House floor, becoming the first House Republican in New Jersey to oppose the legislation, and one of 20 who voted against the final bill.

Leonard Lance is the Republican chairman of the Rare Disease Caucus, a group whose goal is to get Members of Congress to support passing bills that help people who have rare diseases.

In 2013, Leonard Lance re-introduced the Modernizing Our Drug and Diagnostic Evaluation and Regulatory Network Cures Act, a bipartisan bill intended to encourage new innovative treatments for a variety of diseases and ailments.

In 2014, Leonard Lance introduced the Excellence in Mental Health Act, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama later that same year.

In 2016, Leonard Lance sponsored the Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act, which would expand the legislation's mental health planning grants into an additional 24 states.

Leonard Lance opposes amnesty and supports requiring employers to use the e-verify background check system.

In June 2018, Leonard Lance became the lead Republican sponsor of the Reunite Children with their Parents Act, which was introduced by Democrat Brendan Boyle.

Leonard Lance was one of the 107 members of Congress who signed a letter of support towards the Federal Communications Commission's efforts to repeal net neutrality.

Leonard Lance has received $290,550 in campaign contributions from ISP companies since 1989.

In March 2017, Leonard Lance voted to reverse an FCC privacy rule that prevented internet service providers from selling their customers' browsing data.

Leonard Lance has a 48 out of 100 rating from the Human Rights Commission regarding his voting record on LGBT rights.

Leonard Lance was one of only 18 Republicans to vote for the Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

Leonard Lance has a "D" rating from NORML regarding his voting record on cannabis-related matters.

Leonard Lance is a former trustee of the Newark Museum, of Centenary College in Hackettstown and of McCarter Theatre in Princeton.