Jon Porter
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| Preceded by | None (District Created After 2000 Census) |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | May 16, 1955 (age 51) Fort Dodge, Iowa |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Divorced |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Jonathan Christopher "Jon" Porter (born May 16, 1955), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, the first representative elected from the new 3rd Congressional district of Nevada, which includes much of suburban Las Vegas. (map) He won re-election in the 2006 midterm election against Democratic Party nominee Tessa Hafen by a 48%-47% margin.
He should not be confused with John Porter, an earlier Republican Congressman from Illinois.
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[edit] Early life, education, and career prior to Congress
Porter was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, graduated from Humboldt High School in Humboldt, IA. where he was President of the Class of 1973. During high school he was the keyboard player for the popular band "Lazy River". Attended Briar Cliff College, and worked in his family business before being elected to the Boulder City, Nevada, City Council in 1983. That year he also became an agent for Farmers Insurance.
Porter was elected Mayor of Boulder City in 1987 and served in that capacity until 1991. He served in the Nevada State Senate from 1994 to 2002.
[edit] U.S. House of Representatives
Porter was elected in November 2002 to the House, representing Nevada's newly created Third District, which encompasses roughly the suburbs of Las Vegas. The district was a result of rapid growth in the southern part of Nevada.
Porter is a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Committee on Education and the Workforce. He is the chairman of the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization Subcommittee, which belongs to the full House Government Reform Committee. He is a member of the moderate/liberal Republican Main Street Partnership and supports stem-cell Research.
In December, 2005, Porter joined with several other Congressmen to form the Second Amendments, a bipartisan rock and country band set to play for United States troops stationed overseas over the holiday season.
[edit] 2006 re-election campaign
On October 22, 2006, the Las Vegas Sun reported that a former Porter aide, Jim Shepard, said he had seen Porter making illegal fundraising calls from his congressional and district offices on five separate occasions in the Spring of 2006. Such calls would violate federal election laws and House ethics rules. The Sun also obtained emails that supported Shepard's statements. A spokesperson for Porter said that the charges were "completely false and baseless". [1] Porter's office also said that his phone records and his daily schedule would exonerate him, but it refused to release copies of these documents.[2] Porter's office then did release some records. Porter said "It's two weeks before the election, it's fabricated, it's a lie, it's an attempt to cause damage to my campaign." Shepard said "Everything I've said to date has been truthful, it can be substantiated, and as this is further investigated it will be crystal clear that what I've said is true."
Rep. Jon Porter won re-election over his opponent Tessa Hafen by 48%-47% margin.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Tony Cook, "Ex-aide alleges Porter made illegal fundraising calls", Las Vegas Sun, October 22, 2006
- ^ Tony Cook, "Congressman won't release phone records or schedule to disprove former aide's charges", Las Vegas Sun, October 25, 2006
- ^ Erica Werner, "http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/oct/27/102710213.html", Associated Press, October 27, 2006
[edit] External links
- U.S. Congressman Jon Porter official site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Federal Election Commission - Jon C Porter Sr campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues - Jon Porter issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org - Jon Porter campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Jon Christopher Porter Sr. (NV) profile
- SourceWatch Congresspedia - Jon Porter profile
- Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: Jon Porter voting record
- Porter for Congress official campaign site
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| Preceded by None (District Created after 2000 Census) |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's 3rd congressional district 2003–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Nevada's current delegation to the United States Congress |
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| Senators: Harry Reid (D), John Ensign (R)
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