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Richard Hudson Jr.
RWon the General, 2022 North Carolina U.S. House District 9
North Carolina U.S. House, District 8 (2012 - Present)
To be claimed
Chair, Agriculture Policy Group, present
Co-Chair, Atlantic Offshore Energy Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Carbonated and Non-alcoholic (CAN) Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Army Aviation Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Chicken Caucus, present
Member, Congressional General Aviation Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Peanut Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Textile Caucus, present
Member, House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, present
Member, House Republican Israel Caucus, present
Member, House Special Operations Forces Caucus, present
Member, Republican Policy Committee, present
Member, Republican Study Committee, present
Former Member, Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives
Chair, Agriculture Policy Group, present
Co-Chair, Atlantic Offshore Energy Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Carbonated and Non-alcoholic (CAN) Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Army Aviation Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Chicken Caucus, present
Member, Congressional General Aviation Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Peanut Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Textile Caucus, present
Member, House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, present
Member, House Republican Israel Caucus, present
Member, House Special Operations Forces Caucus, present
Member, Republican Policy Committee, present
Member, Republican Study Committee, present
Former Member, Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives
Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce
Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Member, Subcommittee on Environment & Climate Change
Member, Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce)
— Awards:
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Hunting, outdoor sports, snow skiing, NASCAR, golf, reading, hiking with my wife and our dog "Hoover," Cabarrus Jaycees, and West Cabarrus YMCA.
— Mother's Occupation:
— Pets (include names):
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- No
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
1. I believe we need true campaign-finance reform that includes more transparency. We should require more frequent online reporting. We should eliminate 527s and force full disclosure so the voters know who is paying for political advertisements.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate’s position.
Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
2. Do you support lowering taxes as a way of promoting growth in the economy?
- Yes
3. Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation?
- No
1. Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
- No
1. Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- Yes
2. Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production?
- Yes
1. Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?
- No
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?
- Yes
Do you support same-sex marriage?
- No
1. Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict?
- Yes
2. Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes
Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- Yes
1. Agriculture
- Slightly Decrease
2. Arts
- Greatly Decrease
3. Defense
- Slightly Decrease
4. Education
- Greatly Decrease
5. Environment
- Greatly Decrease
6. Homeland Security
- Slightly Decrease
7. International aid
- Greatly Decrease
8. Medical Research
- Slightly Decrease
9. Scientific Research
- Slightly Decrease
10. Space exploration
- Greatly Decrease
11. United Nations
- Eliminate
12. Welfare
- Greatly Decrease
13. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
14. Capital gains taxes
- Eliminate
15. Corporate taxes
- Greatly Decrease
16. Excise taxes (alcohol)
- Maintain Status
17. Excise taxes (cigarettes)
- Maintain Status
18. Excise taxes (transportation fuel)
- Maintain Status
19. Income taxes (low-income families)
- No Answer
20. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- No Answer
21. Income taxes (high-income families)
- No Answer
22. Inheritance taxes
- Eliminate
23. Payroll taxes
- No Answer
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Yes
Latest Action: House - 06/05/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/05/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/13/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Tracker:Hudson was elected to be National Republican Congressional Committee chairman for the 2024 election cycle when House Republicans held their leadership elections on November 15, 2022. He ran unopposed. Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021 Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Hudson voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.
Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Hudson voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.
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65 Church St S, Concord, NC 28025-3549, United States
