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Matt Cartwright
DRunning, 2024 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8, General Election
Running, 2024 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8, Primary Election
Won the General, 2022 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8
Won the Primary, 2022 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8, Primary Election
Won the General, 2016 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17
To be claimed
Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
Former Member, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Oversight and Reform Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on the Interior, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
Former Member, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Oversight and Reform Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on the Interior, United States House of Representatives
Member, Committee on Appropriations
Chair, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Member, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
Member, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
— Awards:
2011 Silver Beaver Award, Northeastern Pennsylvania Council of the Boy Scouts of America
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- No
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?
- No
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?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
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?
- 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?
- No
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?
- Yes
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No Answer
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
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?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
- Yes
1. Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- No
2. Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production?
- No
1. Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?
- No
1. Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
Do you support same-sex marriage?
- Yes
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?
- No
1. Agriculture
- Maintain Status
2. Arts
- Slightly Increase
3. Defense
- Maintain Status
4. Education
- Greatly Increase
5. Environment
- Greatly Increase
6. Homeland Security
- Slightly Increase
7. International aid
- Slightly Increase
8. Medical Research
- Slightly Increase
9. Scientific Research
- Slightly Increase
10. Space exploration
- Maintain Status
11. United Nations
- Maintain Status
12. Welfare
- Maintain Status
13. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
14. Capital gains taxes
- Maintain Status
15. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Decrease
16. Excise taxes (alcohol)
- Maintain Status
17. Excise taxes (cigarettes)
- Slightly Increase
18. Excise taxes (transportation fuel)
- Slightly Increase
19. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
20. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Maintain Status
21. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Increase
22. Inheritance taxes
- Maintain Status
23. Payroll taxes
- Maintain Status
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- 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?
- No
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
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?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
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?
- No
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?
- No
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position
Latest Action: House - 06/21/2019 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/13/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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