• TIPTON, SCOTT R.
Experience: House: District 3, 2011-Present
Home State: Colorado
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,163,053Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Scott R. Tipton
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Jean; 2 Children: Liesl, Elizabeth
    Birth Date: 11/09/1956
    Birth Place: Espanola, NM
    Home City: Cortez, CO
    Religion: Christian

Education

    BA, Political Science/History, Fort Lewis College, 1978

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present
    Chair, Montezuma County Republican Party
    Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, 2008-2010
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2006
    Chair, McInnis for Congress, 1992, 2002
    Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1996
    3rd Congressional Chair, Ronald Reagan Presidential Campaign, 1980

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Beef Caucus
    Member, Natural Gas Caucus
    Member, Republican Israel Caucus
    Member, Western Caucus

Professional Experience

    Employee, Mesa Indian Trading Company
    Co-Founder, Mesa Verde Indian Pottery
    President, Tipton Limited

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Crow Canyon Archeological Center Board
    Member, Mesa Verde Foundation Board
    Member, Mesa Verde National Park Board
    Member, Montezuma County 100 Club
    Member, Advisory Board, Pueblo Community College
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 51
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/07/2015 H.R.1830 Water Rights Protection Act 05/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.1089 Native American Indian Education Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
03/16/2015 H.R.695 Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act 03/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/02/2015 H.R.459 Planning for American Energy Act of 2015 03/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
12/22/2014 H.R.1839 Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2014 12/22/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.  (All Actions)
09/11/2014 H.R.5414 Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Patent Correction Act of 2014 09/11/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.  (All Actions)
09/09/2014 H.R.5074 LAND Act 09/09/2014 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
07/17/2014 H.R.5075 REAL Protection Act 07/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.  (All Actions)
03/24/2014 H.R.3189 Water Rights Protection Act 03/24/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
01/22/2014 H.R.3460 Education and Energy Act of 2013 01/22/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/10/2013 H.R.1394 Planning for American Energy Act of 2013 09/10/2013 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 146.  (All Actions)
08/13/2013 H.Res.279 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that allocating the appropriate resources to wildland fire management is needed to protect the environment, the economy, and the people of the United States, and for other purposes. 08/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
08/09/2013 H.R.678 Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act 08/09/2013 Became Public Law No: 113-24. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
08/02/2013 H.R.2970 Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2013 08/02/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.1658 Native American Indian Education Act 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
06/07/2013 H.R.1916 TRADE for Small Businesses and Jobs Act 06/07/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.  (All Actions)
04/11/2013 H.R.818 Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act 04/11/2013 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
10/05/2012 H.R.6569 Survey Savings Accountability Act 10/05/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
09/19/2012 H.R.2842 Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2012 09/19/2012 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-624.  (All Actions)
08/13/2012 H.R.6089 Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012 08/13/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
Total: 745
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/18/2017 H.Res.188 Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
06/13/2017 H.R.10 Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
06/12/2017 H.R.1654 Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2862 To provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2844 To authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado.
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/22/2017 H.R.695 Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/19/2017 H.R.2553 To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to bring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection into the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.128 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/17/2017 H.R.2501 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option of providing medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants under 1 year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome and their families.
05/16/2017 H.R.2402 San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act
05/10/2017 H.J.Res.36 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation". Passed Yea
05/09/2017 H.R.689 Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act Passed Yea
05/09/2017 H.R.688 Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2017
05/09/2017 H.R.618 Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.R.2359 FCRA Liability Harmonization Act
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/04/2017 H.R.2192 To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff. Passed Yea
05/03/2017 H.R.2310 Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
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