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John Adler has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 3rd district of the State of New Jersey, since 2009.

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War and Veterans 1.2 The Economy 1.3 Healthcare 1.4 Education 1.5 Energy and the Environment 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.2 Affiliations 5 More background data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 See also 7.2 References 7.3 External resources 7.4 External articles

Positions, record and controversies

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Iraq War and Veterans

According to his campaign website, Adler supports responsibly bringing the troops home from Iraq, initiating serious diplomatic efforts with Iraq and their neighbors to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East. He also said he will fight for a 21st Century GI Bill of Rights that will provide job training, educational services, loans to purchase new homes, health care coverage, and financial assistance to veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.^[1]

Adler said he will fight for increased funding for veterans programs and veterans health clinics, push for legislation that would expand research of PTSD and TBI, expand the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) which protects reservists from losing their jobs or getting demotions when they return home from active duty. Adler also supports legislation that provides increased incentives and benefits for those wishing to enter military service, so that servicemen and women do not go into debt while deployed, programs helping to curb the increase of veteran homelessness by fully funding the VA budget and making sure that a portion of that funding goes to programs that help combat homelessness among veterans. Adler supports more health care funding for female veterans, and more substantive research and care for females suffering from PTSD and TBI.^[1]

The Economy

Adler said, on his campaign website, that he supports providing targeted tax cuts for the middle class and expand affordable health care, investing domestically in alternative energy solutions, increasing higher education funding and enhanced educational opportunities in science and math, trade agreements that further America’s economic interests and include sensible labor and environmental standards, and boost unemployment assistance and expand job training for displaced workers.^[1]

Healthcare

Adler supports higher reimbursement rates for regular check-ups by pediatricians, general practitioners, and internists, the extension and full funding of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP),mandating health insurance for all of America’s children, stem cell research, increased investment in information technology to reduce medical, hospital, and pharmaceutical errors. He also supports tuition assistance and loan reduction for medical students pursuing pediatrics and family medicine. ^[1]

Education

Adler said he will overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act to help students thrive with far less emphasis on standardized testing, continue and expand the new Recruiting Teachers with Math, Science, or Language Majors program, expand funding for returning GIs to seek higher education In addition, he will seek to improve the federal higher education tax credit programs and expand the tax deduction for interest on student loans, keep community colleges affordable and to increase enrollment opportunities for high school students to take classes for credit at community colleges, provide funding for vocational education for students who choose not to attend college, and invest more in early childhood education supports initiatives to encourage all districts to provide full day kindergarten for their children. He will also push for the government to fulfill its original promise to provide 40% of special education funding.^[1]

Energy and the Environment

On his campaign website, Adler proposed the following as a set of short term solutions to bring down costs: He supports renewing production tax credits for wind and solar power due to expire December 31, 2008, prosecuting oil companies that practice price gouging, temporarily halting shipments to the Strategic Petroleum reserve, enforcing the Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act , eliminating billions of dollars in tax subsidies to big oil companies, closing the so-called "Enron Loophole" that allows unregulated speculation and price manipulation in the commodities market. He has also proposed the following as a set of long term goals-invest in wind, solar, bio-diesel, geothermal, and other sources of renewable energy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and fossil fuels, establish the renewable electricity standard at 25 percent for renewable energy sources such as wind and solar by 2025, provide tax incentives for energy-efficient buildings and appliances, provide incentives to people who use clean, alternative energy and companies that produce it, set new mileage standards for all cars at 40 miles per gallon, mandate carbon-neutral federal offices. ^[1]

Adler supports getting oil companies to use the 68 million acres of land already allocated for drilling domestically, rather than drilling elsewhere. He says he will work on solutions for reducing climate change and adapting our economy to it, and believes we need to invest in wind, solar, bio-diesel, geothermal and other sources of renewable energy to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuels. Adler also said he will work to create a national "hydrogen highway", and support Smart Growth policies, such as transit villages and open space preservation.^[1] He has been endorsed by the Sierra Club ^[1]

Bio

Adler was born August 23, 1959, in Philadelphia. He has a B.A. and a J.D. from Harvard University. Served on the Cherry Hill (N.J.) township council from 1987 to 1991. Ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990. He was elected to New Jersey Senate and served there from 1991 to 2008. He and his wife, Shelley Levitan, have four sons.^[1][1]

2008 elections

Adler was the Democratic nominee in 2008, seeking Rep. Jim Saxton's (R-N.J.) vacant seat. He ran unopposed in primary elections which took place on June 3, 2008^[1], and went on to defeat Republican nominee Chris Myers in the November 2008 general election.^[1]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
ActBlue	$ 96,722
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$ 14,500
Crown Acquisitions	$ 13,800
Taconic Capital Advisors	$ 13,800
Honeywell International	$ 13,300
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte	$ 11,585
Century 21 Department Stores	$ 11,250
Archer & Greiner	$ 11,100
Cozen & O'Connor	$ 11,061
Comcast Corp	$ 10,950
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for John Adler from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for John Adler from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for John Adler from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for John Adler from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
  • Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Financial Services

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

DC office
1223 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-4765 Fax: 202-225-0778 Webform email
District offices
247 Main Street Toms River, NJ 08753-7468 Ph: 732-608-7235 Fax: (none entered) 28 North Maple Marlton, NJ 08053-3021 Ph: 856-985-2777 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. This member of Congress does not have a YouTube channel.
Campaign office
[http://www.adlerforcongress.com/ Campaign website] No campaign webform email entered. John Adler for Congress, P.O. Box 1024, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 Ph: 856-222-9707 Fax: (none entered) 7000 Atrium Way, Suite 7, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 Ph: (none entered) Fax: (none entered) 600 Mule Rd, Unit 17, Toms River, NJ 08757 Ph: (none entered) Fax: (none entered)

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:New Jersey and the U.S. Congress

References

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District
• Adler for Congress Official Campaign Website

External articles

Semantic data (Edit data)

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