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1. Name: Duncan Hunter  
2. Title: U.S. Representative (R-CA)
3. Medical Marijuana
Position:		 Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
4. Reasoning:

On June 15, 2005, Duncan Hunter voted against H.AMDT.272 to the "Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006" (H.R.2862), "An amendment to prohibit any funds made available in the Act to the Department of Justice from being used to prevent the States of Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, or Washington from implementing State laws authorizing the use of medical marijuana in those States."


June 15, 2005 "H.AMDT.272 to H.R.2862," Library of Congress website
5. Credibility
Ranking:		  Experts
PhD's and JD's (lawyers) with significant post-doctoral involvement in medical marijuana issues; judges who have presided over medical marijuana cases.

6. Involvement:
  • 2008 Republican Candidate for U.S. President
  • U.S. Representative, California (52nd District), 1980-present
  • Chairman, House Armed Services Committee, 2003-2007
  • Chairman, Military Research & Development Subcommittee, 2001-2002
  • Trial Lawyer, 1976-1980
  • Lieutenant, United States Army, Vietnam (173rd Airborne and 75th Army Rangers), 1969-1971
7. Education:
  • JD, Western State University Law School (now Thomas Jefferson School of Law), 1976
  • BS, Western State University, 1968
  • Attended, University of Montana, 1966-1967
  • Attended, University of California, Santa Barbara
8. Relevant Affiliations/Honors:
  • Navy League
  • Congressional Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus
  • Co Chair, Congressional Task Force on Bowhunting
  • Co Chair, National Security Caucus
  • Republican Study Committee
  • Awarded Bronze Star, for service in 24 helicopter combat assaults
9. Contact Info:
Phone: 619-463-3896 (Campaign) Fax: None found
E-Mail:   breanna@gohunter08.com
Web Site: www.gohunter08.com

10. Other:
  • 200 votes missed (27.6 percent of 725 total votes) during the current (110th) Congress (as of July 26, 2007)
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