election 2012 2014 In the August 5 Republican primary, Long defeated Marshall Works, 62.4% to 37.6%. 2016 In the August 2 Republican primary, Long defeated Nathan Clay, Christopher Batsche, Matthew Evans, Lyndle Spencer, Matthew Canovi, James Nelson and Mary Byrne. 2018 In the Republican primary, Long defeated Jim Evans, Lance Norris, and Benjamin Holcomb. In the general election, he defeated Democratic nominee Jamie Schoolcraft, who had defeated Kenneth Hatfield, John Farmer de la Torre, and Vincent Jennings in the Democratic primary. 2020 In the August 4 Republican primary, Long defeated Eric Harleman, Kevin VanStory, Steve Chetnik and Camille Lombardi-Olive. Legislation Since 2011, Long has sponsored 37 bills, 103 resolutions and 26 concurrent resolution, and co-sponsored 1,258 other pieces of legislation. He also introduced the Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act on March 14, 2018, which would amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. The bill has not passed the House for further voting in the Senate. Committee assignments Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Subcommittee on Health Caucus memberships Congressional Arts Caucus Congressional Constitution Caucus U.S.-Japan Caucus Political positions Immigration Long supported President Donald Trump's 2017 executive order banning entry to the U.S. to citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. Objections to the 2020 election results After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Donald Trump refused to concede, Long pushed Trump’s claims of fraud in the election. In December 2020, Long supported an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election based on allegations of fraud. LGBTQ rights In 2015, Long condemned the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which held that same-sex marriage bans violated the constitution. References External links |- 1955 births 21st-century American politicians American auctioneers Candidates in the 2022 United States Senate elections Living people Politicians from Springfield, Missouri Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri