Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting my web site. Protecting your personal privacy on the Internet is a major concern for everyone. I appreciate the opportunity to describe the policies in place to protect individuals visiting this site.

This site collects no personal information unless you choose to provide it during your visit in order to allow my office to contact you regarding your concerns. The following paragraphs list more specifically what information will be collected and how that information is used.

Automatically Collected and Stored Information

The US House of Representatives tracks and collects data about visits to the Representatives' web sites such as statistical information showing which parts of each web site are visited the most. This collective data is studied and used to improve the online services provided to the visitors of the US House web sites. Other information that is collected includes the domain from which you access the site, the date and time of your visit, pages you viewed and the address from the web site with the link you used to reach the US House of Representatives web sites.

Personal Information

Your personal information is not collected by this web site unless you choose to provide the information. If you decide to send an electronic message expressing your views or concerns or asking for assistance with a particular problem involving a federal agency, you will be asked for your name, address, email address. This information is used in order to contact you in response to your requests. This information will be available to members of my staff so they can assist with responding to your message.

If you are requesting help involving or pertaining to a casework matter, it may also be necessary for my office to share this information with the governmental agency from which you are requesting assistance. Other than to perform or respond to you at your request or in the case of an authorized law enforcement investigation or emergency posing an imminent risk to public safety, your personal information will not be shared through this web site with any outside organization or individual.

Comments received through this site concerning legislation and government policy are tabulated so I can remain fully informed about the views of my constituents.

Links to Other Sites

This web site h as links to various other useful sites on the Internet including various government agencies. Should you choose to follow one of these links and it does not include "house.gov" in the address, you will be informed that you have left the US House web server and you will need to refer to the new site concerning their privacy policy. 

  Last update:

  January 16, 200