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  • ROBY, MARTHA
Experience: House: District 2, 2011-Present
Home State: Alabama
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,237,922Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Martha D. Roby
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Riley; 2 Children: Margaret, George
    Birth Date: 07/26/1976
    Birth Place: Montgomery, AL
    Home City: Montgomery, AL
    Religion: Presbyterian

Education

    JD, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 2001
    BA, Music, New York University, 1998

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2010-present
    Member, Montgomery City Council, District 7, 2003-2010

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Select Committee on Benghazi, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Caucus for Women’s Issues
    Member, Congressional National Guard Caucus
    Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
    Member, GOP Transition Team
    Member, Prolife Caucus
    Member, Whip Team
    Member, Wounded to Work Congressional Caucus

Professional Experience

    Attorney, Copeland, Franco, Screws, and Gill

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Alabama Bar Association
    Member, Executive Board, Montgomery Weed and Seed
    Member, Mississippi Bar Association
    Member, Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts
    Board Member, Save-A-Life Montgomery
    Member, Trinity Presbyterian Church
    Member, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Britton
    Member, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Cleveland Avenue
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
Strongly Support
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
No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy
Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade
Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare
No Opinion
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere
Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security
Strongly Support
Total: 20
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/22/2017 H.R.1862 Global Child Protection Act of 2017 05/22/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 H.R.1180 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 05/03/2017 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 H.R.1712 Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act 03/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
10/18/2016 H.R.6219 Unsecured Server Act of 2016 10/18/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 H.J.Res.101 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year. 09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/13/2016 H.R.5128 Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act 05/13/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/10/2016 H.R.3234 VA Medical Center Recovery Act 02/10/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
10/02/2015 H.Con.Res.79 Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 10/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.755 Defending State Authority Over Education Act of 2015 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.465 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2015 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
01/28/2015 H.R.31 Prevention of Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 01/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.2089 Defending State Authority Over Education Act of 2013 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
05/09/2013 H.R.1406 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 05/09/2013 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
04/12/2013 H.Res.144 Expressing support for designation of April 2013 as "National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month". 04/12/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/19/2013 H.R.1270 Honest Budget Act of 2013 03/19/2013 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
02/04/2013 H.R.349 Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 02/04/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
01/25/2013 H.J.Res.17 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year. 01/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
08/01/2012 H.J.Res.116 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year. 08/01/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
02/02/2012 H.R.3844 Honest Budget Act of 2012 02/02/2012 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
12/19/2011 H.R.3454 Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2011 12/19/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
Total: 425
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/15/2013 H.R.1219 Gulf Fisheries Fairness Act
03/14/2013 H.R.978 National Emergency Selective Service Act
03/14/2013 H.R.833 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal.
03/13/2013 H.Con.Res.23 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.
03/13/2013 H.R.979 Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013
03/12/2013 H.R.1020 Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013
03/12/2013 H.R.1015 Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2013
03/12/2013 H.R.940 Health Care Conscience Rights Act
03/04/2013 H.R.846 Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2013
02/28/2013 H.Con.Res.16 Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
02/28/2013 H.R.493 Homeland Security Respect for Life Act
02/15/2013 H.R.755 To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
02/28/2013 H.R.447 Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2013
02/25/2013 H.Res.24 Expressing the deep disappointment of the House of Representatives in the enactment by the Russia Government of a law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by United States citizens and urging the Russia Government to reconsider the law and prioritize the processing of inter-country adoptions involving parentless Russian children who were already matched with United States families before the enactment of the law.
02/19/2013 H.R.721 Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2013
02/15/2013 H.R.800 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare.
02/08/2013 H.R.593 Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013
02/07/2013 H.R.297 Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 Passed Yea
02/06/2013 H.R.582 Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act
02/06/2013 H.R.523 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013
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