DELBENE, SUZAN K

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DELBENE, SUZAN K
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: Experience: House: District 1, 2012-Present; Home State: Washington; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,500,625Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Suzan DelBene

Gender:Female

Family: Husband: Kurt; 2 Children: Becca, Zach

Birth Date: 02/17/1962

Education

MBA, University of Washington, 1988-1990

BS, Biology, Reed College, 1979-1983

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 8, 2010

Current Legislative Committees

Judiciary, Member

Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, Member

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Member

Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, Member

Professional Experience

Appointed, Director, Department of Revenue, State of Washington, 2010-2012

Corporate Vice President, Mobile Communications, Microsoft, 2004 2007

Chief Executive Officer/President, Nimble Technology, 2000 2004

Vice President, Marketing/Store Development, drugstore.com, 1998-1999

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)

Senior Advisor, Global Partnerships, 2008-2009

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 39

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/08/2017	H.R.2827	To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.	06/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
06/08/2017	H.Res.346	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, and that Congress should fund programs that support specialty crops.	06/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. (All Actions)
05/18/2017	H.R.2231	To establish a joint commission on North Korea, and for other purposes.	05/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. (All Actions)
04/25/2017	H.R.1675	National Landslide Preparedness Act	04/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
04/25/2017	H.R.1380	Timber Innovation Act of 2017	04/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
03/23/2017	H.R.1103	Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act	03/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.R.489	No Religious Registry Act of 2017	02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
01/11/2017	H.R.432	Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act	01/11/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
12/05/2016	H.R.6382	No Religious Registry Act	12/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.5628	Timber Innovation Act of 2016	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.4776	National Landslide Loss Reduction Act	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.4617	To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes.	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
07/13/2016	H.R.5746	Birth Control Privacy Act	07/13/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/27/2016	H.R.5372	United States Digital Service Act	05/27/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/04/2016	H.R.4554	To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain members of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty and dependents remain eligible for the TRICARE program during periods in which the member is responding to a disaster.	03/04/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
01/15/2016	H.Res.549	Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as "LGBT Equality Day".	01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
12/04/2015	H.R.3962	Protecting Individuals From Mass Aerial Surveillance Act of 2015	12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
11/17/2015	H.R.4027	Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2015	11/17/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.2089	E-BOOK Act of 2015	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/03/2015	H.R.3746	State Marihuana And Regulatory Tolerance Enforcement Act	11/03/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)

Total: 903

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
03/31/2017	H.R.1566	NO HATE Act
04/05/2017	H.Res.249	Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.
04/05/2017	H.R.1681	Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2017
04/05/2017	H.R.1384	Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act
04/05/2017	H.R.305	Presidential Tax Transparency Act
04/05/2017	H.R.299	Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/04/2017	H.R.1869	Paycheck Fairness Act
04/04/2017	H.Con.Res.45	Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.
04/04/2017	H.Con.Res.44	Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.
03/31/2017	H.R.1847	PAST Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1844	Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2017
03/31/2017	H.R.1825	Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017
03/31/2017	H.R.1636	School Safety Act of 2017
03/31/2017	H.R.1503	SOLVE Act 2.0 of 2017
03/31/2017	H.Res.184	Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications with the government of Russia.
03/30/2017	H.R.1828	Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017
03/30/2017	H.R.1730	Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
03/30/2017	H.Res.186	Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives the tax returns and other specified financial information of President Donald J. Trump.
03/29/2017	H.R.1794	Hold Congress Accountable Act
03/29/2017	H.R.1698	Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act

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