SWALWELL, ERIC MICHAEL

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SWALWELL, ERIC MICHAEL
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: Experience: House: District 15, 2013-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,558,991Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Eric Swalwell

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 11/16/1980

Birth Place: Sac City, IA

Home City: Dublin, CA

Education

JD, University of Maryland School of Law, 2006

BA, Government and Politics, University of Maryland, 2003

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present

Member, Dublin City Council, 2010-2012

Current Legislative Committees

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture Subcommittee, Member

Subcommittee on Energy, Member

Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on the CIA, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Adviser, Alameda County Fire Commission

Member, Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission, City of Dublin

Former Chair, Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission, City of Dublin

Founder, Wine Region Subcommittee, City of Dublin

Member, Planning Commission, City of Dublin, 2008-2010

Professional Experience

Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County District Attorney's Office, 2005-2012

Former Intern, United States Congresswomen Ellen Tauscher, 2001-2002

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Adviser, Advisory Board, Alameda County Library, present

President, Alumni Association, Dublin High School, present

Member, Dublin Lions Club, present

Member, Dublin Sister-City Association, present

Adviser, Tri-Valley Conservancy, present

Former Chair/Founder, Alumni Association, Dublin High School

Director, San Ramon Soccer Club, 2006-2009

Coach, Youth Soccer, 2006-2009

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	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with 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	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
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: 22

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act	05/17/2017 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Swalwell (CA). Petition No: 115-2. (All Actions)
04/25/2017	H.Res.278	MOBILE Resolution	04/25/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
04/05/2017	H.Con.Res.47	Expressing the sense of Congress that until the conclusion of the FBI's criminal and counterintelligence investigations into the nature of the Russian connection to the Trump campaign, the Trump Administration is acting under a "gray cloud" of the appearance of a conflict of interest, and, as such, should refrain from taking any actions or making any changes to United States policy that could be seen as benefitting President Putin or his inner circle.	04/05/2017 Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent) (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.6447	Protecting Our Democracy Act	12/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5899	Strengthening Forgiveness for Public Servants Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5898	Know Your Repayment Options Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5201	Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
01/13/2016	H.Res.587	MOBILE Resolution	01/13/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.3280	WIRED Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.2082	STEM K to Career Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/05/2015	H.R.3990	Start-up America's Students Act	11/05/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
08/18/2015	H.R.2687	Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2015	08/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (All Actions)
05/19/2015	H.R.2409	Main Street Revival Act	05/19/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
12/02/2014	H.R.3438	National Laboratories Mean National Security Act	12/02/2014 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
11/17/2014	H.R.4823	WIRED Act	11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/19/2014	H.R.5499	Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2014	09/19/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (All Actions)
08/08/2014	H.R.1671	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6937 Village Parkway in Dublin, California, as the "James 'Jim' Kohnen Post Office".	08/08/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-148. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
07/22/2014	H.R.1022	Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2013	07/22/2014 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 260 - 143 (Roll no. 435). (All Actions)
03/25/2014	H.R.3771	Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act	03/25/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-92. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
11/18/2013	H.R.3518	Restarting Local Economies Act of 2013	11/18/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)

Total: 1139

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/14/2017	H.R.381	To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/13/2017	H.R.2895	To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts.
06/08/2017	H.R.2854	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2848	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow qualified entrepreneurs to temporarily defer Federal student loan payments after starting a new business.
06/08/2017	H.R.2845	To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
06/08/2017	H.R.2841	To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2829	To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions, and for other purposes.
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.
05/22/2017	H.R.1892	Honoring Hometown Heroes Act	Passed	Not Voting
05/22/2017	H.R.695	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.2541	To provide for a report on the role of incubators and accelerators in the commercialization of federally funded research and regional economic development.
05/18/2017	H.R.2527	To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
05/18/2017	H.R.2176	Asia-Pacific Defense Commission Act
05/18/2017	H.R.1911	Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.218	Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
05/18/2017	H.Res.172	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/18/2017	H.R.1222	Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.2499	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2498	To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.

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