HASTINGS, ALCEE L

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: Experience: House: District 20, 1993-Present; Home State: District of Columbia; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $594,085Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

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Full Name: Alcee 'Judge' L. Hastings, Sr.

Gender: Male

Family: Divorced; 3 Children: Chelsea, Alcee, Leigh

Birth Date: 09/05/1936

Birth Place: Altamonte Springs, FL

Home City: Miramar, FL

Religion: African Methodist Episcopal

Education

JD, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1963

BS, Zoology and Botany, Fisk University, 1958

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 20, 1993-present

Senior Democratic Whip, United States House of Representatives

Candidate, Secretary of State, State of Florida, 1990

Current Legislative Committees

Rules, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Afterschool Caucus

Member, Algae Energy Caucus

Member, Algeria Caucus

Member, Americans Abroad Caucus

Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease

Member, Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease

Member, Bipartisan Cystic Fibrosis Caucus

Member, Caribbean Caucus

Member, Children's Caucus

Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education

Member, Coast Guard Caucus

Member, Community College Caucus

Member, Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus

Member, Congressional Afghan Caucus

Member, Congressional Animal Protection Caucus

Member, Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus

Member, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus

Member, Congressional Army Caucus

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Asthma and Allergy Caucus

Member, Congressional Bicameral High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus

Member, Congressional Black Caucus

Member, Congressional Black Caucus Energy and the Environment Taskforce

Member, Congressional Black Caucus Gaming Taskforce

Member, Congressional Boating Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth

Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues

Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans

Member, Congressional Caucus on Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children

Member, Congressional Caucus on the European Union

Member, Congressional Caucus on the Judicial Branch

Member, Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans

Member, Congressional Caucus on Women in the Military

Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus to End Homelessness

Member, Congressional Coastal Caucus

Member, Congressional Contaminated Drywall Caucus

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional French Caucus

Member, Congressional Gaming Caucus

Member, Congressional Gulf Coast Caucus

Member, Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition

Member, Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus

Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Human Trafficking Caucus

Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus

Member, Congressional Morocco Caucus

Member, Congressional Narcotics Abuse and Control Caucus

Member, Congressional Older Americans Caucus

Member, Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus

Member, Congressional Philanthropy Caucus

Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus

Member, Congressional Singapore Caucus

Member, Congressional Taiwan Caucus

Member, Congressional Task Force Against Anti-Semitism

Member, Congressional Trails Caucus

Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus

Member, Congressional TRIO Caucus

Member, Congressional Ukrainian Caucus

Member, Congressional Universal Health Care Reform Caucus

Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus

Member, Congressional Zoo & Aquarium Caucus

Member, Dairy Farmers Caucus

Member, Democratic Caucus

Co-Chair, Democratic Caucus' Congressional Task Force on Job Creation

Co-Chair, Democratic Caucus Jobs Task Force

Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force

Co-chair, Democratic Israel Working Group

Former Vice Chair, Democratic Select Committee on Election Reform

Member, Democratic Select Committee on Election Reform

Member, Diversity and Innovation Caucus

Co-chair, Everglades Caucus

Chair, Florida Congressional Delegation

Member, Friends of Canada Caucus

Vice-Chair, Friends of Jordan Caucus

Member, Friends of Norway Caucus

Member, Friends of Switzerland Caucus

Co-chair, Global Road Safety Caucus

Member, Home Health Caucus

Member, House Cancer Caucus

Member, House Hunger Caucus

Member, House Special Operations Forces Caucus

Member, House Specialty Crop Caucus

Co-chair, House Sugar Caucus

Member, House Trade Working Group

Member, Housing Stabilization Task Force

Member, India Caucus

Member, International Conservation Caucus

Member, International Workers Rights Caucus

Member, Labor and Working Families Caucus

Member, Land Conservation Caucus

Member, LGBT Equality Caucus

Member, Macedonia Caucus

Member, Malaria Caucus

Member, Minor League Baseball Caucus

Member, National Eating Disorders Awareness Caucus

Member, National Marine Sanctuary Caucus

Member, National Parks Caucus

Member, Native American Caucus

Member, NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus

Former Vice Chair, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, United States House of Representatives

Member, Populist Caucus

Member, PORTS Caucus

Member, Port Security Caucus

Member, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucus

Member, Rural Education Caucus

Member, Rural Health Care Coalition

Member, Sportsman's Caucus

Former Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management

Former Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence

Member, Sudan Caucus

Member, Tuberculosis Elimination Caucus

Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Tunisia Caucus

Member, Urban Caucus

Member, US-Mexico Friendship Caucus

Member, US-Mongolia Friendship Caucus

Co-Chair, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 2007

Professional Experience

Attorney, 1963-1979, 1989-1992

Judge, Southern District of Florida, United States District Court, 1979-1989

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Member, Family Christian Association

Member, Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Member, National Organization for Women (NOW)

Vice President, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly

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	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
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	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
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	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
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	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
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	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
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	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
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: 403

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
10/05/2004	H.Res.483	Pledging continued United States support for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and democratic and economic reforms of the Republic of Georgia.	10/05/2004 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. (All Actions)
09/09/2004	H.Res.763	Condemning the terrorist attack at Middle School No. 1 in Beslan, Russia, that occurred in early September 2004.	09/09/2004 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
06/04/2004	H.R.4506	Small Disaster Assistance Act of 2004	06/04/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
03/29/2004	H.R.3989	Helping the People of Haiti Act	03/29/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. (All Actions)
03/26/2004	H.R.4042	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for expenses paid in connection with the donation of an organ.	03/26/2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
03/17/2004	H.Res.569	Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to the victims, their families and friends, and the people of the Kingdom of Spain for the loss suffered during the terrorist attacks in Madrid on March 11, 2004.	03/17/2004 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
03/11/2004	H.R.3876	To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program from operating in the State of Florida.	03/11/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/26/2004	H.Con.Res.372	Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the urgency of cessation of hostilities in the Republic of Haiti.	02/26/2004 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
12/08/2003	H.Res.484	Commending the Governments of India and Pakistan for improved diplomatic relations between the two countries, and for other purposes.	12/08/2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
11/21/2003	H.Res.453	Condemning the terrorist attacks on Istanbul, Turkey, on November 15 and 20, 2003, expressing condolences to the families of the individuals murdered and expressing sympathies to the individuals injured in the terrorist attacks, and expressing solidarity with Turkey and the United Kingdom in the fight against terrorism.	11/21/2003 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
11/17/2003	H.R.3435	National Commission on Employment and Economic Security Act	11/17/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. (All Actions)
11/11/2003	H.R.2075	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 West Blue Heron Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida, as the "Judge Edward Rodgers Post Office Building".	11/11/2003 Became Public Law No: 108-112. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
10/01/2003	H.R.3221	To amend the War Powers Resolution to require the President to include post-conflict strategy in the report required under the Resolution, and for other purposes.	10/01/2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
09/30/2003	H.Res.381	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating the Fisk Jubilee Singers.	09/30/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. (All Actions)
09/11/2003	H.R.2871	National Drought Preparedness Act of 2003	09/11/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. (All Actions)
09/03/2003	H.Con.Res.249	Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should remain engaged in Iraq in order to ensure a peaceful, stable, unified Iraq with a representative government, and for other purposes.	09/03/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
07/18/2003	H.Res.325	Commemorating the 9th anniversary of the attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and highlighting the attack as characteristic of the threat to the United States from radical Islamic organizations operating from Latin America.	07/18/2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
07/17/2003	H.R.2756	Earned Income Credit Public Awareness Campaign Act	07/17/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
07/17/2003	H.Con.Res.245	Expressing the sense of Congress that it is in the national security interests of the United States to remain engaged in Iraq in order to ensure a peaceful, stable, unified Iraq with a representative government, and for other purposes.	07/17/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
06/13/2003	H.Con.Res.217	Condemning the Islamic Republic of Iran (also known as Iran) for constructing a facility to enrich uranium with potential for developing a program for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and for its support of global terrorism.	06/13/2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)

Total: 6163

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/12/2017	H.R.2878	To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2855	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to enhance Social Security benefits and maintain the commitment and the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
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.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.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.
05/19/2017	H.R.2560	To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to encourage elimination of lionfish from United States waters by allowing individuals to exchange lionfish for tags authorizing fishing for certain species in addition to the number of such species otherwise authorized to be taken by such individuals, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017	H.R.2554	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program that automatically enrolls certain community college graduates into 4-year public institutions of higher education.
05/19/2017	H.Res.347	Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
05/18/2017	H.R.2176	Asia-Pacific Defense Commission Act
05/18/2017	H.Res.256	Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
05/18/2017	H.R.1918	Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.244	Expressing support for Japan to end its whaling in all forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations.
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection 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.199	Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/18/2017	H.R.1477	No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
05/17/2017	H.R.2495	To protect consumers from deceptive practices with respect to online booking of hotel reservations, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2491	To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

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