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  • KELLY, ROBIN L.
Experience: House: District 2, 2013-Present
Home State: Illinois
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $920,749Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Robin L. Kelly
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Nathaniel Horn; 2 Children: Kelly, Ryan
    Birth Date: 04/30/1956
    Birth Place: New York, NY
    Home City: Matteson, IL

Education

    PhD, Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 2004
    MA, Counseling, Bradley University, 1982
    BA, Psychology, Bradley University, 1977

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2013-present
    Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
    State Treasurer, Illinois Government, 2007-10
    Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, United States House of Representatives
    Member, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, United States House of Representatives
    Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, District 2, April 9, 2013
    Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2002-2006

Current Legislative Committees

    Foreign Affairs, Member
    Oversight and Government Reform, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Information Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on National Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Member
    Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Hate Crimes Commission Board, 2005-present
    Commissioner, Cook County Human Rights Commission, 1998-present
    Member, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability Board, present

Professional Experience

    Chief of Staff, Illinois State Treasurer’s Office, 2010-2012
    Chief Administrative Officer, Cook County, 2011
    Director, Community Affairs, Village of Matteson, 1992-2006
    Director, Minority Student Services, Bradley University, 1990-1992
    Associate Director, The Youth Shelter, 1987-1990
    Director, Crisis Nursery, Crittenton Care and Counseling Center, 1984-1987

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Trustee, Bradley University, 2003-present
    Member, Bradley University Council, 1998-present
    Member, Rich Township Food Pantry Board, 1994-present
    Member, Illinois Theatre Center Board, 1993-present
    Member, Housing Choice Partners Board
    Member, Illiana Credit Union Board
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
No Opinion
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Support
6. Vouchers for school choice
Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier
Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy
No Opinion
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade
Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare
No Opinion
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
No Opinion
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere
No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security
Strongly Oppose
Total: 38
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/15/2017 H.R.2422 Action for Dental Health Act of 2017 05/15/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 H.R.2331 Connected Government Act 05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
04/27/2017 H.R.2209 Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for At-Risk Youth Act 04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/27/2017 H.R.2208 Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act 04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/27/2017 H.R.2207 Community College to Career Fund Act 04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
03/10/2017 H.R.1084 Today's American Dream Act 03/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.  (All Actions)
11/16/2016 H.Res.926 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously, to Mrs. Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her invaluable contribution to modern science in the form of her own immortal cells-HeLa cells-without which life-saving medicines and procedures would not have been developed at critical moments in our Nation's history. 11/16/2016 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.3872 Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.5475 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
08/30/2016 H.R.5671 Urban Progress Act of 2016 08/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.  (All Actions)
06/01/2016 H.Res.753 Expressing support for the designation of June 2, 2016, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2016 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month". 06/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.3790 DISTANCE Act 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
11/19/2015 H.R.4110 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study the feasibility of modifying the 5-month waiting period for certain individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits under section 223 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. 11/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
07/28/2015 H.R.3076 Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2015 07/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.  (All Actions)
06/05/2015 H.R.2636 Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act 06/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
05/15/2015 H.R.1858 Crime Gun Tracing Act 05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
04/15/2015 H.R.1801 Promoting Financial Literacy and Economic Opportunity Act of 2015 04/15/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/23/2015 H.Res.53 Condemning the cowardly attacks on innocent men, women, and children in northeastern Nigeria by Boko Haram and urging a peaceful and credible national election. 03/23/2015 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
02/02/2015 H.R.226 Keeping Guns from High Risk Individuals Act 02/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
01/30/2015 H.R.539 Action for Dental Health Act of 2015 01/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 699
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/08/2016 H.Res.954 Congratulating the Chicago Cubs on winning the 2016 Major League Baseball World Series.
01/05/2017 H.Res.23 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives and reaffirming long-standing United States policy in support of a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
01/03/2017 H.R.60 ENLIST Act
12/22/2016 H.Res.948 Honoring the individuals who lost their lives in the tragic fire in Oakland, California, on December 2, 2016.
12/20/2016 H.R.6533 Protect American Democracy Act of 2016
12/16/2016 H.R.6431 Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016
12/16/2016 H.R.5798 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the "Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building". Passed Yea
12/16/2016 H.R.5676 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6300 N. Northwest Highway in Chicago, Illinois, as the "Officer Joseph P. Cali Post Office Building".
12/16/2016 H.R.4939 United States-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act of 2016 Passed Yea
12/16/2016 H.R.4352 Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
12/16/2016 H.R.2726 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
12/12/2016 H.Con.Res.40 Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.
12/08/2016 H.R.5033 Getting Results through Enhanced Accountability and Transparency Act of 2016
12/07/2016 H.R.4481 Education for All Act of 2016
12/07/2016 H.R.3381 Childhood Cancer STAR Act
12/01/2016 H.Con.Res.177 Supporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day.
11/30/2016 H.R.3683 African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015
11/17/2016 H.Res.928 Honoring the life of Shimon Peres.
11/15/2016 H.R.6318 Fair Pay for Presidential Protection Act
11/15/2016 H.R.985 Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015 Passed Yea
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