HOYER, STENY HAMILTON

Other Candidates

HOYER, STENY HAMILTON
0.00
0 user review

: Experience: House: District 5, 1981-Present; Home State: District of Columbia; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,911,168Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Steny H. Hoyer

Gender: Male

Family: Widowed; 3 Children: Susan, Stefany, Anne

Birth Date: 06/14/1939

Birth Place: New York, NY

Home City: Mechanicsville, MD

Religion: Baptist

Education

JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1966

BS, Political Science, University of Maryland, 1963

Political Experience

Minority Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 5, 1981-present

Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives, 2006-2010

Democratic Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2002-2006

Deputy Majority Whip, United States House of Representatives, 1987-1989

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, 1981

Candidate, Maryland Lieutenant Governor, 1978

President, Maryland State Senate, 1975-1978

Senator, Maryland State Senate, 1966-1978

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Air Power Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Biotechnology Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, present

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus, present

Member, Minor League Baseball Caucus, present

Former Chair, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Former Executive Board Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Competitiveness Caucus

Former Co-Chair, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Former Co-Chair, Democratic Caucus on Election Reform

Former Co-Chair, Democratic Steering Committee

Former House Co-Chair, National Security Caucus

Chair, House Democratic Caucus, 1989-1995

Member, State Board of Higher Education, 1978-1981

Chair, Task Force on Crime, 1976-1979

Professional Experience

Former Attorney

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Board of Trustees, Saint Mary's College, present

Former Member, Baltimore Council of Foreign Relations

Former Member, Maryland State Bar Assoc.

Former Member, Board of Visitors, United States Naval Academy

Former Member, Board of Regents, University System of Maryland

Member, Board of Visitors, College of Public Affairs, University of Maryland, 1998-2007

Member, Board of Regents, University System of Maryland, 1999-2003

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	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
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	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	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
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	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
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: 308

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
08/11/1992	H.Res.554	Concerning the situation in Bosnia-Hercegovina.	08/11/1992 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
08/11/1992	H.Res.550	Adjusting the ranking of majority party members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.	08/11/1992 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
08/11/1992	H.Res.549	Electing Representative Mfume of Maryland to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.	08/11/1992 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
08/05/1992	H.R.5660	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the conducting of certain games of chance shall not be treated as an unrelated trade or business, and for other purposes.	08/05/1992 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
08/04/1992	H.J.Res.508	Designating August 1, 1992, as "Helsinki Human Rights Day".	08/04/1992 For Further Action See S.J.Res.310. (All Actions)
07/14/1992	H.Res.470	Regarding United States policy toward the former Yugoslavia.	07/14/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
07/02/1992	H.Con.Res.343	Providing for an adjournment of the House from July 2 until July 7, 1992, an adjournment of the House from July 9 until July 21, 1992, and an adjournment or recess of the Senate from July 2 until July 20, 1992.	07/02/1992 Message on House action received in Senate. (All Actions)
06/24/1992	H.Con.Res.331	Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.	06/24/1992 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
06/12/1992	H.Con.Res.232	Calling for acceptance and implementation by certain republics of the commitments on human rights, fundamental freedoms, and humanitarian cooperation contained in the Helsinki Final Act and other documents of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.	06/12/1992 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
04/09/1992	H.R.4788	To require the District of Columbia to close the Cedar Knoll Facility by January 1, 1993.	04/09/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education. (All Actions)
04/09/1992	H.R.3292	To require candidates who are eligible to receive amounts from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to prepare television commercials with closed captioning of the oral content.	04/09/1992 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 448. (All Actions)
03/17/1992	H.Res.400	Electing the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.	03/17/1992 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
02/05/1992	H.Res.344	Electing majority membership to standing committees of the House.	02/05/1992 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
01/28/1992	H.R.4118	Bank and Thrift Employee Health Benefits Act of 1992	01/28/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. (All Actions)
01/09/1992	H.Res.321	Concerning the conflict between the Armenian and Azerbaijani populations of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast in the Territory of Azerbaijan.	01/09/1992 Executive Comment Requested from State. (All Actions)
12/02/1991	H.R.3840	Rainforest Protection Act of 1991	12/02/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations. (All Actions)
11/27/1991	H.Res.308	Electing Representative Blackwell of Pennsylvania to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.	11/27/1991 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
10/30/1991	H.Res.265	Designating majority membership on certain standing committees of the House.	10/30/1991 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
10/28/1991	H.J.Res.361	Designating November 22, 1991, as "National Ice Hockey Day".	10/28/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. (All Actions)
10/28/1991	H.R.3314	To extend nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation) treatment to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.	10/28/1991 See H.R.3313. (All Actions)

Total: 3678

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	H.J.Res.92	Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact.
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
05/18/2017	H.R.2227	MGT Act
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.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/05/2017	H.R.2285	School-Based Respiratory Health Management Act
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
04/25/2017	H.R.794	EAC Reauthorization Act of 2017
04/17/2017	H.R.1927	African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
04/04/2017	H.R.1869	Paycheck Fairness Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1503	SOLVE Act 2.0 of 2017
03/29/2017	H.R.1698	Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/06/2017	H.R.1102	Redistricting Reform Act of 2017
03/02/2017	H.R.724	SOLVE Act of 2017
02/27/2017	H.R.1235	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
02/14/2017	H.R.712	John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
02/13/2017	H.R.1022	Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017
02/10/2017	H.R.931	Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017
02/08/2017	H.J.Res.53	Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
02/06/2017	H.J.Res.33	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

Write your review on this candidate

Rate this candidate:

Click stars to rate

0 Comments