HOYER, STENY HAMILTON

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HOYER, STENY HAMILTON
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: 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
01/07/2009	H.Res.23	Providing for the attendance of the House at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States.	01/07/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
01/06/2009	H.Res.3	Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress.	01/06/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
01/06/2009	H.Res.2	To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.	01/06/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
09/11/2008	H.Res.1420	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001.	09/11/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
06/27/2008	H.R.3195	ADA Amendments Act of 2008	06/27/2008 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 856. (All Actions)
01/06/2009	H.Res.5	Adopting rules for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.	01/06/2009 H. Res.5 provides one hour of debate each for H.R. 11 and H.R. 12. Both bills are to be considered in the House. Both H.R. 11 and H.R. 12 are considered read and are closed to amendments. After passage of both H.R. 11 and H.R. 12, the text of H.R. 12 shall be appended at the end of H.R. 11 as new matter and H.R. 12 shall be laid on the table. (All Actions)
06/06/2008	H.Con.Res.311	Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.	06/06/2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
04/10/2008	H.R.5724	United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act	04/10/2008 Rule H. Res. 1092 passed House. (All Actions)
02/29/2008	H.R.5480	Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008	02/29/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/15/2008	H.Con.Res.293	Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.	02/15/2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
02/05/2008	H.R.4898	Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2007	02/05/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. (All Actions)
01/25/2008	H.Con.Res.282	Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.	01/25/2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
01/15/2008	H.Res.915	Providing for the hour of meeting of the House.	01/15/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
01/15/2008	H.Res.914	To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled.	01/15/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
01/15/2008	H.Res.913	Providing for a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress.	01/15/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
12/14/2007	H.R.3688	United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act	12/14/2007 Became Public Law No: 110-138. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
09/10/2007	H.Res.643	Recognizing September 11 as a day of rememberance, extending sympathies to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, and their families, honoring the heroic actions of our nation's first responders and Armed Forces, and reaffirming the commitment to defending the people of the United States against any and all future challenges.	09/10/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
08/03/2007	H.Res.609	Raising a question of the privileges of the House.	08/03/2007 WITHDRAWAL OF PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION - Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent that the privileged resolution be withdrawn. Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/17/2007	H.R.2323	Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2007	07/17/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
07/16/2007	H.R.2852	To grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated.	07/16/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (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.

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