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
07/16/2002	H.R.4963	Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2002	07/16/2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/23/2002	H.R.4809	To repeal the limitation on locality-based comparability adjustments affecting the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division and the United States Park Police.	05/23/2002 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
05/23/2002	H.Con.Res.356	Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.	05/23/2002 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
05/08/2002	H.R.2911	To designate the Federal building located at 5100 Paint Branch Parkway in College Park, Maryland, as the "Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building".	05/08/2002 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions)
04/11/2002	H.Res.383	Congratulating the University of Maryland for winning the 2002 National Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball championship.	04/11/2002 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
12/19/2001	H.R.3531	United States Capitol Police Authorization Act of 2001	12/19/2001 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
11/15/2001	H.R.3302	Capitol Telephone Exchange Administrative Reform Act	11/15/2001 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
09/10/2001	H.R.2702	Late Term Abortion Restriction Act	09/10/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
05/23/2001	H.Con.Res.79	Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.	05/23/2001 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
04/19/2001	H.J.Res.39	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution.	04/19/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
04/16/2001	H.R.1307	To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance.	04/16/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization. (All Actions)
04/09/2001	H.Con.Res.43	Authorizing the printing of a revised and updated version of the House document entitled "Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989".	04/09/2001 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
03/20/2001	H.R.952	To grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated.	03/20/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. (All Actions)
03/06/2001	H.Con.Res.42	Expressing the sense of the Congress that rates of compensation for civilian employees of the United States should be adjusted at the same time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of compensation for members of the uniformed services.	03/06/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization. (All Actions)
03/05/2001	H.R.775	Voting Improvement Act	03/05/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization. (All Actions)
05/15/2000	H.Con.Res.277	Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.	05/15/2000 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
05/03/2000	H.R.4366	United States Capitol Fire Protection Act of 2000	05/03/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation. (All Actions)
04/05/2000	H.R.4180	Library of Congress Financial Management Act of 2000	04/05/2000 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
03/29/2000	H.R.4037	FEC Reform and Authorization Act of 2000	03/29/2000 Committee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
03/27/2000	H.R.3379	National Recording Preservation Act of 1999	03/27/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property. (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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