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
05/07/1997	H.R.1480	Family Services Improvement Act of 1997	05/07/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
04/24/1997	H.R.1288	Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care Act of 1997	04/24/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. (All Actions)
03/31/1997	H.R.1166	Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of 1997	03/31/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service. (All Actions)
03/21/1997	H.R.1032	Late Term Abortion Restriction Act	03/21/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. (All Actions)
02/14/1997	H.Res.15	Concerning the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, urging continued and increased support for the efforts of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to bring to justice the perpetrators of gross violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia, and urging support for democratic forces in all of the countries emerging from the former Yugoslavia.	02/14/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy. (All Actions)
10/04/1996	H.R.4284	Late Term Abortion Restriction Act	10/04/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. (All Actions)
09/26/1996	H.Res.542	Concerning the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.	09/26/1996 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
06/24/1996	H.Con.Res.153	Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.	06/24/1996 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
04/30/1996	H.R.858	Firefighters Pay Fairness Act of 1995	04/30/1996 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
03/18/1996	H.R.3064	Family Services Improvement Act of 1996	03/18/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations. (All Actions)
01/03/1996	H.Res.329	Providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 118) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.	01/03/1996 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
10/11/1995	H.Res.236	Electing Representative Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.	10/11/1995 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
06/29/1995	H.Con.Res.38	Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.	06/29/1995 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
04/24/1995	H.J.Res.81	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States repealing the twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution.	04/24/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
02/13/1995	H.R.771	Fire Safety Education Act	02/13/1995 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
10/22/1994	H.J.Res.425	Providing for the convening of the First Session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.	10/22/1994 Became Public Law No: 103-395. (All Actions)
10/17/1994	H.Con.Res.308	Concerning the removal of Russian troops from the independent nation of Moldova.	10/17/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East. (All Actions)
10/08/1994	H.J.Res.411	Designating October 29, 1994, as "National Firefighters Day".	10/08/1994 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. (All Actions)
10/07/1994	H.Con.Res.315	Providing an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.	10/07/1994 Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
09/30/1994	H.R.4539	Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1995	09/30/1994 Became Public Law No: 103-329. (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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