• VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA M
Experience: House: District 7, 1993-Present
Home State: New York
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $662,933Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Nydia M. Velázquez
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Paul Bader
    Birth Date: 03/22/1953
    Birth Place: Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
    Home City: Brooklyn, NY
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    MA, Political Science, New York University, 1976
    BA, Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, 1974

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1992-present
    Democratic Regional Whip
    Council Member, New York City Council, 1984-1986

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Member
    Small Business, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Business and Economic Development Task Force
    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
    Member, Congressional Census Caucus
    Member, Congressional Children's Caucus
    Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Member, Congressional Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus
    Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
    Member, Education, Immigration and Livable Communities Task Force
    Member, Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Caucus
    Member, House Democratic Caucus
    Member, Older Americans Caucus
    Member, Out of Iraq Caucus

Professional Experience

    National Director, Puerto Rico Department of Labor, Migration Division Office, 1989-1992
    Director, Department of Puerto Rico Community Affairs in the United States, 1986-1989
    Special Assistant, Congressman Edolphus Towns, 1983
    Professor, Hunter College, The City University of New York, 1981-1983
    Professor, University of Puerto Rico, 1976-1981

Additional Information

Awards:

    Woman of the Year, Hispanic Business Magazine, 2003
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 185
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/19/2008 H.R.6033 Home-Based Health Services Job Training and Caregiving Act of 2008 05/19/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/24/2008 H.R.5819 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act 04/24/2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.  (All Actions)
04/17/2008 H.R.5855 Foreclosure Counseling Assistance Act of 2008 04/17/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
04/16/2008 H.R.5810 Mentor-Mentee Teen Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2008 04/16/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/09/2008 H.Res.1082 Recognizing the plumbing industry and supporting the goals and ideals of "National Plumbing Industry Week". 04/09/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/31/2008 H.R.5666 Overtime Restoration Act of 2008 03/31/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/22/2008 H.R.3866 Small Business Programs Act of 2007 01/22/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.  (All Actions)
01/16/2008 H.Res.921 Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2008 01/16/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/16/2008 H.R.4777 To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities; to provide that a survivor annuity be provided to the widow or widower of a former employee who dies after separating from Government service with title to a deferred annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System but before establishing a valid claim therefor, and for other purposes. 01/16/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.  (All Actions)
01/11/2008 H.R.3310 Earning and Living Opportunities Act 01/11/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.  (All Actions)
12/18/2007 H.R.4776 Consumer Protection Home Inspection Counseling Act of 2007 12/18/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
11/01/2007 H.R.3867 Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act 11/01/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.  (All Actions)
09/19/2007 H.R.3190 Opt Out of Iraq War Act of 2007 09/19/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
09/19/2007 H.R.3125 Opt Out of Iraq War Act of 2007 09/19/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
09/11/2007 H.R.2861 Language Education for Success Act of 2007 09/11/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
08/14/2007 H.R.3453 Community Clinical Laboratory Fairness in Competition Act of 2007 08/14/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
08/08/2007 H.R.3206 To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through December 15, 2007, and for other purposes. 08/08/2007 Became Public Law No: 110-57. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
08/07/2007 H.R.3201 Respecting the Civil Liberties of America's Vulnerable Act 08/07/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight.  (All Actions)
08/03/2007 H.R.1361 RECOVER Act 08/03/2007 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 334.  (All Actions)
06/21/2007 H.R.2803 Angels Nurture Growing Entrepreneurs into Long-term Successes (ANGELS) Act 06/21/2007 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
Total: 2882
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2855 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to enhance Social Security benefits and maintain the commitment and the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/22/2017 H.R.2404 Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2017
05/19/2017 H.R.2572 To establish humane practices for the repatriation of aliens at the border, establish effective standards for the treatment of certain aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017 H.R.2563 To codify the Small Business Administration's Entrepreneurial Education Initiative, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017 H.Res.347 Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017 H.Res.338 Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.
05/18/2017 H.Res.218 Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
05/18/2017 H.R.1222 Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.2508 To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.
05/17/2017 H.R.2499 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
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.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2440 Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Business Transactions Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2429 Puerto Rico Task Force Economic Empowerment Act of 2017
05/16/2017 H.Res.325 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should retain a protective pool of reporters for purposes of covering the official business of the President, and for other purposes.
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