• KAPTUR, MARCY C HON.
Experience: House: District 9, 1983-Present
Home State: Ohio
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $683,136Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Marcy Kaptur
    Gender: Female
    Family: Single
    Birth Date: 06/17/1946
    Birth Place: Toledo, OH
    Home City: Toledo, OH
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    PhD, Urban Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982
    MA, Urban Planning, University of Michigan, 1974
    BA, History, University of Wisconsin, 1968

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 9, 1982-present
    Democratic Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Defense, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Co-Vice Chair, Congressional Automotive Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
    Co-Chair, Congressional Competitiveness Caucus
    Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
    Member, Congressional Grace Caucus
    Associate Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Member, Congressional Soybean Caucus
    Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
    Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Ukrainian Caucus
    Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group
    Co-Chair, House Auto Parts Task Force

Professional Experience

Author
    Assistant Director, Urban Affairs, The White House, 1977-1979
    Director of Planning, National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs, 1975-1977
    Urban Planner, Plan Commissions, Toledo-Lucas County, 1969-1975

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, American Planning Association and American Institute of Certified Planners
    Member, Gund Foundation
    Member, Little Flower Roman Catholic Church
    Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
    Member, National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs
    Member, Polish American Historical Association
    Member, Polish Museum
    Member, Urban League
    Member, Urban Planning Alumni, University of Michigan

Additional Information

Awards:

    Barbed Wire Award, American Prisoner of War;
    Ellis Island Medal of Honor, 2002;
    Americanism Award, Veterans of Foreign Wars;
    Legislator of the Year, National Mental Health Association
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

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

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

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 360
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/11/2017 H.R.2412 Keep Our Pension Promises Act 05/11/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
04/27/2017 H.R.2206 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act 04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
03/29/2017 H.Con.Res.42 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. 03/29/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.R.790 Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 02/03/2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.J.Res.26 No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever 01/13/2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
12/08/2016 H.R.6481 Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2016 12/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.  (All Actions)
12/07/2016 H.R.6430 Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Assessment Act 12/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
10/06/2016 H.R.6187 VET MD Act 10/06/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
09/27/2016 H.R.6057 Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2016 09/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
09/26/2016 H.Con.Res.154 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. 09/26/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
09/22/2016 H.R.6148 To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, and for other purposes. 09/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
09/20/2016 H.Res.878 Recognizing the 25th anniversary of Ukraine's act of declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. 09/20/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/20/2016 H.R.6056 NAFTA Accountability Act 09/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
09/15/2016 H.R.6055 Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2016 09/15/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2844 Keep Our Pension Promises Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.1966 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
06/04/2015 H.Res.301 TRANSPAREN-C Resolution 06/04/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
03/31/2015 H.J.Res.38 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States waiving the application of the first article of amendment to the political speech of corporations and other business organizations with respect to the disbursement of funds in connection with public elections and granting Congress and the States the power to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office. 03/31/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
03/19/2015 H.R.1403 Balancing Trade Act of 2015 03/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
01/16/2015 H.R.243 Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015 01/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.  (All Actions)
Total: 8535
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/09/1988 H.R.3915 Radon Gas Tax Relief Act of 1988
02/03/1988 H.R.3868 Postal Service Disadvantaged Business Procurement Act of 1988
02/03/1988 H.J.Res.196 A joint resolution to designate the week of May 10, 1987, through May 16, 1987 as "Senior Center Week".
02/03/1988 H.R.382 Federal Employees Health Care Freedom-of-Choice Act of 1987
02/02/1988 H.R.3882 A bill to require that amounts withheld by an employer from an employee's wages for child support enforcement purposes under the mandatory income withholding provisions of title IV of the Social Security Act must be turned over to the appropriate State agency or entity (for distribution to the persons entitled thereto) within 10 days after the payment of such wages.
02/02/1988 H.J.Res.442 A joint resolution designating the week of May 8, 1988, through May 14, 1988, as "National Osteoporosis Prevention Week".
02/02/1988 H.J.Res.441 A joint resolution designating August 9, 1988, as "National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day".
02/02/1988 H.J.Res.399 A joint resolution to designate February 4, 1988, as "National Women in Sports Day".
02/02/1988 H.J.Res.332 A joint resolution designating the week of February 21 to February 27, 1988, as "National Visiting Nurse Association Week".
01/29/1988 H.R.1394 Military Whistleblowers Protection Act
01/21/1988 H.R.3810 Infant Mortality Reduction Act of 1987
01/21/1988 H.Con.Res.227 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that all railroad retirement benefits are exempt from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and that any such benefits sequestered under the presidential order of November 20, 1987, should be restored.
01/21/1988 H.R.3336 Crimes Against Older Americans Information and Coordination Act of 1987
12/31/1987 H.R.2945 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1987
12/29/1987 H.J.Res.432 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating June 6 through June 12, 1988 as "National Fishing Week".
12/29/1987 H.R.3791 A bill to require that the Office of Personnel Management devise a plan on ways to reduce or eliminate delays in processing applications for benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System, in order to allow an individual to go from regular pay to retirement or disability retirement pay without interruption.
12/29/1987 H.R.3774 Congressional Salary Act of 1987
12/28/1987 H.Con.Res.233 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Martha Raye.
12/28/1987 H.R.3658 Adolescent Tobacco Education and Prevention Act
12/24/1987 H.J.Res.255 A joint resolution designating the third week in May 1988 as "National Tourism Week".
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