FATTAH, CHAKA MR.

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FATTAH, CHAKA MR.
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: Experience: House: District 2, 1995-Present; Home State: Pennsylvania; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $227,214Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Chaka Fattah, Sr.

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Renee; 4 Children: Frances, Chaka, Cameron, Chandler

Birth Date: 11/21/1956

Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA

Home City: Philadelphia, PA

Religion: Baptist

Education

Attended, Community College of Philadelphia

MA, Government Administration, University of Pennsylvania, 1986

Attended, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1984

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 1994-present

Former Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education

Senator, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1988-1994

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1991

Representative, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1982-1988

Candidate, Philadelphia City Commission, 1978

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Black Caucus

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Urban Caucus

Member, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Member, Equity and Excellence Commission

Chair, Friends of the Caribbean Caucus

Professional Experience

Special Assistant, Director of Housing and Community Development, City of Philadelphia

Policy Assistant, Greater Philadelphia Partnership

Assistant Director, House of Umoja

Special Assistant, Managing Director, City of Philadelphia

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Trustee, Community College of Philadelphia

Founder, CORE Philly

Former Chair, Executive Board, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency

Founder, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)

Trustee, Lincoln University

Member, Mount Carmel Baptist Church

Former Chair, Pennsylvania Higher Education Facilities Authority

Trustee, Pennsylvania State University

Founding Chair, Philadelphia Federal Funds Forum

Trustee, Temple University

Founder, Fattah Conference on Higher Education, 1986

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	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
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	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
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: 128

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/30/1997	H.R.1555	American Cities Investment Act of 1997	05/30/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions)
04/28/1997	H.R.1234	Equal Protection School Finance Act	04/28/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. (All Actions)
03/14/1997	H.R.828	Equal Protection School Finance Act	03/14/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. (All Actions)
03/12/1997	H.Con.Res.46	Expressing the sense of Congress that investigations of campaign fundraising practices should be left to the Federal Election Commission.	03/12/1997 Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight. (All Actions)
05/29/1996	H.R.3544	New Member Transition Act of 1996	05/29/1996 Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight. (All Actions)
05/03/1996	H.R.3349	American Cities Investment Act of 1996	05/03/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions)
03/22/1996	H.Con.Res.151	Recognizing the importance of African-American music to global culture and calling on the people of the United States to study, reflect on, and celebrate African-American music.	03/22/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. (All Actions)
12/22/1995	H.R.2705	American Profit Sharing Act	12/22/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. (All Actions)

Total: 3442

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
12/12/2016	H.Con.Res.40	Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.
12/07/2016	H.R.3381	Childhood Cancer STAR Act
11/30/2016	H.R.3683	African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015
11/15/2016	H.R.2713	Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016
11/15/2016	H.R.1209	Improving Access to Maternity Care Act
11/15/2016	H.R.1192	National Clinical Care Commission Act
09/30/2016	H.R.4803	Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2016
09/29/2016	H.R.2615	Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
11/15/2016	H.R.985	Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015	Passed	Not Voting
10/07/2016	H.R.1475	Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
09/30/2016	H.R.5121	Advancing Grid Storage Act of 2016
09/22/2016	H.R.3833	To require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram.
09/21/2016	H.Res.220	Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
09/19/2016	H.R.5201	Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016
09/19/2016	H.R.4857	HBCU Innovation Fund Act
09/13/2016	H.R.295	To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
09/07/2016	H.Res.752	Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
09/06/2016	H.R.4539	400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
09/06/2016	H.R.2880	Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2016
07/22/2016	H.R.4875	United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016

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