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: Experience: House: District 25, 2015-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,041,479Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Stephen 'Steve' Knight

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Lily; 2 Children: Christopher, Michael

Birth Place: Edwards Air Force Base, CA

Home City: Palmdale, CA

Education

Diploma, Palmdale High School

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 25, 2014-present

Former Vice Mayor, City of Palmdale

Senator, California State Senate, 2012-2014

Assistant Minority Leader, California State Assembly, 2010-2012

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 2008-2012

Member, Palmdale City Council, 2005-2008

Current Legislative Committees

Armed Services, Member

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Small Business, Member

Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, Member

Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations, Member

Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Member

Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Member

Subcommittee on Space, Member

Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Member

Professional Experience

Former Officer, Los Angeles Police Department

Served, United States Army

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums, Los Angeles Police Department

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Oppose A Flat Tax is a good idea. It would simplify the entire tax system and get rid of loopholes that drive tax-avoiding behaviors.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Oppose Voter fraud undermines the most fundamental process of democracy, and we need to fight it. Campaign donations are free speech, and should not be limited for corporations, nor for individuals.
8. Prioritize green energy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 23

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
01/06/2016	H.R.4322	Mentor-Protege Cooperation Reform Act of 2016	01/06/2016 Referred to House Small Business (All Actions)
08/31/2015	H.R.3153	Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act	08/31/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
03/17/2015	H.R.1390	Small Business Joint Venturing Act of 2015	03/17/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)

Total: 286

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/14/2017	H.R.381	To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/13/2017	H.R.627	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/12/2017	H.R.2372	VETERAN Act
05/22/2017	H.Con.Res.59	Recognizing the 75th anniversary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
05/22/2017	H.R.1973	Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
05/19/2017	H.R.2564	To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an annual report on the personnel, training, and equipment needs of the non-federalized National Guard.
05/19/2017	H.R.2552	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
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.274	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.
05/18/2017	H.Res.261	Honoring and remembering on National Former POW Recognition Day and the 75th Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan on the Philippine Islands, the brave men and women who as prisoners of war gave their liberty to ensure ours, thus embodying the enduring spirit of American freedom and determination.
05/18/2017	H.Res.256	Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/16/2017	H.R.2452	Deborah Sampson Act
05/05/2017	H.R.244	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017	Passed	Yea
05/04/2017	H.R.2364	Investing in Main Street Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.R.2192	To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff.	Passed	Yea
05/03/2017	H.R.2327	PAWS Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2105	NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2052	PRIVATE Act
04/28/2017	H.R.2254	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building".

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