• KNIGHT, STEVE
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%
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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
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Oppose
8. Prioritize green energy

No Opinion
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
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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