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: Experience: House: District 2, 2015-Present; Home State: Nebraska; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,675,219Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Brad Ashford

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Ann; 3 Children: John, Ellie, Tom

Birth Date: 11/10/1949

Birth Place: Omaha, NE

Home City: Omaha, NE

Religion: Lutheran

Education

Certificate, Dispute Resolution, University of Nebraska

Graduated, Leadership Omaha, Omaha Chamber of Commerce, 1988

JD, School of Law, Creighton University, 1971-1974

BA, History, Colgate University, 1968-1971

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2014-present

Assembly Member, Nebraska State General Assembly, 1987-1994, 2006-2014

Current Legislative Committees

Armed Services, Member

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Member

Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Member

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Member

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Problem Solvers Caucus, present

Member, Unified Solutions Caucus, present

Former Board Member, Downtown Business Improvement District

Former Member, Efficiency Committee, Douglas County

Professional Experience

President, Bugeaters, Incorporated, 1993-present

Co-Owner, Nebraska Clothing Company, 1993-present

Attorney, present

Founding Member, Metropolitan Entertainment Convention Authority (MECA) Board

Former Stocker, Nebraska Clothing Company

Former Employee, Roman Hruska, United States Senate

Attorney, Bradford and Coenen, Limited Liability Corporation, 1975-2012

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Omaha Housing Authority, 2002-2006

Vice President/Business Development Investor, Discoverwhy.com, 1998-2003

Judge, Nebraska Court of Industrial Relations, 1984-1986

Hearing Examiner, Nebraska Department of Education, 1983-1984

Attorney, General Counsel's Office, Federal Highway Administration, 1974-1975

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

President, Nebraska Solutions, 2009-present

Member, Augustana Lutheran Church, present

Former Member, Advisory Board, Salvation Army

Former Member, American Arbitration Association

Former Member, American Bar Association

Former Board Member, Downtown Omaha, Incorporated

Fomer Member, Joslyn Castle Advisory Board

Former Board Member, Metropolitan Omaha Convention Sports Entertainment Authority

Former Member, Minnesota Bar Association

Former Member, Nebraska Bar Association

Former Member, Nebraska Bar Foundation

Former Vice President, Old Market Association

Former Member, Omaha Bar Association

Former Chair, Omaha Housing Authority

Former Member, Omaha Suburban Rotary

Former Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Colgate University

Former Member, Pi Beta Kappa

Former Board Member, RACECO

Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution

Former Member, Westside High School Open Enrollment Committee

Executive Director, Omaha Housing Authority, 2004

Additional Information

Awards:

Cum Laude Graduate, Colgate University, 1971

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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 Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 11

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
12/16/2016	H.R.5099	Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016	12/16/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-294. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5022	HIRED Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/12/2016	H.R.5993	CAN Act	09/12/2016 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
07/29/2016	H.R.4975	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5720 South 142nd Street in Omaha, Nebraska, as the "Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb A. Nelson Post Office Building".	07/29/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-212. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
05/27/2016	H.R.5355	VOLT Act of 2016	05/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
04/29/2016	H.Con.Res.116	Condemning North Korea's February 6, 2016, long-range rocket launch and North Korea's February 9, 2016, restart of a plutonium reactor.	04/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. (All Actions)
04/01/2016	H.J.Res.83	Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	04/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
09/30/2015	H.Res.452	Effective Leadership Elections for Congressional Trust Resolution	09/30/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
09/08/2015	H.R.3159	Kerrie Orozco Act	09/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
03/24/2015	H.Res.166	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to preclude the Committee on Rules from reporting a rule or order that would provide for the consideration of a bill or joint resolution with less than 10 hours of debate.	03/24/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
02/24/2015	H.R.1032	No Homeland Security, No Pay Act	02/24/2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)

Total: 392

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
04/08/2015	H.R.1686	Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2015
04/07/2015	H.R.1653	Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015
04/07/2015	H.R.1608	Lymphedema Treatment Act
04/07/2015	H.R.1571	Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015
04/07/2015	H.R.1559	Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act of 2015
03/31/2015	H.R.1347	John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
03/31/2015	H.R.1346	Redistricting Transparency Act of 2015
03/31/2015	H.R.1258	Pet and Women Safety Act of 2015
03/31/2015	H.R.1174	Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act
03/30/2015	H.R.20	Government By the People Act of 2015
03/30/2015	H.R.30	Save American Workers Act of 2015	Failed	No
03/27/2015	H.R.1717	STOP Act
03/27/2015	H.R.1705	Clean Water Affordability Act of 2015
03/27/2015	H.R.1576	Generic Complex Drugs Safety and Effectiveness for Patients Act of 2015
03/27/2015	H.R.1221	HELLPP Act
03/27/2015	H.R.1220	Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015
03/26/2015	H.R.1720	Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act
03/26/2015	H.R.1718	Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2015
03/26/2015	H.R.1683	United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act
03/26/2015	H.R.1665	Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act

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