• LEWIS, JOHN R.
Experience: House: District 5, 1987-Present
Home State: Georgia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $742,059Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: John R. Lewis
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Lillian; 1 Child: John
    Birth Date: 02/21/1940
    Birth Place: Troy, AL
    Home City: Atlanta, GA
    Religion: Protestant

Education

    BA, Philosophy/Religion, Fisk University, 1963
    BA, Theology, American Baptist College of American Baptist Theological Seminary, 1961

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1987-present
    Senior Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
    Council Member, Atlanta City Council, 1982-1986
    Candidate, Special Election, United States House of Representatives, 1977

Current Legislative Committees

    Subcommittee on Human Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means), Ranking Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, 21st Century Health Care Caucus, present
    Member, Albanian Issues Caucus, present
    Member, Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, present
    Member, Caucus on Hellenic Issues, present
    Member, Caucus on Human Trafficking, present
    Member, Caucus on Turkey, present
    Co-Chair, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, present
    Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption, present
    Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Kidney Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Soccer Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Urban Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Vision Caucus, present
    Member, Cystic Fibrosis Caucus, present
    Member, Diabetes Caucus, present
    Member, Friends of New Zealand Congressional Caucus, present
    Member, Gaming Caucus, present
    Member, Global Road Safety Caucus, present
    Member, Green Schools Caucus, present
    Member, Historic Preservation Caucus, present
    Member, House Cancer Caucus, present
    Member, House Nursing Caucus, present
    Member, House Rural Health Care Caucus, present
    Member, House Trails Caucus, present
    Member, Native American Caucus, present
    Member, Out of Iraq Caucus, present
    Member, Out of Poverty Caucus, present
    Member, Pakistan Caucus, present
    Member, Peanut Caucus, present
    Member, Science, Technology, Engingeering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Caucus, present
    Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus, present
    Member, Tri-Caucus, present
    Former Chair, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Professional Experience

    Author
    Associate Director, Field Foundation
    Director, Voter Education Project
    Community Affairs Director, National Consumer Cooperative Bank, 1980-1982
    Director, ACTION Federal Volunteer Agency, 1977

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, African American Institute, Martin Luther King Center for Social Change
    Member, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial
    Coordinator, Mississippi Freedom Summer, 1964

Additional Information

Awards:

    The Spingarn Medal, NAACP
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Award, National Education Association
    The Martin Luther King, Jr. Non-Violent Peace Prize
    Golden Plate Award, Academy of Excellence
    John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award
    President's Medal of Georgetown University
    Hero Award, National Trust for Historic Preservation
    Capital Award, National Council of La Raza
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly 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

Strongly Oppose
Total: 304
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/09/2017 H.R.267 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017 05/09/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.R.2171 Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 04/26/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.R.1946 Missed Opportunities Act of 2017 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/05/2017 H.R.1947 Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act of 2017 04/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/30/2017 H.R.1830 Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2017 03/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1602 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2017 03/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.Con.Res.34 Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the charitable contribution deduction. 03/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/06/2017 H.Res.155 Expressing support for designation of the month of February 2017 as "National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month". 03/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 H.R.1165 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2017 02/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/31/2017 H.R.266 Law Enforcement Inclusion Act of 2016 01/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
01/25/2017 H.R.335 Medicaid Expansion Parity Act of 2017 01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/18/2017 H.R.272 Back to Basics Job Creation Act of 2017 01/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
01/18/2017 H.R.269 Look-back Elimination Act of 2017 01/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.271 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2017 01/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
01/05/2017 H.R.268 Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2017 01/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
01/04/2017 H.R.273 Family Act of 2017 01/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/04/2017 H.R.270 Environmental Justice Act of 2017 01/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/22/2016 H.R.6419 Law Enforcement Inclusion Act of 2016 12/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
11/17/2016 H.R.6372 Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2016 11/17/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  (All Actions)
09/22/2016 H.Con.Res.160 Recognizing the opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, the only national museum dedicated to documenting African American life, history, and culture. 09/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
Total: 7616
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
04/15/2013 H.R.1278 Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or Peoples in Trademark Registration Act of 2013
04/15/2013 H.R.1136 Violence Against the Homeless Accountability Act of 2013
04/15/2013 H.Con.Res.12 Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 104th anniversary.
04/12/2013 H.Res.157 Honoring the Sikh community's celebration of Vaisakhi.
04/12/2013 H.R.1518 PAST Act
04/12/2013 H.Res.148 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day.
04/11/2013 H.R.1173 Personalize Your Care Act of 2013
04/11/2013 H.R.1146 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2013
04/09/2013 H.Con.Res.28 Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.
04/08/2013 H.R.1389 MARCH for Military Women Act
04/10/2013 H.R.1276 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
04/10/2013 H.R.1201 Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act
04/10/2013 H.R.1070 Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013
04/08/2013 H.R.1265 To require the continuation of tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces for the remainder of fiscal year 2013.
04/08/2013 H.Res.108 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Supreme Court held that counsel must be provided to indigent defendants in all felony cases.
04/08/2013 H.J.Res.34 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restore the rights of the American people that were taken away by the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United case and related decisions, to protect the integrity of our elections, and to limit the corrosive influence of money in our democratic process.
04/08/2013 H.R.1018 To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.
04/08/2013 H.Con.Res.21 Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.
04/08/2013 H.R.895 Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2013
04/08/2013 H.R.680 Rilya Wilson Act
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