- BLUMENAUER, EARL
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- Experience: House: District 3, 1995-Present
- Home State: Oregon
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $1,139,611Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Earl Blumenauer
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Margaret; 2 Children: Jon, Anne
- Birth Date: 08/16/1948
- Birth Place: Portland, OR
- Home City: Portland, OR
- Religion: Non-denominational Protestant
Education
- JD, Lewis and Clark College, 1976
- BA, Political Science, Lewis and Clark College, 1970
Political Experience
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present
- Commissioner of Public Works, Portland City Council, 1986-1995
- Candidate, Mayor of Portland, 1992
- Commissioner, Multnomah County Commission, 1978-1986
- Candidate, Portland City Council, 1980
- Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 1973-1978
Current Legislative Committees
- Budget, Member
- Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member
- Subcommittee on Social Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Trade, Member
- Ways and Means, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
- Co-Chair, Army Corps Reform Caucus
- Founder, Bike Caucus
- Chair, Bike Caucus
- Member, City/Suburb/Rural Transit Caucus
- Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
- Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
- Member, Diabetes Caucus
- Member, Governor's Commission on Higher Education
- Member, Greenscissors Caucus
- Member, House Sustainable Development Caucus
- Co-Chair, House Trails Caucus
- Vice Chair, Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Congressional Caucus
- Founder, Livable Communities Task Force
- Former Co-Chair, Livable Communities Task Force
- Member, New Democrat Coalition
- Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus
- Member, Sustainable Development Caucus
- Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2007-2012
- Vice-Chair, Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, United States House of
Representatives, 2007-2010
- Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2001-2007
- Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1996-2007
- Chair, House Education and Revenue Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives, 1977-1978
Professional Experience
- Attorney
- Assistant, President, Portland State University, 1970-1977
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Board Member, National Civic League
- Member, Oregon Environmental Council
- Member, Oregon Public Broadcasting
- Member, Transportation Committee, National League of Cities
- Member, Board of Directors, Portland Community College, 1975-1981
Additional Information
Priority Issues:
- Saving Public Broadcasting
- Rebuilding and Renewing America
- Marijuana Reform
- End of Life Care
- Clean Water, Not Nuclear Weapons
- Fixing A Broken Government
- Protecting Taxpayers
General Survey
Total: 259
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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11/22/2013 | H.R.3582 | Water Trust Fund Act of 2013 | 11/22/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. (All Actions) |
11/15/2013 | H.R.3494 | To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the establishment of performance measures for the highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes. | 11/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions) |
10/04/2013 | H.R.3233 | To extend the period during which Iraqis who were employed by the United States Government in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status and to temporarily increase the fee or surcharge for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas. | 10/04/2013 Became Public Law No: 113-42. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
08/01/2013 | H.R.2921 | CIDER Act | 08/01/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
06/04/2013 | H.R.2240 | Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2013 | 06/04/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
05/22/2013 | H.R.1890 | Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013 | 05/22/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. (All Actions) |
04/11/2013 | H.R.1173 | Personalize Your Care Act of 2013 | 04/11/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
04/08/2013 | H.R.689 | States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act | 04/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. (All Actions) |
02/12/2013 | H.R.609 | End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2013 | 02/12/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
02/05/2013 | H.R.501 | Marijuana Tax Equity Act of 2013 | 02/05/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
12/19/2012 | H.R.6662 | To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a pilot program to study alternatives to the current system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle. | 12/19/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions) |
09/20/2012 | H.R.6249 | Water Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2012 | 09/20/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. (All Actions) |
09/14/2012 | H.R.6413 | Medicare Transitional Care Act of 2012 | 09/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
06/27/2012 | H.R.6031 | Wind Powering American Jobs Act of 2012 | 06/27/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
05/14/2012 | H.R.5564 | To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain footwear. | 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions) |
05/14/2012 | H.R.5563 | To reduce temporarily the rate of duty on certain boys' shirts. | 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions) |
05/14/2012 | H.R.5562 | To reduce temporarily the rate of duty on certain sports footwear. | 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions) |
05/14/2012 | H.R.5561 | To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain sports footwear. | 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions) |
05/14/2012 | H.R.5560 | To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on certain sports footwear. | 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions) |
05/14/2012 | H.R.5559 | To reduce temporarily the rate of duty on certain footwear. | 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions) |
Total: 5054
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