• COFFMAN, MIKE REP.
Experience: House: District 6, 2009-Present
Home State: Colorado
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $2,334,014Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Michael 'Mike' Coffman
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Cynthia
    Birth Date: 03/19/1955
    Birth Place: Fort Leonard Wood, MO
    Home City: Aurora, CO
    Religion: Methodist

Education

    Graduated, Senior Executive Program for State and Local Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1994
    BA, University of Colorado, 1979
    Attended, University of Veracruz in Xalapa, Mexico, 1977
    Attended, D.G. Vaishnav College in Chennai, India, 1976

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2009-present
    Secretary of State, Colorado, 2006-2008
    Treasurer, State of Colorado, 1998-2006
    Senator, Colorado State Senate, 1994-1998
    Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, 1988-1994

Current Legislative Committees

    Armed Services, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs), Member
    Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Veterans' Affairs), Chair
    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Member
    Veterans' Affairs, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Balanced Budget Amendment Caucus
    Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

    Founder/President, Colorado Property Management Group, Incorporated
    Civil Officer, United States Marine Corps, 2005-2006
    Major, United States Marine Corps, 1979-1983, 1990-1994
    Served, United States Army Reserves, 1975-1978
    Served, United States Army, 1972-1974

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, American Legion
    Member, Aurora Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Aurora Republican Forum
    Member, Faith Presbyterian Church, Aurora
    Member, South Metro Chamber of Commerce
    Member, University Park United Methodist Church
    Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
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

Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 71
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
09/15/2010 H.R.6134 To provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress; to make Federal civilian employees subject to a period of mandatory unpaid leave, and to reduce appropriations for salaries and expenses for offices of the legislative branch, during fiscal year 2011; and for other purposes. 09/15/2010 Referred to House Judiciary  (All Actions)
05/06/2010 H.R.5067 To prohibit any use of eminent domain authority by the United States to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in southeastern Colorado. 05/06/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
03/29/2010 H.R.4866 RESTART Act 03/29/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
03/25/2010 H.R.1879 National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2010 03/25/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/02/2010 H.Res.1129 Expressing the sense of the House that the Secretary of the Treasury should direct the United States Executive Directors to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose making any loans to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda until that Government cooperates with the United States and compensates the victims of the Stanford Financial Group fraud. 03/02/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
02/18/2010 H.Con.Res.230 Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Colorado National Guard. 02/18/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
12/03/2009 H.Res.943 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal banking regulators should, with respect to well-managed community-based depository institutions, permit appropriate capital forbearance, troubled debt restructuring accounting practices, and other time-tested measures that would allow such institutions to continue to provide for the financial vitality for our Nation's small businesses and family farms. 12/03/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
06/24/2009 H.R.2823 To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to enhance and improve certain procedures relating to voting by absent members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. 06/24/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
06/12/2009 H.R.2472 Social Security Number Fraud and Identity Theft Prevention Act 06/12/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  (All Actions)
04/02/2009 H.R.1908 WATER Act of 2009 04/02/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/16/2009 H.R.1435 National Trails System Willing Seller Act 03/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
Total: 1347
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/08/2017 H.R.2858 To establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate pollutants, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2844 To authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado.
05/22/2017 H.Con.Res.59 Recognizing the 75th anniversary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
05/19/2017 H.R.2288 Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
05/19/2017 H.R.2249 HAND UP Act
05/18/2017 H.R.2528 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide that Federal law shall not preempt State law.
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.R.2176 Asia-Pacific Defense Commission Act
05/18/2017 H.R.1911 Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.188 Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
05/18/2017 H.Res.128 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/17/2017 H.R.2498 To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
05/17/2017 H.R.2478 To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to clarify the distance requirement with respect to determining the eligibility of veterans to receive hospital care and medical services from non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.
05/17/2017 H.R.510 Rapid DNA Act of 2017
05/11/2017 H.R.2421 Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2417 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
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.2317 United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2312 Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2195 OSC Access Act
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