EDWARDS, DONNA FERN

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: Experience: House: 2008-Present; Home State: Maryland; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $3,377,858Coverage End: Wednesday, April 6, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Donna F. Edwards

Gender: Female

Family: Divorced; 1 Child: Jared

Birth Date: 06/28/1958

Birth Place: Yancyville, NC

Home City: Fort Washington, MD

Education

JD, Franklin Pierce Law Center, University of New Hampshire, 1989

BA, English and Spanish, Wake Forest University, 1980

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2008-present

Member, Maryland Democratic Party, present

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, District 4, June 17, 2008

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 2006

Current Legislative Committees

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Member

Subcommittee on Environment, Member

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight (Science, Space, and Technology), Member

Subcommittee on Space, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Chair, Bipartisan Congressional Womens Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Populist Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, present

Chair, Democratic Womens Working Group, present

Member, Diversity Leadership Council, Maryland Democratic Party, present

Member, Task Force on Election Reform, present

Former Member, Executive Committee, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

Former Chair, Recruitment Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)

Professional Experience

Attorney

Executive Director, The Arca Foundation, 2000-2008

Executive Director, National Network to End Domestic Violence, 1996-1999

Executive Director, Center for a New Democracy, 1994-1996

Clerk, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge, 1989-1990

Writer, Goddard Space Flight Center, Lockheed Corporation, 1982-1986

Assistant Director, Development Forum, Department of Economic and Social Information, United Nations DevelopmentProgram, 1980-1982

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Volunteer, Public Citizen

Co-Founder, National Network to End Domestic Violence, 1996-1999

Total: 7

Edwards Touts Poll Showing Lead Over Van Hollen

While her Maryland Senate campaign has yet to gain steam in the race for cash, Rep. Donna Edwards wants voters there to know she is leading her fellow Democratic candidate, Rep Chris Van Hollen, in a newly released poll.

08/18/2015

By Eli Yokley | ROLL CALL

Two Democrats Get J Street Help in Maryland Senate Race

Ever since the major Democratic contest between Reps. Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollenbegan for Maryland’s open Senate seat, both campaigns have been wondering who the major liberal Jewish lobby organization J Street would end up helping in the race.

08/12/2015

By Eli Yokley | Roll Call

Dem rep: 'All of us have work to do on race'

06/21/2015

By Mark Hensch | The Hill

EDWARDS CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCES WAND ENDORSEMENT

06/06/2015

Donna Edwards's Campaign Website

BLACK MOTHERS' VOICES NEEDED IN NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE

04/29/2015

By Donna Edwards | The Washington Post

Donna Edwards won't take Wall Street money in Maryland Senate bid

04/09/2015

By Mark Hensch | The Hill

Rep. Donna Edwards Enters Maryland Senate Race

03/10/2015

By Gabrielle Levy | US News

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
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
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
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	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
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	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
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	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 46

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
11/16/2015	H.R.2521	REAL Act of 2015	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.2371	Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
08/18/2015	H.R.1775	Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2015	08/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
06/26/2015	H.R.2850	Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015	06/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.1121	Online Job Training Act of 2015	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
04/16/2015	H.R.1852	21st Century Investment Act of 2015	04/16/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/27/2015	H.R.1692	Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2015	03/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
03/19/2015	H.R.1492	Child CARE Act	03/19/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/17/2015	H.J.Res.36	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations.	03/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
02/05/2015	H.R.785	Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act of 2015	02/05/2015 Referred to House Foreign Affairs (All Actions)
07/31/2014	H.R.5338	Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act	07/31/2014 Referred to House Foreign Affairs (All Actions)
11/19/2013	H.R.3537	21st Century Investment Act of 2013	11/19/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/07/2014	H.R.4169	S.O.S. Act	03/07/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/27/2014	H.R.3741	Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013	01/27/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
09/24/2013	H.R.2617	Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act	09/24/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. (All Actions)
12/13/2013	H.R.3449	Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2013	12/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
12/12/2013	H.R.3740	Child CARE Act	12/12/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
12/12/2013	H.R.3739	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes.	12/12/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
12/12/2013	H.R.3738	Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act	12/12/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
11/22/2013	H.R.3597	Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2013	11/22/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)

Total: 1435

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
09/24/2008	H.Res.1453	Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month.
09/24/2008	H.Res.1418	Congratulating Michael Phelps, 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics champion swimmer, on winning 8 gold medals in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and becoming one of the most highly decorated athletes in Olympic history.
09/23/2008	H.Con.Res.424	Calling on the Attorney General to protect the right to vote of every person in the United States by promptly and thoroughly investigating complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
09/18/2008	H.R.6960	To establish the World War I centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I.
09/15/2008	H.R.6532	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance.	Passed	Yea
09/10/2008	H.R.6630	To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress.	Passed	Yea
08/08/2008	H.R.6693	Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act
08/01/2008	H.R.6780	Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2008
08/01/2008	H.R.6776	David Ray Ritcheson Hate Crime Prevention Act
08/01/2008	H.Con.Res.400	Expressing the support of the Congress regarding the need to ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform.
07/31/2008	H.R.6701	Civil Rights Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008
07/31/2008	H.Con.Res.403	Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Association, an association of African-American doctors, for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings, and for other purposes.
07/30/2008	H.R.6657	To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow up to 24 months of vocational educational training to be counted as a work activity under the temporary assistance to needy families program.
07/30/2008	H.R.6655	Liberia SEEDS Act of 2008
07/24/2008	H.Res.1296	Supporting the designation of a National Child Awareness Month to promote awareness of children's charities and youth-serving organizations across the United States and recognizing their efforts on behalf of children and youth as a positive investment for the future of our Nation.	Passed	Yea
07/21/2008	H.Res.1358	Honoring the life of the Reverend Billy Graham on the occasion of his 90th birthday and recognizing his decades of public service and his commitment to furthering the faith of Christians around the world.
07/18/2008	H.R.6550	To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to make modifications to the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program.
07/16/2008	H.Res.732	Designating the third week of October as "National Estate Planning Awareness Week".
07/10/2008	H.Res.1315	Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
07/10/2008	H.Res.1313	Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the first American woman in space, Dr. Sally K. Ride, and honoring her contributions to the space program and to science education.

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