• BLACK, DIANE L MRS.
Experience: House: District 6, 2011-Present
Home State: Tennessee
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,235,942Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Diane L. Black
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: David; 3 Children
    Birth Date: 01/16/1951
    Birth Place: Baltimore, MD
    Home City: Gallatin, TN
    Religion: Lutheran

Education

    Bachelors, Nursing, Belmont University, 1991
    Associates, Nursing, Anne Arundel College, 1971

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2010-present
    Assistant Republican Floor Leader, Tennessee State Senate
    Senator, Tennessee State Senate, 1998-2010
    Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1998-2005

Current Legislative Committees

    Budget, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Senate Republican Caucus

Professional Experience

    Small Business Owner
    Registered Nurse
    Executive Director, Sumner Foundation
    Employee, Sumner Regional Health Systems, 1993-1998
    Instructor, Volunteer State Community College, 1988-1993

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former President, American Cancer Society, Gallatin Chapter
    Member, Board, American Heart Association
    Founder, Church Day Care
    Member, Community Church, Hendersonville
    Founder, Domestic Violence Victims Safe House
    Member, Founding Board, Children Are People, Incorporated
    Member, Gallatin Chamber of Commerce
    Former President, Gallatin Toastmasters
    Former Vice President, Habitat for Humanity of Sumner County
    Board Member, Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Hendersonville League of Women Voters
    Former President, Hendersonville Rotary Club
    Former Board Member, Independent School
    Former President, Leadership Sumner Alumni Association
    Development Director, Middle Tennessee Young Men's Christian Association
    Board Member, Tennessee Center for Nursing
    Member, Tennessee Nurses Association
    Member, Tennessee Right to Life
    Former Chair, United Way of Sumner County
    Board Member, Volunteer State Community College Foundation
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly 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

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 90
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/13/2016 H.R.4926 Stopping Partisan Policy at the Library of Congress Act 04/13/2016 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
02/29/2016 H.R.4502 Pullman Act 02/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
02/05/2016 H.R.4442 CONNECT for Health Act 02/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/05/2016 H.R.4428 Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016 02/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
12/15/2015 H.R.3052 To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent the misuse of foreign law in Federal courts, and for other purposes. 12/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
12/04/2015 H.R.4155 Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2015 12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
12/01/2015 H.R.4141 Tax Return Preparer Competency Act of 2015 12/01/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/30/2015 H.R.4026 TSA Act 11/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.  (All Actions)
11/20/2015 H.R.4059 Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act 11/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
10/22/2015 H.R.3803 Legally Binding Budget Act of 2015 10/22/2015 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
10/07/2015 H.R.3701 1099 Filing Simplification Act 10/07/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/22/2015 H.R.3134 Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 09/22/2015 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 235.  (All Actions)
09/08/2015 H.R.3296 Restore the Oath of Allegiance Act 09/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
07/24/2015 H.R.3197 Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2015 07/24/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/24/2015 H.R.3135 Manufactured Housing Energy Efficiency Act 07/24/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
07/08/2015 H.R.2973 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require for purposes of education tax credit that the student be lawfully present and that the taxpayer provide the social security number of the student and the employer identification number of the educational institution, and for other purposes. 07/08/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/18/2015 H.R.2570 Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors of 2015 06/18/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
06/16/2015 H.R.2579 Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015 06/16/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 116.  (All Actions)
06/12/2015 H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015 06/12/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/12/2015 H.R.2711 No Subsidies Without Verification Act of 2015 06/12/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 844
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 H.R.2581 Verify First Act
06/12/2017 H.R.2372 VETERAN Act
05/19/2017 H.R.2550 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an incremental expansion of telehealth coverage under the Medicare program.
05/05/2017 H.R.2146 Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/03/2017 H.R.2310 Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2052 PRIVATE Act
04/27/2017 H.R.660 Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act
04/07/2017 H.R.1933 Health Care Options Act of 2017
04/03/2017 H.R.1861 Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
03/31/2017 H.J.Res.42 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants. Passed Yea
03/30/2017 H.R.1730 Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
03/17/2017 H.R.1338 Horse Protection Amendments Act
03/17/2017 H.R.1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
03/08/2017 H.R.375 To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
03/03/2017 H.R.1133 Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/28/2017 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
03/21/2017 H.R.1513 Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2017
03/17/2017 H.R.1361 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.
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