• 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
10/01/2012 H.R.6298 Stop Tenant Organizing Promotion Act 10/01/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.  (All Actions)
09/19/2012 H.R.6439 Keep the Forest in the Family Estate Tax Act of 2012 09/19/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
08/03/2012 H.R.6299 To repeal the Federally subsidized loan program for non-profit health insurance, to provide for association health plans, and for other purposes. 08/03/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/17/2012 H.R.4372 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the social security number of the student and the employer identification number of the educational institution for purposes of education tax credits, to permanently allow disclosure of return information to prison officials to prevent prisoners from filing false and fraudulent tax returns, and for other purposes. 04/17/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/05/2012 H.R.4134 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that any person who, for a commercial purpose, makes available for consumer use a machine capable of producing tobacco products, is a manufacturer of tobacco products. 03/05/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/16/2012 H.R.3842 To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. 02/16/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.  (All Actions)
01/31/2012 H.R.3575 Legally Binding Budget Act of 2011 01/31/2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 260.  (All Actions)
01/25/2012 H.Res.509 Disapproving of the President's appointment of four officers or employees of the United States during a period when no recess of the Congress for a period of more than three days was authorized by concurrent resolution and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that those appointments were made in violation of the Constitution. 01/25/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
10/27/2011 H.R.2576 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs. 10/27/2011 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 448, H.R. 2576 is laid on the table.  (All Actions)
04/14/2011 H.Con.Res.36 Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1473. 04/14/2011 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (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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