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: Experience: House: District 17, 2013-Present; Home State: Illinois; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,708,640Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Cheri Bustos

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Gerry; 3 Children: Tony, Nick, Joey

Birth Date: 10/17/1961

Birth Place: Springfield, IL

Religion: Catholic

Education

MA, Journalism, University of Illinois-Springfield, 1985

BA, Political Science, History, University of Maryland, College Park, 1983

Attended, Political Science, Illinois College, Jacksonville, 1981

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present

Alderman, City Council, East Moline

Current Legislative Committees

Subcommittee on Aviation, Member

Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Member

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member

Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Former Member, East Moline Citizens Advisory Committee

Founder, East Moline Downtown Revitalization Committee

Former Member, East Moline Plan Commission

Former Board Member, Media Roundtable on Ethnic Diversity

Member, Public Awareness Committee, Child Abuse Council

Professional Experience

Vice President, Communications and Public Relations, Iowa Health System, 2008-2011

Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Trinity Regional Health System, 2001-2007

Reporter, Quad-City Times, 1985-2001

Editor, Quad-City Times, 1985-2001

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Former Co-Chair, Access to the Media Committee

Member, Alumni Board of Directors, Illinois College

Volunteer, Big Brothers/Big Sisters-Quad-Cities

Co Chair, Go Red for Women, American Heart Association

Member, Junior Achievement of the Heartland in the Quad-Cities

Former Chair, Quad-Cities First

Member, Board of Directors, Skip-A-Long Child Development Services

Member, Two Rivers Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

Member, United Way of the Quad-Cities Area

President, Board of Directors, Womens Connection

Vice Chair, Board of Directors, WVIK Public Radio, Rock Island

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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Oppose we should do nothing because the cost of dealing with global warming is far higher than the potential damage. We should perhaps sign on to some international agreements, but make only minimal financial commitments for now.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
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	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
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: 24

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
02/10/2017	H.R.939	Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2017	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
01/06/2017	H.R.357	Overseas Outsourcing Accountability Act	01/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.6460	Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2016	12/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
04/29/2016	H.R.5146	Boosting America's Exports Act	04/29/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
03/21/2016	H.R.4690	Army Arsenal Revitalization Act of 2016	03/21/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (All Actions)
09/08/2015	H.R.3217	Refueling Assistance Act of 2015	09/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
08/13/2015	H.R.2055	Make It At Home Act	08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (All Actions)
07/09/2015	H.R.3003	Jobs for Heroes Act	07/09/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/18/2015	H.R.2826	Government Transformation Act	06/18/2015 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
05/21/2015	H.R.2525	Hero Street USA Commemorative Coin Act	05/21/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.1064	Access to Education and Training Act	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
04/23/2015	H.R.2003	Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act	04/23/2015 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
02/12/2015	H.R.916	All-American Flag Act	02/12/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government. (All Actions)
01/28/2015	H.R.586	Government Waste Reduction Act of 2015	01/28/2015 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
11/25/2014	H.R.5700	To designate the community based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 310 Home Boulevard in Galesburg, Illinois, as the "Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic".	11/25/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/21/2014	H.R.4992	Refueling Assistance Act of 2014	07/21/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
03/24/2014	H.R.4235	Taylor Morris Act	03/24/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
12/04/2013	H.R.3649	Jobs for Heroes Act	12/04/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
11/20/2013	H.R.3555	Improper Payments Agency Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2013	11/20/2013 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions)
07/11/2013	H.R.2675	Government Transformation Act	07/11/2013 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)

Total: 737

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
07/08/2016	H.R.5686	Pink Tax Repeal Act
07/08/2016	H.R.5673	Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016
07/06/2016	H.R.5210	PADME Act
07/05/2016	H.R.5621	To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during WWII.
07/05/2016	H.Con.Res.140	Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.
06/28/2016	H.R.5534	TSA Workforce Flexibility Act
06/23/2016	H.R.5572	Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016
06/21/2016	H.R.5044	Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
06/15/2016	H.R.2867	Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
06/13/2016	H.Res.343	Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
06/09/2016	H.R.5425	To require the President to designate a legal public holiday to be known as National First Responders Day.
06/08/2016	H.Res.769	Terminating a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
05/25/2016	H.R.5313	Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.4238	To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.	Passed	Yea
05/17/2016	H.Res.733	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.
05/24/2016	H.R.1769	Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.5292	Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.5133	Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long Term Health Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.4336	An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.	Passed	Not Voting
05/13/2016	H.R.5240	Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2016

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