HOYER, STENY HAMILTON

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: Experience: House: District 5, 1981-Present; Home State: District of Columbia; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,911,168Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Steny H. Hoyer

Gender: Male

Family: Widowed; 3 Children: Susan, Stefany, Anne

Birth Date: 06/14/1939

Birth Place: New York, NY

Home City: Mechanicsville, MD

Religion: Baptist

Education

JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1966

BS, Political Science, University of Maryland, 1963

Political Experience

Minority Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 5, 1981-present

Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives, 2006-2010

Democratic Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2002-2006

Deputy Majority Whip, United States House of Representatives, 1987-1989

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, 1981

Candidate, Maryland Lieutenant Governor, 1978

President, Maryland State Senate, 1975-1978

Senator, Maryland State Senate, 1966-1978

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Air Power Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Biotechnology Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, present

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus, present

Member, Minor League Baseball Caucus, present

Former Chair, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Former Executive Board Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Competitiveness Caucus

Former Co-Chair, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Former Co-Chair, Democratic Caucus on Election Reform

Former Co-Chair, Democratic Steering Committee

Former House Co-Chair, National Security Caucus

Chair, House Democratic Caucus, 1989-1995

Member, State Board of Higher Education, 1978-1981

Chair, Task Force on Crime, 1976-1979

Professional Experience

Former Attorney

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Board of Trustees, Saint Mary's College, present

Former Member, Baltimore Council of Foreign Relations

Former Member, Maryland State Bar Assoc.

Former Member, Board of Visitors, United States Naval Academy

Former Member, Board of Regents, University System of Maryland

Member, Board of Visitors, College of Public Affairs, University of Maryland, 1998-2007

Member, Board of Regents, University System of Maryland, 1999-2003

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	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
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	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	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
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	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
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	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
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	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
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: 308

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/20/1986	H.J.Res.596	A joint resolution to designate May 21, 1986, as "National Andrei Sakharov Day".	05/20/1986 Favorable Executive Comment Received From US Info Agcy. (All Actions)
05/06/1986	H.R.596	Sexual Assault Act of 1985	05/06/1986 See H.R.4745. (All Actions)
12/26/1985	H.R.3003	A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land located in the State of Maryland to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.	12/26/1985 Became Public Law No: 99-215. (All Actions)
11/05/1985	H.J.Res.314	A joint resolution designating the month of November 1985 as "National Diabetes Month".	11/05/1985 See S.J.Res.145. (All Actions)
07/31/1985	H.R.3091	A bill to make the theft, embezzlement, or unlawful concealment of a flag of the United States an offense against the United States.	07/31/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. (All Actions)
07/29/1985	H.J.Res.361	A joint resolution commemorating the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act.	07/29/1985 Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
06/26/1985	H.R.971	A bill to permit the Secretary of the Army to authorize the delivery of water from the District of Columbia water system to water systems in the Metropolitan Washington area in Maryland, and the purchase of water for the District of Columbia water system from such systems.	06/26/1985 See H.R.6. (All Actions)
01/22/1985	H.R.629	A bill for the relief of David Brown, Truc Nuong Brown and Jeffrey Brown.	01/22/1985 Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. (All Actions)
10/30/1984	H.R.5832	A bill to authorize two additional Assistant Secretaries for the Department of the Treasury.	10/30/1984 Became Public Law No: 98-594. (All Actions)
10/09/1984	H.J.Res.662	A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1985.	10/09/1984 Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. (All Actions)
10/04/1984	H.J.Res.657	A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1985.	10/04/1984 Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. (All Actions)
10/02/1984	H.J.Res.591	A joint resolution designating the Month of November 1984 as "National Diabetes Month".	10/02/1984 For Further Action See S.J.Res.299. (All Actions)
09/21/1984	H.R.4876	Sexual Assault Act of 1984	09/21/1984 Clean Bill H.R.6284 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu. (All Actions)
08/30/1984	H.R.6159	A bill to permit the Secretary of the Army to authorize the delivery of water from the District of Columbia water system to water systems in the Metropolitan Washington area in Maryland, and the purchase of water for the District of Columbia water system from certain systems.	08/30/1984 Executive Comment Requested from Army, OMB. (All Actions)
08/27/1984	H.R.5531	A bill to eliminate the requirement that the portion of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway located in the State of Maryland be conveyed to the State of Maryland upon completion of the reconstruction of the Parkway authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970.	08/27/1984 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works under authority of the order of the Senate of August 10, 1984. (All Actions)
08/21/1984	H.J.Res.587	A joint resolution designating the month of August 1984 as "Ostomy Awareness Month".	08/21/1984 Became Public Law No: 98-388. (All Actions)
05/15/1984	H.R.5401	Merit Pay Improvement Act	05/15/1984 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended). (All Actions)
02/22/1984	H.R.4912	A bill for the relief of David Brown, Truc Nuong Brown, and Jeffrey Brown.	02/22/1984 Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. (All Actions)
10/26/1983	H.J.Res.307	A joint resolution designating the month of November 1983 as "National Diabetes Month".	10/26/1983 See S.J.Res.121. (All Actions)
05/25/1983	H.R.2302	Overseas Teachers Act of 1983	05/25/1983 Executive Comment Requested from DOD, OMB, OPM. (All Actions)

Total: 3678

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	H.J.Res.92	Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact.
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
05/18/2017	H.R.2227	MGT Act
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/05/2017	H.R.2285	School-Based Respiratory Health Management Act
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
04/25/2017	H.R.794	EAC Reauthorization Act of 2017
04/17/2017	H.R.1927	African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
04/04/2017	H.R.1869	Paycheck Fairness Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1503	SOLVE Act 2.0 of 2017
03/29/2017	H.R.1698	Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/06/2017	H.R.1102	Redistricting Reform Act of 2017
03/02/2017	H.R.724	SOLVE Act of 2017
02/27/2017	H.R.1235	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
02/14/2017	H.R.712	John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
02/13/2017	H.R.1022	Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017
02/10/2017	H.R.931	Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017
02/08/2017	H.J.Res.53	Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
02/06/2017	H.J.Res.33	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

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