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  • LEWIS, JOHN R.
Experience: House: District 5, 1987-Present
Home State: Georgia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $742,059Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: John R. Lewis
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Lillian; 1 Child: John
    Birth Date: 02/21/1940
    Birth Place: Troy, AL
    Home City: Atlanta, GA
    Religion: Protestant

Education

    BA, Philosophy/Religion, Fisk University, 1963
    BA, Theology, American Baptist College of American Baptist Theological Seminary, 1961

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1987-present
    Senior Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
    Council Member, Atlanta City Council, 1982-1986
    Candidate, Special Election, United States House of Representatives, 1977

Current Legislative Committees

    Subcommittee on Human Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight (Ways and Means), Ranking Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, 21st Century Health Care Caucus, present
    Member, Albanian Issues Caucus, present
    Member, Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, present
    Member, Caucus on Hellenic Issues, present
    Member, Caucus on Human Trafficking, present
    Member, Caucus on Turkey, present
    Co-Chair, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, present
    Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption, present
    Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Kidney Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Soccer Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Urban Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Vision Caucus, present
    Member, Cystic Fibrosis Caucus, present
    Member, Diabetes Caucus, present
    Member, Friends of New Zealand Congressional Caucus, present
    Member, Gaming Caucus, present
    Member, Global Road Safety Caucus, present
    Member, Green Schools Caucus, present
    Member, Historic Preservation Caucus, present
    Member, House Cancer Caucus, present
    Member, House Nursing Caucus, present
    Member, House Rural Health Care Caucus, present
    Member, House Trails Caucus, present
    Member, Native American Caucus, present
    Member, Out of Iraq Caucus, present
    Member, Out of Poverty Caucus, present
    Member, Pakistan Caucus, present
    Member, Peanut Caucus, present
    Member, Science, Technology, Engingeering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Caucus, present
    Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus, present
    Member, Tri-Caucus, present
    Former Chair, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

Professional Experience

    Author
    Associate Director, Field Foundation
    Director, Voter Education Project
    Community Affairs Director, National Consumer Cooperative Bank, 1980-1982
    Director, ACTION Federal Volunteer Agency, 1977

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, African American Institute, Martin Luther King Center for Social Change
    Member, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial
    Coordinator, Mississippi Freedom Summer, 1964

Additional Information

Awards:

    The Spingarn Medal, NAACP
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Award, National Education Association
    The Martin Luther King, Jr. Non-Violent Peace Prize
    Golden Plate Award, Academy of Excellence
    John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award
    President's Medal of Georgetown University
    Hero Award, National Trust for Historic Preservation
    Capital Award, National Council of La Raza
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice
Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier
Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy
Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade
Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare
Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere
Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security
Strongly Oppose
Total: 304
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
02/04/2008 H.R.5129 Civil Rights Act of 2008 02/04/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
11/09/2007 H.R.3834 Blind Persons Earnings Fairness Act of 2007 11/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
11/07/2007 H.R.4061 To allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan, and for other purposes. 11/07/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
06/28/2007 H.R.2897 Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2007 06/28/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/25/2007 H.R.2522 Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act 06/25/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
04/18/2007 H.R.1921 Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act 04/18/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/15/2007 H.R.1540 Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 03/15/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/14/2007 H.R.1524 Artist-Museum Partnership Act 03/14/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/13/2007 H.R.1193 Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 03/13/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/27/2007 H.R.1194 Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007 02/27/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/02/2007 H.R.552 Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2007 02/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/16/2007 H.Res.61 Observing the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging the people of the United States to observe the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes. 01/16/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/06/2006 H.Res.875 Congratulating Spelman College on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. 09/06/2006 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/27/2006 H.R.5236 Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act 04/27/2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
10/17/2005 H.Con.Res.247 Expressing the sense of Congress that a requirement that United States citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens. 10/17/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
09/13/2005 H.R.3750 Reimbursing Our American Drivers (ROAD) Act of 2005 09/13/2005 Referred to House Government Reform  (All Actions)
07/27/2005 H.Con.Res.216 Expressing the sense of the Congress that, as Congress observes the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and encourages all Americans to do the same, it will advance the legacy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by ensuring the continued effectiveness of the Act to protect the voting rights of all Americans. 07/27/2005 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
05/25/2005 H.R.2631 Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act 05/25/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/06/2004 H.Res.798 Honoring former President James Earl (Jimmy) Carter on the occasion of his 80th birthday. 10/06/2004 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
10/05/2004 H.R.1616 Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site Land Exchange Act 10/05/2004 Became Public Law No: 108-314. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
Total: 7616
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/18/2017 H.R.2525 To improve the financial literacy of students.
05/17/2017 H.R.2508 To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.
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.2309 Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
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.
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.Res.291 Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion.
05/02/2017 H.R.1242 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
05/01/2017 H.R.2262 Free Credit Score Act of 2017
05/01/2017 H.R.2043 Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2017
04/28/2017 H.R.2230 To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
04/28/2017 H.Res.284 Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.
04/28/2017 H.R.2119 Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
04/27/2017 H.R.2150 Flags of Convenience Don't Fly Here Act
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