• ELLISON, KEITH MAURICE
Experience: House: District 5, 2007-Present
Home State: Minnesota
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,768,856Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Keith Maurice Ellison
    Gender: Male
    Family: Divorced; 4 Children: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Elijah, Amirah
    Birth Date: 08/04/1963
    Birth Place: Detroit, MI
    Home City: Minneapolis, MN
    Religion: Muslim

Education

    JD, University of Minnesota Law School, Twin Cities, 1990
    BA, Economics, Wayne State University, 1987

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2006-present
    Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2004-2006

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Member
    Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
    Member, Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Global Health
    Member, Children's Environmental Health Caucus
    Member, Congressional Adoption Caucus
    Member, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Member, Congressional Black Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
    Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
    Founder, Congressional Consumer Justice Caucus
    Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
    Member, Congressional E911 Caucus
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
    Vice Chair, Congressional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equality Caucus
    Member, Congressional Populist Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus
    Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus
    Member, Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus
    Member, Green Jobs Caucus
    Member, House Democracy Assistance Commission
    Member, Law Enforcement Caucus
    Member, Out of Iraq Caucus
    Member, Pro-Choice Caucus
    Member, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

Professional Experience

    Attorney, Hassan and Reed Limited
    Executive Director, Legal Rights Center Incorporated
    Attorney, Linquist and Vennum

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Co-Founder, Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota
Total: 1
Sanders wins second lawmaker endorsement

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) is the second lawmaker to endorse Sanders.

10/12/2015
By Ben Kamisar | The Hill
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

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

Strongly 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

No Opinion
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: 194
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/09/2017 H.R.933 Employee Empowerment Act 03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
02/17/2017 H.R.1143 Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2017 02/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/17/2017 H.R.1034 Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act of 2017 02/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 H.R.1146 Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act 02/16/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 H.R.1145 Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2017 02/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 H.R.1144 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2017 02/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/15/2017 H.R.1080 HBCU Investment Expansion Act 02/15/2017 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
02/15/2017 H.R.1079 Campus Gun Policy Transparency Act 02/15/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
02/14/2017 H.R.1044 Same Day Registration Act of 2017 02/14/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.R.915 Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2017 02/07/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
02/14/2017 H.Res.118 Expressing support for the designation of February 14 of each year as International Flower Workers' Day, in acknowledgment of workers in flower-producing countries and to demonstrate the commitment of the United States to practices that respect labor rights in other countries. 02/14/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.988 To provide for a study by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies on the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas, and for other purposes. 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.934 Personal Drug Importation Fairness Act of 2017 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.759 Ability to Repay Verification Enabling Act 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
02/08/2017 H.R.932 MOVE Act 02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.R.948 Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017 02/07/2017 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
02/06/2017 H.R.470 Fair Franchise Act of 2017 02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.Res.87 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the United States to peace and prosperity through poverty reduction in the United States and abroad. 02/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/27/2017 H.R.704 Small Business and Community Investments Expansion Act of 2017 01/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
01/25/2017 H.R.471 Small Business Administration Franchise Loan Transparency Act of 2017 01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.  (All Actions)
Total: 3352
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
07/24/2007 H.R.2792 Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act
07/24/2007 H.R.2708 Mammogram and MRI Availability Act of 2007
07/24/2007 H.R.2690 College Affordability and Accountability Act
07/24/2007 H.R.2668 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers, and for other purposes.
07/24/2007 H.R.2470 America's Better Classrooms Act of 2007
07/23/2007 H.Res.563 Honoring the life and achievements of Ronald H. Brown and commending the example that he set for the African-American community.
07/23/2007 H.Res.561 Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the impact it has made on homelessness and endeavoring to continue working to eliminate homelessness in the United States.
07/23/2007 H.Res.535 Commending David Ray Ritcheson, a survivor of one of the most horrific hate crimes in the history of Texas, and recognizing his efforts in promoting Federal legislation to combat hate crimes.
07/23/2007 H.Res.528 Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Town of New Milford, Connecticut.
07/23/2007 H.R.2516 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act
07/20/2007 H.R.3119 To prohibit the use of funds for military operations in Iran.
07/20/2007 H.R.3025 Medicare Prescription Drug Savings for Our Seniors (Medicare Prescription Drug SOS) Act of 2007
07/19/2007 H.R.3085 Lead Poisoning Reduction Act of 2007
07/18/2007 H.R.2819 Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2007
07/17/2007 H.R.2840 National Financial Literacy Act of 2007
07/17/2007 H.R.2412 Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007
07/17/2007 H.R.2392 Balancing Act of 2007
07/17/2007 H.R.2364 Local Food and Farm Support Act
07/17/2007 H.R.2323 Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2007
07/17/2007 H.Res.406 Celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls.
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