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: Experience: House: District 12, 1997-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,236,100Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: William 'Mac' M. Thornberry

Gender: Female

Family: Divorced; 3 Children

Birth Date: 01/18/1943

Birth Place: Greenville, TX

Home City: Fort Worth, TX

Religion: Methodist

Education

BS, Texas Wesleyan University, 1965

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present

Assistant Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives

Mayor, City of Fort Worth, 1989-1995

Member, Fort Worth City Council, 1989-1991

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Chair

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Advisory Council, United States Conference of Mayors

Co-Chair, Anti-Terrorism Caucus

Member, Army Caucus

Member, Congressional Advisory Committee, National Endowment for Democracy

Member, Congressional Air Power Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional Internet Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Iraqi Women's Caucus

Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Member, Congressional Wine Caucus

Member, House and Senate Working Group on Aerospace and Defense

Member, Unfunded Mandates Task Force

Vice-Chair, House Republican Conference, 2006

Member, Speaker's Drug Task Force, 1997-2002

Member, Speaker's Health Task Force, 1997-2002

Member, Fort Worth Zoning Commission, 1981-1989

Professional Experience

Former High School English/Journalism Teacher

Author, What's Right About America: Celebrating Our Nation's Values, 2006

Owner, Kay Granger Insurance, 1978-1996

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Board of Visitors, United States Air Force Academy

Member, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Member, Components Congressional Members Organization, National Guard and Reserve

Member, Daughters of the American Revolution

Member, Development Council, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University

Member, First United Methodist Church

Member, Fort Worth Executives Roundtable

Board Member, International Republican Institute

Member, National Cowgirl Hall of Fame

Member, Southwestern University

Member, Wednesday's Child Board

Member, Women and Politics Institute, American University

Additional Information

Awards:

Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award, National Association of Manufacturers

Texas Women's Hall of Fame Member

Global War on Terrorism Coin, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's

Small Business Champion Award

Fort Worth Business Hall of Fame Member

Tax Fighter Award, National Tax Limitation Committee

Comanche Indian Award

Spirit of Enterprise Award, United States Chamber of Commerce

Jefferson Award, Citizens for Sound Economy

Hope Award, National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Semper Fidelis Award, United States Marine Corps

Air Force Foundation Award

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Oppose The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
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 Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
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	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
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	Strongly Support We should have open trade with every country in the world. The government has no right to make restrictions on imports or exports.
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	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
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	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 86

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/18/2017	H.R.2532	To realign structures and reallocate resources in the Federal Government in keeping with the core belief that families are the best protection for children and the bedrock of any society to bolster United States diplomacy targeted at ensuring that every child can grow up in a permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving family, and to ensure that intercountry adoption to the United States becomes a viable and fully developed option for providing families for children in need, and for other purposes.	05/18/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
01/31/2017	H.R.769	Safeguard Israel Act of 2017	01/31/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
07/15/2016	H.R.5912	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017	07/15/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 537. (All Actions)
07/29/2015	H.Con.Res.64	Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men.	07/29/2015 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
06/15/2015	H.R.2772	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016	06/15/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 112. (All Actions)
03/31/2015	H.R.1201	Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015	03/31/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
06/27/2014	H.R.5013	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015	06/27/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 372. (All Actions)
06/09/2014	H.R.4474	To remove the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan from treatment as terrorist organizations and for other purposes.	06/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
06/09/2014	H.R.3658	Monuments Men Recognition Act of 2014	06/09/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-116. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
04/16/2014	H.R.4143	Children in Families First Act of 2014	04/16/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
01/09/2014	H.R.3323	Children in Families First Act of 2013	01/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
07/30/2013	H.R.2855	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014	07/30/2013 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 133. (All Actions)
05/25/2012	H.R.5857	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013	05/25/2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 347. (All Actions)
11/17/2011	H.R.2992	Taiwan Airpower Modernization Act of 2011	11/17/2011 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
06/03/2011	H.Res.295	Promoting increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable hospitalizations associated with this disease.	06/03/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/11/2011	H.R.912	Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Act	03/11/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/04/2011	H.R.636	Affordable Health Care Expansion Act of 2011	03/04/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
09/22/2010	H.Res.1643	Recognizing the 75th anniversary of RadioShack Corporation's original listing as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange.	09/22/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
06/28/2010	H.R.5374	To provide for the reimbursement of attorney fees incurred by a member of the Armed Forces who retains private counsel in response to certain charges brought against the member under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and is acquitted or has the charges dismissed or withdrawn.	06/28/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
02/25/2010	H.Res.1114	Supporting the observance of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and for other purposes.	02/25/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)

Total: 1591

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/29/1998	H.J.Res.123	To disapprove the rule submitted by the Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, on June 1, 1998, relating to surety bond requirements for home health agencies under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs.
06/22/1998	H.Res.452	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service should reject the recommended decision issued by the Postal Rate Commission on May 11, 1998, to the extent that it provides for any increase in postage rates.	Passed	Not Voting
06/18/1998	H.R.3097	Tax Code Termination Act	Passed	Not Voting
06/16/1998	H.R.2456	Marriage Tax Elimination Act
06/10/1998	H.R.3985	To authorize appropriations for the International Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center of the Customs Service.
06/09/1998	H.R.2400	Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century	Conference Report Agreed to (88-5)	Not Voting
06/09/1998	H.R.674	ISTEA Integrity Restoration Act
06/03/1998	H.R.3534	Mandates Information Act of 1998	Passed	Not Voting
05/27/1998	H.R.3919	Save Our Children Act of 1998
05/14/1998	H.R.3879	Estate and Gift Tax Rate Reduction Act of 1998
05/13/1998	H.R.3858	Border Protection and Infrastructure Act of 1998
05/12/1998	H.R.2829	Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998	Passed	Not Voting
05/11/1998	H.J.Res.102	Expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel.	Passed	Not Voting
05/05/1998	H.Res.267	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the citizens of the United States must remain committed to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by the Nation's youth.	Passed	Not Voting
04/30/1998	H.R.1972	Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act of 1997
04/30/1998	H.R.901	American Land Sovereignty Protection Act	Agreed to	Not Voting
04/29/1998	H.Con.Res.202	Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should acknowledge the importance of at-home parents and should not discriminate against families who forego a second income in order for a mother or father to be at home with their children.	Passed	Not Voting
04/22/1998	H.J.Res.111	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.	Failed	Not Voting
04/17/1998	H.R.3613	Military Health Care Fairness Act
03/31/1998	H.R.586	Patient Right to Know Act

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