HINOJOSA, RUBEN E.

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HINOJOSA, RUBEN E.
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: Experience: House: District 15, 1997-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $156,644Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Rubén E. Hinojosa, Sr.

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Martha (Marty); 5 Children: Rubén Jr., Laura, Iliana, Kaitlin, Karén

Birth Date: 08/20/1940

Birth Place: Edcouch, TX

Home City: Mercedes, TX

Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

Attended, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University

MBA, University of Texas, Pan American, Edinburg, 1980

BBA, Business Administration, University of Texas, Austin, 1962

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present

Democratic Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives

Member, State Board of Education, State of Texas, 1974-1984

Current Legislative Committees

Education and the Workforce, Member

Financial Services, Member

Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member

Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member

Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member

Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chair, Commerce and International Relations Task Force

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional French Caucus

Member, Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus

Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus

Founder, Congressional Rural Housing Caucus

Chair, Congressional Rural Housing Caucus

Member, Congressional Savings and Ownership Caucus

Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Member, Congressional Victims Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Vision Caucus

Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force

Former Chair, Education Task Force, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Co-Founder, Financial Literacy and Economic Education Caucus

Member, Hispanic Caucus

Member, House Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education Caucus

Member, National Migrant Task Force

Member, Water Caucus

Professional Experience

Former President, H&H Foods

Chief Financial Officer, H&H Foods

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Boys and Girls Club

Member, Knapp Medical Hospital

Member, National Livestock and Meat

Member, New Democrat Coalition

Member, Rural Health Care Coalition

Director, Southwestern Meat Packers Association

Member, Texas Beef Council

Former Member, Texas Jaycee

Member, Texas State Bar

Member, United States-China Working Group

Member, Valley Chamber of Commerce

Member, Board of Regents, South Texas Community College System, 1993-1996

Trustee, Board of Education, Mercedes Independent School District, 1972-1974

Additional Information

Awards:

Ruben Hinojosa Highway Naming

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Support It is reasonable to restrict "Partial-Birth Abortions" for safe reasons, but clinic access should be unrestricted.
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	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
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	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 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	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
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	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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: 101

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/23/2016	H.R.3721	Affordable College Textbook Act	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
03/22/2016	H.R.4834	North American Development Bank General Capital Increase Authorization Act of 2016	03/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.1959	College Options for DREAMers Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.1958	Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.1957	Pell Grant Cost of Tuition Adjustment Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.1956	Pell Grant Protection Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
10/29/2015	H.Res.505	Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965.	10/29/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.937	Fast Track to College Act of 2015	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
03/19/2015	H.R.1294	Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2015	03/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/16/2015	H.R.1377	RAYS Act	03/16/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
11/17/2014	H.R.4767	Partnerships for Affordability and Student Success Act	11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
08/01/2014	H.R.5221	Border Health Security Act of 2014	08/01/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/13/2014	H.R.4373	Pell Grant Protection Act	06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
04/29/2014	H.Res.559	Expressing support for designation of April 30, 2014, as "Día de los Niños: Celebrating Young Americans".	04/29/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
04/02/2014	H.Res.535	Supporting the goals and ideals of "Financial Literacy Month".	04/02/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
02/28/2014	H.R.4129	RAYS Act	02/28/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/28/2014	H.Res.496	Recognizing the importance of savings to financial security.	02/28/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
01/22/2014	H.R.3697	Adult Education and Economic Growth Act	01/22/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
01/22/2014	H.R.3371	State Loan Access and Student Protection Act	01/22/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
12/11/2013	H.R.3700	Building Community Financial Institutions' Capacity to Combat Money Laundering Act	12/11/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)

Total: 3230

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
08/01/2008	H.R.2452	Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act
08/01/2008	H.R.1338	Paycheck Fairness Act	Passed	Aye
08/01/2008	H.R.1108	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act	Passed	Yea
07/31/2008	H.Res.1332	Recognizing the importance of connecting foster youth to the workforce through internship programs, and encouraging employers to increase employment of former foster youth.
07/31/2008	H.R.6041	To redesignate the Rio Grande American Canal in El Paso, Texas, as the "Travis C. Johnson Canal".
07/31/2008	H.R.5892	Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008	Passed	Aye
07/30/2008	H.Res.896	Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for primary lateral sclerosis, supporting the goals and ideals of Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
07/30/2008	H.R.2192	To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs.	Passed	Yea
07/29/2008	H.J.Res.93	Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
07/29/2008	H.R.1553	Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008	Passed	Yea
07/24/2008	H.R.6617	Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008
07/24/2008	H.Res.1377	Recognizing the commencement of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States and throughout the world for their faith.
07/22/2008	H.Res.1311	Expressing support for the designation of National GEAR UP Day.	Passed	Yea
07/17/2008	H.R.814	Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act
07/17/2008	H.R.634	American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act	Passed	Aye
07/16/2008	H.R.6293	Military Children's School Investment Act
07/16/2008	H.Con.Res.299	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
07/15/2008	H.Res.1348	Honoring Anne d'Harnoncourt for her contributions as an internationally-esteemed museum leader and art scholar.
07/15/2008	H.Res.1261	Congratulating East High School in Denver, Colorado, on winning the 2008 "We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution" national competition.
07/15/2008	H.R.5898	Silver Alert Grant Program Act of 2008

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