• KIND, RONALD JAMES
Experience: House: District 3, 1997-Present
Home State: Wisconsin
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,632,903Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Ronald 'Ron' James Kind
    Gender:Male
    Family: Wife: Tawni; 2 Children: Johnny, Matthew
    Birth Date: 03/16/1963
    Birth Place: La Crosse, WI
    Home City: La Crosse, WI
    Religion: Lutheran

Education

    JD, University of Minnesota, 1990
    MA, Economics, London School of Economics, 1986
    BA, Harvard University, 1985

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present
    Minority Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

    Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member
    Subcommittee on Trade, Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, 21st Century Health Care Caucus
    Member, Alzheimer's Task Force
    Member, Army Corps of Engineers Reform Caucus
    Member, Arts Caucus
    Member, Autism Caucus
    Member, Bicycle Caucus
    Member, Community College Caucus
    Member, Congressional 21st Century Health Care Caucus
    Member, Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on the European Union
    Member, Congressional Caucus on the Mississippi River
    Member, Congressional Competitiveness Caucus
    Member, Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Fitness Caucus
    Vice-Chair, Congressional Native American Caucus
    Founder, Congressional Organic Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Organic Caucus
    Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
    Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
    Former Co-Chair, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
    Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus
    Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
    Member, Diabetes Caucus
    Member, Disability Caucus
    Member, Food Safety Caucus
    Member, House Centrist Coalition
    Member, House Manufacturing Caucus
    Vice-Chair, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
    Member, House Rural Health Care Coalition (RHCC)
    Member, House Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Caucus
    Member, Mental Health Caucus
    Member, Methamphetamines Caucus
    Co-Chair, National Parks Caucus
    Founder, National Parks Caucus
    Member, National Wildlife Refuge Caucus
    Member, Native American Caucus
    Member, New Dem IDEA Task Force
    Member, Public Broadcasting Caucus
    Founder, Quality Care Coalition
    Co-Chair, Quality Care Coalition
    Member, Rural Education Caucus
    Member, Rural Health Care Coalition Steering Committee
    Member, Rural Veterans Caucus
    Member, STOP Driving Under the Influence Caucus
    Co-Chair, Task Force on Childhood Obesity
    Member, Third Congressional District Democratic Party
    Co-Chair, Upper Mississippi Caucus
    Co-Chair, Upper Mississippi River Basin Congressional Task Force
    Founder, Upper Mississippi River Basin Congressional Task Force
    Member, Upper Mississippi River Congressional Caucus
    Founder, Wellness Caucus
    Co-Chair, Wellness Caucus
    Member, Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1996-2010

Professional Experience

    Assistant District Attorney, Office of the La Crosse District Attorney, 1992-1996
    Attorney, Law Office of Quarles and Brady, 1990-1992

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Board Member, Coulee Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
    Member, Immanuel Lutheran Church
    Board Member, La Crosse Boys and Girls Club
    Board Member, La Crosse Optimists
    Member, La Crosse Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
    Vice Chair, New Democrat Coalition
Total: 1
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

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

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

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

Oppose
Total: 199
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/11/2009 H.R.2360 SHOP Act 06/11/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
06/09/2009 H.R.2758 Medicare Specialty Care Improvement and Protection Act of 2009 06/09/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/08/2009 H.R.2757 Consumer Assistance Rebate for Energy Act 06/08/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/21/2009 H.R.2562 Service Members Home Ownership Act of 2009 05/21/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/27/2009 H.R.2106 Workforce Health Improvement Program Act of 2009 04/27/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/27/2009 H.R.2105 PHIT Act of 2009 04/27/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/23/2009 H.R.1609 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Administrator of the Internal Revenue Service to verify income for purposes of determining the eligibility of persons for certain Department of Agriculture payments and benefits, and for other purposes. 04/23/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.  (All Actions)
03/31/2009 H.Con.Res.69 Honoring the 100th anniversary of Fort McCoy in Sparta, Wisconsin. 03/31/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
03/25/2009 H.R.1718 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses. 03/25/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/18/2009 H.R.1520 Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2009 03/18/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
03/12/2009 H.R.1470 Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009 03/12/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/14/2009 H.R.510 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly. 01/14/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/08/2008 H.R.7150 National Fish Habitat Conservation Act 10/08/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.  (All Actions)
10/02/2008 H.R.7151 America's Wildlife Heritage Act 10/02/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
07/31/2008 H.R.6745 Social Security Disability Insurance Demonstration Authority Act of 2008 07/31/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/29/2008 H.R.6640 Fair Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 07/29/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/22/2008 H.R.6564 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rate of the excise tax on certain arrows designed for use by children. 07/22/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/30/2008 H.R.6365 Medicare Special Needs Plans Extension and Amendments Act of 2008 06/30/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/19/2008 H.R.6310 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly. 06/19/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/17/2008 H.R.6210 SHOP Act 06/17/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 3029
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.1873 Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
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.
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017 H.R.2543 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 2 years the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness.
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017 H.Res.199 Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/17/2017 H.R.2503 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
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.510 Rapid DNA Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2228 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2243 HEARTS 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.
05/03/2017 H.R.2341 SERVE Act
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2199 Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2297 PARTNER Act
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