LEAHY, PATRICK J

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: Experience: Senate: 1975-Present; Home State: Vermont; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,609,231Coverage End: Thursday, March 31, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Patrick J. Leahy

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Marcelle; 3 Children: Kevin, Alicia, Mark

Birth Date: 03/31/1940

Birth Place: Montpelier, VT

Home City: Middlesex, VT

Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

JD, Georgetown University Law School, 1964

BA, Saint Michael's College, 1961

Political Experience

Senator, United States Senate, 1974-present

President Pro Tempore, United States Senate, 2012-2015

Current Legislative Committees

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Member

Appropriations, Member

Joint Committee on the Library, Member

Judiciary, Ranking Member

Rules and Administration, Member

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member

Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, Member

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security, Member

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research, Member

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus, 2003-present

Co-Founder, Congressional Internet Caucus, 2003-present

Member, Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee

Co-Chair, Senate National Guard Caucus, present

Professional Experience

Attorney

State's Attorney, Chittenden County, 1966-1974

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Vermont Bar Association, 1964

Total: 3

Leahy: Senate Should Have Full, Open Debate On Nation's Cybersecurity

06/11/2015

Patrick Leahy's Official Personal Website

Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Retirement Of Librarian of Congress James Billington

06/10/2015

Patrick Leahy's Official Personal Website

Patrick Leahy, Washington's Longest-Serving Senator, Will Seek Eighth Term

02/02/2015

By BOB KINZEL | Vermont Public Radio

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	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
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
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	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
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	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
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: 750

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/25/2009	S.1372	A bill to provide a vehicle maintenance building to house the Smithsonian Institution's Vehicle Maintenance Branch at the Suitland Collections Center in Suitland, Maryland.	06/25/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (All Actions)
10/28/2009	S.1692	USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009	10/28/2009 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-92. Additional and Minority views filed. (All Actions)
10/22/2009	S.1340	Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2009	10/22/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186. (All Actions)
08/05/2009	S.1578	A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Federal Torts Claim Act) to extend medical malpractice coverage to free clinics and the officers, governing board members, employees, and contractors of free clinics in the same manner and extent as certain Federal officers and employees.	08/05/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
07/09/2009	S.1434	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010	07/09/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 103. (All Actions)
10/15/2009	S.379	Performance Rights Act	10/15/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 181. (All Actions)
10/14/2009	S.1786	A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty on certain ski boots, cross country ski footwear, and snowboard boots.	10/14/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
10/14/2009	S.1681	Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009	10/14/2009 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. (All Actions)
03/18/2009	S.630	Statutory Time-Periods Technical Amendments Act of 2009	03/18/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
10/01/2009	S.327	Improving Assistance to Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims Act of 2009	10/01/2009 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-85. Minority views filed. (All Actions)
09/18/2009	S.J.Res.9	A joint resolution providing for the appointment of France A. Cordova as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.	09/18/2009 Became Public Law No: 111-64. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
09/08/2009	S.1653	Federal Judgeship Act of 2009	09/08/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
06/25/2009	S.1361	National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act of 2009	06/25/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
06/25/2009	S.1358	A bill to authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force.	06/25/2009 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
04/29/2009	S.929	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for the purchase of certain nonroad equipment powered by alternative power sources.	04/29/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
04/22/2009	S.Res.108	A resolution commending Captain Richard Phillips, the crew of the "Maersk Alabama", and the United States Armed Forces, recognizing the growing problem of piracy off Somalia's coast, and urging the development of a comprehensive strategy to address piracy and its root causes.	04/22/2009 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
05/20/2009	S.386	Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009	05/20/2009 Became Public Law No: 111-21. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
05/12/2009	S.515	Patent Reform Act of 2009	05/12/2009 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 111-18. Additional, Minority and Supplemental views filed. (All Actions)
05/11/2009	S.Res.140	A resolution commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law enforcement officers.	05/11/2009 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
05/07/2009	S.J.Res.8	A joint resolution providing for the appointment of David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.	05/07/2009 Became Public Law No: 111-17. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)

Total: 4934

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/12/2017	S.905	Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2017
06/08/2017	S.1328	A bill to extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	S.Res.184	A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
06/08/2017	S.782	PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017
06/08/2017	S.363	North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
05/22/2017	S.419	Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2017
05/18/2017	S.Res.173	A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as "National Police Week".
05/17/2017	S.1162	A bill 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	S.842	Fair Chance Act
05/17/2017	S.324	State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
05/16/2017	S.1127	Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017
05/11/2017	S.1114	A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order laying a foundation for discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, women, religious minorities, and others under the pretext of religious freedom.
05/10/2017	S.1082	United States Employee Ownership Bank Act
05/10/2017	S.1081	WORK Act
05/04/2017	S.1045	Save Women's Preventive Care Act
05/03/2017	S.1034	Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017
05/03/2017	S.1018	Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act of 2017
05/03/2017	S.Res.153	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States.
05/02/2017	S.1010	Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017
05/02/2017	S.1006	Equality Act

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