BONAMICI, SUZANNE MS.

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BONAMICI, SUZANNE MS.
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: Experience: House: District 1, 2012-Present; Home State: Oregon; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $749,328Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Suzanne Bonamici

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Michael; 2 Children: Andrew, Sara

Birth Date: 10/14/1954

Birth Place: Detroit, MI

Home City: Vista Hills, OR

Education

JD, University of Oregon School of Law, 1983

BA, Journalism, School of Journalism, University of Oregon, 1980

AA, Legal Assistant Program, Lane Community College, 1978

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present

Former Assistant Majority Leader, Oregon State Senate

Senator, Oregon State Senate, 2008-2011

Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2006-2008

Appointed, Oregon State Senate, May 2008

Current Legislative Committees

Education and the Workforce, Member

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member

Subcommittee on Environment, Ranking Member

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

Subcommittee on Oversight (Science, Space, and Technology), Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Professional Experience

Attorney, Credit Practices Division, Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission

Attorney, Federal Trade Commission

Attorney, Lane County Legal Aid Service

Legal Assistant, Lane County Legal Aid Service

Attorney, Private Practice

Legislative Assistant, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2001

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Advisory Board, Meet Will Shakespeare

Volunteer, Art Literacy

Vice Chair, Beaverton Education Foundation

Member, Board of Directors, Northwest Children's Theater and School

Member, Citizens for Beaverton Schools

Member, Citizens for School Support

Volunteer, Classroom Law Project

Volunteer, Full Esteem Ahead

Member, Local School Committee

President, Parent Teacher Organization

Member, Parent Teacher Organization

Member, Site Council

Additional Information

Priority Issues:

Protecting the Right of Women to Make Their Own Reproductive Health Care Decisions

Restore Consumer Protections and Rebuild Consumer Confidence

Confront Climate Change and Create a Renewable Energy Economy

Rebuild our Economy

Increase Access to Affordable Health Care for All

Serve Our Veterans

Strengthen Education for our Children and Prepare Them for the Jobs of Tomorrow

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
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	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
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	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
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	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
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	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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: 42

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/18/2017	H.R.2523	To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the scope of employee pension benefit plans.	05/18/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
05/04/2017	H.R.2362	Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2017	05/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
04/25/2017	H.R.312	Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017	04/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
04/06/2017	H.R.1996	Tax Refund Protection Act of 2017	04/06/2017 Referred to House Financial Services (All Actions)
03/20/2017	H.R.1455	Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act	03/20/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
03/02/2017	H.R.1332	Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act	03/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
12/13/2016	H.R.34	21st Century Cures Act	12/13/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-255. (All Actions)
09/08/2016	H.R.5962	SIMPLE Act	09/08/2016 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.R.5762	Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2016	07/14/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
05/26/2016	H.Res.756	Expressing support for a whole child approach to education and recognizing the role of parents, educators, and community members in providing a whole child approach to education for each student.	05/26/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
04/21/2016	H.R.5023	SAFE Lending Act of 2016	04/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.3886	Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
12/17/2015	H.Res.568	Honoring the Portland Timbers as the champions of Major League Soccer in 2015.	12/17/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
10/27/2015	H.R.3736	Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act	10/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
10/02/2015	H.R.3652	21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015	10/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/28/2015	H.Res.386	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the availability of high-quality child care for working parents should be increased.	07/28/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
07/23/2015	H.R.3175	Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2015	07/23/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.408	SMART Act	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
04/14/2015	H.R.1778	Tax Refund Protection Act of 2015	04/14/2015 Referred to House Financial Services (All Actions)
12/08/2014	H.R.5807	SMART Act	12/08/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)

Total: 1028

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/15/2014	H.R.4663	Protect Patient Access and Promote Hospital Efficiency Act
05/12/2014	H.R.2548	Electrify Africa Act of 2014	Passed	Yea
05/08/2014	H.Res.577	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.
05/08/2014	H.R.863	Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act	Passed	Yea
05/07/2014	H.Res.418	Urging the Government of Burma to end the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups within Burma.
05/06/2014	H.R.4578	Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014
05/06/2014	H.R.4567	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to broaden the special rules for certain governmental plans under section 105(j) to include plans established by political subdivisions.
05/06/2014	H.R.4551	Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act
04/30/2014	H.R.627	National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act	Passed	Yea
04/29/2014	H.R.4511	Protecting Students From Automatic Default Act of 2014
04/16/2014	H.J.Res.113	Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
04/16/2014	H.R.4143	Children in Families First Act of 2014
04/04/2014	H.R.4401	Social Security Temporary Emergency Payee Act
04/04/2014	H.R.4351	Alzheimer's Accountability Act of 2014
04/03/2014	H.R.2646	REFI Pacific Act
04/02/2014	H.R.2413	Weather Forecasting Improvement Act of 2014
03/27/2014	H.Res.526	Recognizing the important work of the Meals On Wheels Association of America and its member programs throughout the country in addressing senior hunger and improving the quality of life for millions of our nation's seniors each year.
03/26/2014	H.R.15	Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
03/24/2014	H.R.4273	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in The Dalles, Oregon, as the "Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans' Clinic".
03/21/2014	H.R.3370	Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014	Bill Passed (72-22, 3/5 majority required)	Not Voting

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