KIND, RONALD JAMES

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KIND, RONALD JAMES
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: 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%; Write a Review

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

Rep. Kind & Rep. Cramer Introduce Bill to Increase Transparency in Management of Federal Property

07/21/2015

Noodls

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	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	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	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	Support Most gun owners can use them safely and responsibly, and it expresses the principle of self-defense against violence. So gun ownership should not be restricted.
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	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	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
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	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 199

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/08/2017	H.R.2853	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make qualified biogas property and qualified manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and to permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property, and for other purposes.	06/08/2017 Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology (All Actions)
05/19/2017	H.R.2332	AFFIRM Act	05/19/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (All Actions)
05/18/2017	H.R.2534	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on domestic manufacturing income to 20 percent.	05/18/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/21/2017	H.R.1520	Uniting Families Act of 2017	03/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1519	Physical Activities Recommendations for Americans Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/01/2017	H.R.1286	Pell Grant Funding Act	03/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
02/21/2017	H.R.406	Honoring our Heroes Act	02/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.5489	Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act of 2016	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.4943	Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
07/27/2016	H.R.5742	Uniting Families Act of 2016	07/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
06/22/2016	H.R.5566	Wasteful Defense Spending Reduction Act of 2016	06/22/2016 Referred to House Appropriations (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.4868	Rural Main Street Investment Credit Act of 2016	03/23/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.4067	SAVE Act of 2015	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
01/29/2016	H.R.4397	Rail Safety Act	01/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
12/17/2015	H.R.4286	Campaign Transparency Act	12/17/2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
12/01/2015	H.R.3973	AFFIRM Act	12/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.2932	PLAYS in Youth Sports Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.2013	FIT Kids Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
10/07/2015	H.R.3703	Investing in 21st Century Schools Act	10/07/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/02/2015	H.R.3639	Veterans Access to Care Act	10/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)

Total: 3029

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
08/31/2015	H.R.3173	Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act
08/20/2015	H.Res.396	Calling on the Government of Bangladesh to protect the human rights of all its citizens, particularly vulnerable minorities, strengthen democratic institutions and rule of law, and prevent the growth of extremist groups.
08/20/2015	H.R.2368	Global Respect Act
08/18/2015	H.R.1441	Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015
08/04/2015	H.R.3137	To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust, and for other purposes.
08/13/2015	H.R.3068	Restore Honor to Service Members Act
08/13/2015	H.R.1969	Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015
08/13/2015	H.R.1594	Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
08/13/2015	H.R.1292	Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act
08/13/2015	H.R.1288	World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act
08/13/2015	H.R.1247	Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015
08/13/2015	H.R.303	Retired Pay Restoration Act
08/12/2015	H.R.3355	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
08/12/2015	H.R.3298	Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015
08/07/2015	H.R.3220	Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015
08/05/2015	H.R.3244	Providing Innovative Care for Complex Cases Demonstration Act of 2015
08/05/2015	H.R.3229	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.
08/05/2015	H.R.3225	Save Rural Hospitals Act
08/03/2015	H.Res.400	Commemorating 50 years since the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs.
07/31/2015	H.R.3284	Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2015

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