EDWARDS, DONNA FERN

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: Experience: House: 2008-Present; Home State: Maryland; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $3,377,858Coverage End: Wednesday, April 6, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Donna F. Edwards

Gender: Female

Family: Divorced; 1 Child: Jared

Birth Date: 06/28/1958

Birth Place: Yancyville, NC

Home City: Fort Washington, MD

Education

JD, Franklin Pierce Law Center, University of New Hampshire, 1989

BA, English and Spanish, Wake Forest University, 1980

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2008-present

Member, Maryland Democratic Party, present

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, District 4, June 17, 2008

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 2006

Current Legislative Committees

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Member

Subcommittee on Environment, Member

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member

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

Subcommittee on Space, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Chair, Bipartisan Congressional Womens Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Populist Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, present

Chair, Democratic Womens Working Group, present

Member, Diversity Leadership Council, Maryland Democratic Party, present

Member, Task Force on Election Reform, present

Former Member, Executive Committee, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

Former Chair, Recruitment Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)

Professional Experience

Attorney

Executive Director, The Arca Foundation, 2000-2008

Executive Director, National Network to End Domestic Violence, 1996-1999

Executive Director, Center for a New Democracy, 1994-1996

Clerk, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge, 1989-1990

Writer, Goddard Space Flight Center, Lockheed Corporation, 1982-1986

Assistant Director, Development Forum, Department of Economic and Social Information, United Nations DevelopmentProgram, 1980-1982

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Volunteer, Public Citizen

Co-Founder, National Network to End Domestic Violence, 1996-1999

Total: 7

Edwards Touts Poll Showing Lead Over Van Hollen

While her Maryland Senate campaign has yet to gain steam in the race for cash, Rep. Donna Edwards wants voters there to know she is leading her fellow Democratic candidate, Rep Chris Van Hollen, in a newly released poll.

08/18/2015

By Eli Yokley | ROLL CALL

Two Democrats Get J Street Help in Maryland Senate Race

Ever since the major Democratic contest between Reps. Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollenbegan for Maryland’s open Senate seat, both campaigns have been wondering who the major liberal Jewish lobby organization J Street would end up helping in the race.

08/12/2015

By Eli Yokley | Roll Call

Dem rep: 'All of us have work to do on race'

06/21/2015

By Mark Hensch | The Hill

EDWARDS CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCES WAND ENDORSEMENT

06/06/2015

Donna Edwards's Campaign Website

BLACK MOTHERS' VOICES NEEDED IN NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE

04/29/2015

By Donna Edwards | The Washington Post

Donna Edwards won't take Wall Street money in Maryland Senate bid

04/09/2015

By Mark Hensch | The Hill

Rep. Donna Edwards Enters Maryland Senate Race

03/10/2015

By Gabrielle Levy | US News

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	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
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	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
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: 46

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
07/22/2009	H.Res.534	Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Children and Families Day".	07/22/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
06/26/2009	H.R.3094	Alexander L. Booker Child Protection Construction Site Safety Act	06/26/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (All Actions)
06/15/2009	H.R.2855	Drug Overdose Reduction Act	06/15/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/21/2009	H.R.2570	WAGES Act	05/21/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (All Actions)
09/22/2008	H.Res.1466	Honoring Dr. Guion S. "Guy" Bluford, Jr., and the 25th anniversary of his historic flight as the first African-American in space.	09/22/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/23/2008	H.Res.1360	Honoring and commemorating the selfless acts of heroism displayed by the late Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police on July 24, 1998.	07/23/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)

Total: 1435

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
12/16/2016	H.R.2726	Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
12/12/2016	H.Con.Res.40	Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.
12/08/2016	H.R.6485	Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2016
12/08/2016	H.R.6076	To Research, Evaluate, Assess, and Treat Astronauts Act' or the `TREAT Astronauts Act	Passed	Yea
12/07/2016	H.R.3381	Childhood Cancer STAR Act
12/05/2016	H.R.6340	Presidential Accountability Act
12/02/2016	H.R.6428	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premium increases for 2017.
12/01/2016	H.R.6423	Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2016
11/30/2016	H.R.3683	African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015
11/16/2016	H.Res.925	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the vital role the Civil Air Patrol has played, and continues to play, in supporting the homeland security and national defense of the United States.
11/16/2016	H.R.5332	Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2016
11/15/2016	H.R.2713	Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016
11/15/2016	H.R.1192	National Clinical Care Commission Act
11/15/2016	H.R.985	Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015	Passed	Yea
10/19/2016	H.R.6147	Apollo I Memorial Act
10/18/2016	H.R.6211	Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2016
10/07/2016	H.R.1475	Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
09/30/2016	H.R.6097	Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act
09/30/2016	H.R.4803	Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2016
09/30/2016	H.R.4464	Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2016

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