KUSTER, ANN MCLANE

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: Experience: House: District 2, 2013-Present; Home State: New Hampshire; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,481,205Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Ann 'Annie' McLane Kuster

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Brad; 2 Children: Zach, Travis

Birth Date: 09/05/1956

Birth Place: Concord, NH

Home City: Hopkinton, NH

Education

JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1983

BA, Dartmouth College, 1978

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2013-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2010

Current Legislative Committees

Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Member

Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs), Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Veterans' Affairs), Ranking Minority Member

Veterans' Affairs, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Member, Healthy Beginnings Advisory Committee, Concord Hospital

Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2004, 2008

Professional Experience

Author

Public Policy Advocate

Partner, Rath, Young and Pignatelli

Member, Statewide Steering Committee, Barack Obama Presidential Campaign, 2007-2008

Member, Statewide Steering Committee, John Kerry Presidential Campaign, 2003-2004

Employee, Office of United States Representative Paul Norton (Pete) McCloskey, Jr, 1978-1981

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Former Member, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys

Member, Board of Trustees, Capitol Center for the Arts

Member, Board of Trustees, Child and Family Services of New Hampshire

Member, Board of Trustees, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

Member, Board of Trustees, New Hampshire Public Radio

Co-Chair, Capital Campaign for Camp Spaulding, Child and Family Services of New Hampshire

Co-Chair, Capital Campaign for Hospice House, Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association

Chair, Capitol Center for the Arts

Member, Trust for Public Land New Hampshire Advisory Council

Board Member, Tucker Foundation for Community Service, Dartmouth College

Chair, United Way of Merrimack County

Member, Womankind Counseling Center

Co-Chair, Women for Obama, New Hampshire

Founder/Vice-Chair, Women's Fund of New Hampshire

Additional Information

Awards:

Champion for Choice Award, NARAL Pro-Choice, New Hampshire

Voice for Children Award, Child and Family Services

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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
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: 34

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/30/2015	H.R.2170	Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act	04/30/2015 Referred to House Administration (All Actions)
02/12/2015	H.R.941	To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities to veterans residing in certain locations.	02/12/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
02/05/2015	H.Res.93	Strengthen House Floor Integrity Resolution	02/05/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
06/13/2014	H.R.4864	Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014	06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (All Actions)
06/12/2014	H.R.4865	Family Coverage Act	06/12/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/03/2014	H.R.4601	DRIVE Now Act of 2014	06/03/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit. (All Actions)
04/28/2014	H.R.4501	Small Business Growth and Investment Act of 2014	04/28/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
12/03/2013	H.R.3645	EASE Act	12/03/2013 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
09/17/2013	H.R.3115	Small Business Growth Through Exports Act of 2013	09/17/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
08/09/2013	H.R.1092	To designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the "Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center".	08/09/2013 Became Public Law No: 113-25. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
06/19/2013	H.R.2439	Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2013	06/19/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/08/2013	H.R.1805	Veterans Claims Efficiency Through Automation Act	05/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
05/07/2013	H.R.1856	CLEAN Act	05/07/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
04/25/2013	H.R.1747	Workforce Development Investment Act of 2013	04/25/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 1038

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/13/2017	H.R.627	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.Res.335	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
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.
06/08/2017	H.Res.346	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, and that Congress should fund programs that support specialty crops.
05/19/2017	H.R.2288	Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
05/19/2017	H.R.1725	Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017
05/19/2017	H.R.1329	Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017
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.R.672	Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
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.1162	No Hero Left Untreated Act
05/17/2017	H.R.1005	To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/17/2017	H.R.91	Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act
05/16/2017	H.R.2452	Deborah Sampson Act
05/05/2017	H.R.244	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017	Passed	Yea
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
05/02/2017	H.R.2052	PRIVATE Act
04/28/2017	H.R.2144	Risk-Based Classification of Accessories Act of 2017

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