ISRAEL, STEVE J.

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ISRAEL, STEVE J.
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: Experience: House: District 3, 2001-Present; Home State: New York; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,433,362Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Steve J. Israel

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Marlene; 2 Children

Birth Date: 05/30/1958

Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY

Home City: Dix Hills, NY

Religion: Jewish

Education

BA, Political Science, George Washington University, 1983

Attended, Syracuse University, 1978-1979

AA, Liberal Arts, Nassau Community College, 1978

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2000-present

Member, Huntington Town Board, 1993-2000

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chair, Blue Dog Mid-East Task Force

Member, Climate Change Caucus

Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education

Member, Congressional High Performance Buildings Caucus

Member, Congressional Task Force on Alzheimers' Disease

Member, Defense Study Group Caucus

Member, Democratic Caucus Homeland Security Task Force

Chair, Democratic Caucus Task Force on Defense and Military

Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Member, Democratic Israel Working Group

Founder/Co-Chair, Democratic Middle Class Working Group

Founder/Co-Chair, Democratic Study Group on National Security

Co-Chair, House Cancer Caucus

Founder, House Center Aisle Caucus

Chair, House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Defense and the Military

Co-Chair, House Democratic Study Group on National Security Policy

Founder/Co-Chair, House Sustainable Energy and Environment Caucus

Member, Human Rights Caucus

Co-Chair, Long Island Sound Caucus

Co-Chair, National Defense University Caucus

Member, New Democrat Coalition

Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council

Professional Experience

Former Assistant County Executive

Former Congressional Aide

Manager, Public Relations and Marketing Firm

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	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	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	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: 325

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
12/21/2012	H.R.6704	To reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms.	12/21/2012 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
12/19/2012	H.R.6679	Tim Fagan's Law	12/19/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
12/17/2012	H.R.6673	Sarah Grace Act of 2012	12/17/2012 Referred to House Administration (All Actions)
11/16/2012	H.Res.816	Recognizing September 2012 as the 160th anniversary of the arrival in the United States of Constantino Brumidi, the artist who painted the Apotheosis of Washington.	11/16/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
11/06/2012	H.J.Res.121	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to increase by 29 votes the number of electoral votes awarded to the candidate for President who receives the largest percentage of the popular vote.	11/06/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
10/26/2012	H.Res.807	Calling for the arrest and prosecution of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for incitement to genocide.	10/26/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
09/26/2012	H.R.6230	Grow Your Own Teacher Act	09/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/21/2012	H.R.6522	Middle Class College Tuition Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2012	09/21/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/21/2012	H.R.6521	To provide payment for patient navigator services under title XIX of the Social Security Act.	09/21/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/12/2012	H.R.6382	War Crimes Accountability Act of 2012	09/12/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
08/03/2012	H.R.6332	Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2012	08/03/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/13/2012	H.Res.729	Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to American manufacturing and jobs, and for other purposes.	07/13/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (All Actions)
06/15/2012	H.Res.687	Calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to be tried before the International Criminal Court for committing crimes against humanity.	06/15/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
06/01/2012	H.R.5886	Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2012	06/01/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/14/2012	H.R.5435	To suspend temporarily the duty on lightweight digital camera lenses measuring approximately 55 mm or more but not over 200 mm.	05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/14/2012	H.R.5434	To suspend temporarily the duty on lightweight digital camera lenses measuring approximately 70 mm or more.	05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/14/2012	H.R.5433	To suspend temporarily the duty on lightweight digital camera lenses measuring approximately 10 mm or more.	05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/11/2012	H.R.5737	Congressional Double Dipping Pension Prevention Act	05/11/2012 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
05/11/2012	H.R.5690	School Protection Act of 2012	05/11/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/07/2012	H.Res.584	Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to finding and capturing Joseph Kony, and for other purposes.	05/07/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. (All Actions)

Total: 3301

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
12/05/2016	H.J.Res.102	Every Vote Counts Amendment
12/22/2016	H.R.6421	Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
12/16/2016	H.R.6282	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, as the "Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office Building".
12/16/2016	H.R.5150	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building".
12/16/2016	H.R.4352	Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
12/12/2016	H.Con.Res.40	Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.
12/08/2016	H.R.4919	Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016	Passed	Yea
12/07/2016	H.R.4481	Education for All Act of 2016
12/07/2016	H.R.3381	Childhood Cancer STAR Act
12/07/2016	H.R.756	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2015
12/01/2016	H.R.2992	Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/17/2016	H.Res.928	Honoring the life of Shimon Peres.
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.5732	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection 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
10/07/2016	H.R.2494	Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016
10/07/2016	H.R.1475	Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
10/06/2016	H.R.6108	Never Again Act
09/30/2016	H.R.5989	United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act

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