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: Experience: House: District 23, 2015-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,636,118Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Will Hurd

Gender:Male

Birth Place: San Antonio, TX

Home City: San Antonio, TX

Education

BS, Computer Science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 2000

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 23, 2010

Current Legislative Committees

Homeland Security, Member

Oversight and Government Reform, Member

Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, Member

Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Member

Subcommittee on Information Technology, Chair

Subcommittee on National Security, Member

Professional Experience

Senior Advisor, FusionX, 2010-present

Former Operations Officer, Central Intelligence Agency

Partner, Crumpton Group Limited Liability Company, 2010-2013

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Former President, Student Union, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University

Former Student Body President, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University

Member, School Advisory Committee, Northside Independent School District, 2011-2012

Additional Information

Awards:

Pillars of Character Award, Northside Independent School District, 2011-2012

Total: 2

Rep. Will Hurd of Texas Brings CIA Know-How to Congress

07/17/2015

By John Gizzi and Joely Friedman | News Max

Texan Will Hurd defies the odds for House Republicans. Can he last?

03/05/2015

By Paul Kane | The Washington Post

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Oppose The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
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	Oppose A Flat Tax is a good idea. It would simplify the entire tax system and get rid of loopholes that drive tax-avoiding behaviors.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
8. Prioritize green energy	Oppose we should do nothing because the cost of dealing with global warming is far higher than the potential damage. We should perhaps sign on to some international agreements, but make only minimal financial commitments for now.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Support We need to teach values in our schools and account for our religious values in providing social services. Exposing our children to prayer, the Ten Commandments will make them become better.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 18

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/22/2017	H.R.2584	To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.	05/22/2017 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure (All Actions)
05/18/2017	H.R.2227	MGT Act	05/18/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
05/17/2017	H.R.1428	American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017	05/17/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
05/16/2017	H.R.2454	Department of Homeland Security Data Framework Act of 2017	05/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. (All Actions)
12/08/2016	H.R.5253	Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act	12/08/2016 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-850, Part I. (All Actions)
12/08/2016	H.R.4902	To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations.	12/08/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-250. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
12/05/2016	H.R.6380	American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2016	12/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
09/29/2016	H.R.5252	To designate the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry located at 1400 Lower Island Road in Tornillo, Texas, as the "Marcelino Serna Port of Entry".	09/29/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-225. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
09/26/2016	H.R.6004	Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2016	09/26/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.R.5792	MOVE IT Act	07/14/2016 Referred to House Appropriations (All Actions)
04/14/2016	H.R.4403	Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act	04/14/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
02/24/2016	H.R.4402	Foreign Fighter Review Act of 2016	02/24/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
12/14/2015	H.R.3869	State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2015	12/14/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
08/11/2015	H.R.3305	EINSTEIN Act of 2015	08/11/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies. (All Actions)
08/06/2015	H.R.1626	DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015	08/06/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-43. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
07/24/2015	H.R.3181	To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit border States to designate certain funds for border infrastructure projects, and for other purposes.	07/24/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
05/19/2015	H.R.2252	To clarify the effective date of certain provisions of the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014, and for other purposes.	05/19/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-13. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
01/08/2015	H.Res.23	Congratulating the San Antonio Spurs for winning the 2014 National Basketball Association (NBA) League Championship.	01/08/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)

Total: 205

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
08/13/2015	H.Res.383	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the appropriate award of the Purple Heart to the Marines and Sailors killed or wounded in the recent attack at the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center and the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
08/13/2015	H.R.1094	Chris Kyle Medal of Honor Act
08/07/2015	H.R.2559	To designate the "PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway" in the State of Texas.	Failed	No
07/28/2015	H.R.3255	Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2015
07/28/2015	H.R.1634	Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015
07/23/2015	H.R.3126	To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective.
07/30/2015	H.R.1994	VA Accountability Act of 2015	Passed	Aye
07/20/2015	H.R.3118	To eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection by repealing title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010.
07/20/2015	H.R.891	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 141 Paloma Drive in Floresville, Texas, as the "Floresville Veterans Post Office Building".
07/16/2015	H.Res.367	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in disapproval of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed to by the P5+1 and Iran on July 14, 2015.
07/14/2015	H.R.3048	Community Financial Institution Exemption Act
07/10/2015	H.Res.358	Welcoming the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee's inscription of the San Antonio Missions to the World Heritage list, recognizing the San Antonio Missions as having universal historical and cultural significance, and congratulating the people of San Antonio for their years of hard work to make this designation a reality.
07/09/2015	H.R.800	Express Appeals Act
07/08/2015	H.R.2903	Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
07/07/2015	H.R.1615	DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015	Passed	Yea
07/06/2015	H.R.893	Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
07/01/2015	H.R.2710	Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act
06/24/2015	H.R.1640	Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015
06/24/2015	H.R.1637	Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015
06/24/2015	H.R.1633	DHS Paid Administrative Leave Accountability Act of 2015

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