• RUIZ, RAUL DR.
Experience: House: District 36, 2013-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $2,463,507Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Raul Ruiz
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 08/25/1972
    Home City: Palm Desert, CA

Education

    BS, University of California, Los Angeles
    MPH, School of Public Health, Harvard University, 2007
    MD, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2001
    MPP, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2001

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 36, 2012-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs), Member
    Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member
    Veterans' Affairs, Member

Professional Experience

    Former Health Care Consultant
    Former Fellow, International Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Former Emergency Room Physician, Eisenhower Medical Center
    Former Resident, Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
    Senior Associate Dean, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, 2011-2012

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Founder, Coachella Valley Healthcare Initiative
    Director, Coachella Valley Healthcare Initiative
    Founder, Future Physician Leaders Program
    Volunteer, Partners for Health

Additional Information

Awards:

    Commander's Award for Public Service - US 82nd Airborne, 2010
    Humanitarian Award - The California American College of Emergency Physicians, 2011
    Humanitarian of the Year - Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce, 2010
    Person of the Year Award - The Desert Magazine, 2011
    Influential Latino of the Year - Inland Empire Hispanic Image Awards, 2009
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

No Opinion
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 55
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
07/14/2016 H.R.5885 Right to Petition Congress Act 07/14/2016 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 H.R.5884 Campaign Spending Integrity Act 07/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
07/07/2016 H.R.5678 Stop Iran From Smuggling Weapons to Terrorists Act 07/07/2016 Referred to House Foreign Affairs  (All Actions)
07/07/2016 H.R.5677 U.S.-Israel Partnership to Hold Iran Accountable Act 07/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/05/2016 H.Res.805 Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Latino AIDS Awareness Day" on October 15, 2016, and for other purposes. 07/05/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/20/2016 H.R.5241 Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2016 05/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/29/2016 H.R.4882 Cesar Chavez National Historical Park Act 03/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/22/2016 H.R.4837 S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act 03/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/12/2016 H.R.387 Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act 01/12/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 348.  (All Actions)
07/09/2015 H.R.2691 Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015 07/09/2015 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .  (All Actions)
05/14/2015 H.R.732 Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act 05/14/2015 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.1005 Renewable Energy Jobs Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.386 American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2015 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
03/02/2015 H.R.388 Wounded Veterans Recreation Act 03/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
02/20/2015 H.R.1007 Get Reinvesting in Opportunities for Workers (GROW) American Jobs Act 02/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)
02/20/2015 H.R.1006 Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act 02/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/17/2015 H.R.1009 Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015 02/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
02/13/2015 H.R.1008 Increasing American Jobs Through More Exports Act 02/13/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
11/17/2014 H.R.5370 American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2014 11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
11/17/2014 H.R.4867 Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act 11/17/2014 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
Total: 622
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 H.R.381 To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
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.
05/18/2017 H.R.2525 To improve the financial literacy of students.
05/17/2017 H.R.2479 To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2320 Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2322 Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
04/28/2017 H.R.2254 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building".
04/17/2017 H.R.1927 African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
04/12/2017 H.R.1762 POWER Act
04/07/2017 H.Con.Res.50 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
04/07/2017 H.R.1902 Social Security 2100 Act
04/06/2017 H.R.2077 Restoring the Patient's Voice Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.R.1932 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
04/05/2017 H.R.305 Presidential Tax Transparency Act
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/04/2017 H.R.1869 Paycheck Fairness Act
04/03/2017 H.R.1852 White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act
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