KELLY, ROBIN L.

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KELLY, ROBIN L.
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: Experience: House: District 2, 2013-Present; Home State: Illinois; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $920,749Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Robin L. Kelly

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Nathaniel Horn; 2 Children: Kelly, Ryan

Birth Date: 04/30/1956

Birth Place: New York, NY

Home City: Matteson, IL

Education

PhD, Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 2004

MA, Counseling, Bradley University, 1982

BA, Psychology, Bradley University, 1977

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2013-present

Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives

State Treasurer, Illinois Government, 2007-10

Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, United States House of Representatives

Member, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, United States House of Representatives

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, District 2, April 9, 2013

Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2002-2006

Current Legislative Committees

Foreign Affairs, Member

Oversight and Government Reform, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Member

Subcommittee on Information Technology, Member

Subcommittee on National Security, Member

Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Member

Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Hate Crimes Commission Board, 2005-present

Commissioner, Cook County Human Rights Commission, 1998-present

Member, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability Board, present

Professional Experience

Chief of Staff, Illinois State Treasurers Office, 2010-2012

Chief Administrative Officer, Cook County, 2011

Director, Community Affairs, Village of Matteson, 1992-2006

Director, Minority Student Services, Bradley University, 1990-1992

Associate Director, The Youth Shelter, 1987-1990

Director, Crisis Nursery, Crittenton Care and Counseling Center, 1984-1987

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Trustee, Bradley University, 2003-present

Member, Bradley University Council, 1998-present

Member, Rich Township Food Pantry Board, 1994-present

Member, Illinois Theatre Center Board, 1993-present

Member, Housing Choice Partners Board

Member, Illiana Credit Union Board

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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no 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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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: 38

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/15/2017	H.R.2422	Action for Dental Health Act of 2017	05/15/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	H.R.2331	Connected Government Act	05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	H.R.2209	Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for At-Risk Youth Act	04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	H.R.2208	Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act	04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	H.R.2207	Community College to Career Fund Act	04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/10/2017	H.R.1084	Today's American Dream Act	03/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (All Actions)
11/16/2016	H.Res.926	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously, to Mrs. Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her invaluable contribution to modern science in the form of her own immortal cells-HeLa cells-without which life-saving medicines and procedures would not have been developed at critical moments in our Nation's history.	11/16/2016 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.3872	Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5475	Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
08/30/2016	H.R.5671	Urban Progress Act of 2016	08/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (All Actions)
06/01/2016	H.Res.753	Expressing support for the designation of June 2, 2016, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2016 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".	06/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.3790	DISTANCE Act	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
11/19/2015	H.R.4110	To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study the feasibility of modifying the 5-month waiting period for certain individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits under section 223 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.	11/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
07/28/2015	H.R.3076	Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2015	07/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (All Actions)
06/05/2015	H.R.2636	Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act	06/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
05/15/2015	H.R.1858	Crime Gun Tracing Act	05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
04/15/2015	H.R.1801	Promoting Financial Literacy and Economic Opportunity Act of 2015	04/15/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/23/2015	H.Res.53	Condemning the cowardly attacks on innocent men, women, and children in northeastern Nigeria by Boko Haram and urging a peaceful and credible national election.	03/23/2015 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
02/02/2015	H.R.226	Keeping Guns from High Risk Individuals Act	02/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
01/30/2015	H.R.539	Action for Dental Health Act of 2015	01/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)

Total: 699

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/16/2014	H.R.4793	Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2014
06/13/2014	H.R.4629	Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act
06/13/2014	H.R.4582	Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act
06/13/2014	H.R.4480	Protecting Educational Loans for Underserved Students Act
06/13/2014	H.R.3972	Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2014
06/12/2014	H.Res.626	Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Nonviolence Week" to raise awareness of youth violence in the United States.
06/12/2014	H.Res.623	Sydney Crawford Resolution
06/13/2014	H.R.4415	Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014
06/13/2014	H.R.4159	America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2014
06/10/2014	H.R.1726	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.
06/09/2014	H.R.3658	Monuments Men Recognition Act of 2014
06/09/2014	H.R.2939	To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres.
05/21/2014	H.R.4225	SAVE Act of 2014	Passed	Yea
05/20/2014	H.Res.573	Condemning the abduction of female students by armed militants from the terrorist group known as Boko Haram in northeastern provinces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
05/20/2014	H.R.4510	Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014
05/08/2014	H.Res.577	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/08/2014	H.R.863	Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act	Passed	Yea
05/02/2014	H.Res.564	Expressing support for designation of May 2014 as "Health and Fitness Month".
04/16/2014	H.J.Res.113	Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
04/10/2014	H.R.4471	Growth Zones Opportunity Act

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