KENNEDY, JOSEPH P III

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KENNEDY, JOSEPH P III
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: Experience: House: District 4, 2013-Present; Home State: Massachusetts; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,366,080Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Joseph 'Joe' P. Kennedy III

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Lauren

Birth Date: 10/04/1980

Home City: Brookline, MA

Education

JD, Harvard Law School, 2009

BS, Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 2003

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Professional Experience

Co-Founder, After-School Program for At-Risk Youth, Boston

Anti-Poverty Consultant

Student Lawyer, Harvard Legal Aid Bureau

Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex County, 2011-12

Member, Peace Corps, Dominican Republic, 2004-06

International Development Analyst, United Nations Millennium Project

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	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
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	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	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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
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	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
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: 23

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/12/2017	H.R.1762	POWER Act	04/12/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.R.1652	Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017	03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/21/2017	H.Res.154	Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to plans to repeal or replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health-related measures of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.	03/21/2017 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 24. (All Actions)
01/25/2017	H.R.324	Medicaid Bump Act of 2017	01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/24/2017	H.R.587	Fair RATES Act	01/24/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
12/22/2016	H.R.6417	Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2016	12/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.6470	Graduate Student Savings Act of 2016	12/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/11/2016	H.R.6149	POWER Act	10/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
07/29/2016	H.R.5722	John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act	07/29/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-215. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
06/08/2016	H.R.5411	Fair Care for Kids Act	06/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/26/2016	H.R.5362	Mental and Behavioral Health Care Bump Act of 2016	05/26/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/23/2016	H.R.5272	Do No Harm Act	05/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
05/11/2016	H.R.5197	Interdictions Assistance Act	05/11/2016 Referred to House Foreign Affairs (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.4276	Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2015	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
03/15/2016	H.R.2984	Fair RATES Act	03/15/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
01/06/2016	H.R.4333	Zero Tolerance for Terror Act	01/06/2016 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
06/05/2015	H.R.2539	Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2015	06/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.1447	Perkins Modernization Act of 2015	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.840	STEM Gateways Act	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
06/13/2014	H.R.4425	Perkins Modernization Act of 2014	06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)

Total: 639

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/13/2016	H.R.5462	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State Medicaid option to enhance administrative matching funds to support statewide behavioral health access program activities for children under 21 years of age, and for other purposes.
06/13/2016	H.Res.343	Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
06/10/2016	H.R.5443	PHMSA Accountability Act
06/09/2016	H.R.5425	To require the President to designate a legal public holiday to be known as National First Responders Day.
06/07/2016	H.Res.766	Honoring in praise and remembrance the extraordinary life, accomplishments, and countless contributions of Mr. Muhammad Ali.
06/03/2016	H.R.2515	Anna Westin Act of 2015
05/25/2016	H.R.5331	Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act
05/25/2016	H.Res.749	Expressing support for the designation of May 25 as "National Moonshot Day" and recognizing the importance of conquering scientific challenges from medicine to space and beyond.
05/20/2016	H.R.5216	Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.5207	Freedom of Religion Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.4238	To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.	Passed	Yea
05/19/2016	H.R.5285	To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human rights reports to include information on the institutionalization of children and the subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons, and for other purposes.
05/12/2016	H.R.4641	To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.	Passed	Yea
05/12/2016	H.R.3691	Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016
05/02/2016	H.R.5090	To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.
04/29/2016	H.R.2722	Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act	Failed	Yea
04/29/2016	H.R.1670	National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015
04/22/2016	H.R.4958	To direct the Secretary of Energy to review and update a report on the energy and environmental benefits of the re-refining of used lubricating oil.
04/21/2016	H.R.5025	2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act
04/20/2016	H.Res.694	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence.

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