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: Experience: House: District 2, 2015-Present; Home State: Florida; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,174,450Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Gwen Graham

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Stephen; 3 Children: Sarah, Graham, Mark

Birth Date: 1963

Birth Place: Miami Lakes, FL

Home City: Tallahassee, FL

Education

Bachelors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1980-84

JD, American University, Washington College of Law, 1988

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 2, 2014-present

Member, Diabetes Caucus, present

Current Legislative Committees

Armed Services, Member

Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Member

Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Armed Services), Member

Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Member

Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congenital Heart Caucus, present

Member, Historically Black College & Universities Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Lebanese Caucus, present

Member, Paper & Packaging Caucus, present

Professional Experience

Former Attorney

Former Director, Employee Relations, Leon County School District

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Former President, Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

Former Chair, School Advisory Council

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	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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
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	Support The government should subsidize health insurance for groups which are at risk. Universal health insurance is a good goal, although some market methods can work as well as government systems.
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	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	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	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: 10

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
09/19/2016	H.R.5787	Securing Our Schools Act of 2016	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
07/22/2016	H.R.5694	Senior Citizen Protection Act of 2016	07/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
06/07/2016	H.R.5280	To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to lend Department of Defense farm equipment to eligible farmers, and for other purposes.	06/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (All Actions)
11/23/2015	H.R.914	To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly operate the Federal Recovery Coordination Program, and for other purposes.	11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.3346	Middle School STEP Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
10/09/2015	H.Res.475	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for the consideration of continuing resolutions to fund the Government at the current rate of operations if offered not more than 24 hours before funding for the Government expires.	10/09/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
08/13/2015	H.R.1349	United States-Israel Anti-Tunnel Defense Cooperation Act	08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. (All Actions)
05/22/2015	H.R.2492	To direct the Secretary of the Army to provide for modification of certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, and for other purposes.	05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
04/08/2015	H.R.1696	To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain under the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.	04/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
03/06/2015	H.R.1339	To prohibit the use of official funds for airline accommodations for Members of Congress which are not coach-class accommodations or for long-term vehicle leases for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.	03/06/2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)

Total: 189

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
10/29/2015	H.R.3861	Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act
01/05/2016	H.R.4226	To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide relief for agricultural producers adversely impacted by the Oriental fruit fly.
12/07/2015	H.R.1076	Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015
11/23/2015	H.R.3815	Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act
11/23/2015	H.R.3785	Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act
11/23/2015	H.Res.429	Congratulating Captain Kristen Griest and First Lieutenant Shaye Haver on their graduation from Ranger School.
11/23/2015	H.R.2742	To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that military working dogs be retired in the United States, and for other purposes.
11/19/2015	H.Res.535	Condemning in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 12, 2015, that resulted in the loss of at least 43 lives.
11/19/2015	H.R.1737	Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act	Passed	Yea
11/16/2015	H.R.2902	Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015
11/16/2015	H.R.2815	Assuring Quality Outcomes in Higher Education Act of 2015
10/16/2015	H.R.3742	Access to Marketplace Insurance Act
11/16/2015	H.R.2411	Strong Start for America's Children Act of 2015
11/16/2015	H.R.2150	Raise the Wage Act
11/16/2015	H.R.1728	Summer Meals Act of 2015
11/16/2015	H.R.1655	Community Economic Opportunity Act of 2015
11/16/2015	H.R.1619	Paycheck Fairness Act
11/06/2015	H.R.3870	Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
11/04/2015	H.R.3929	Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/04/2015	H.Res.515	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of civic education and civic involvement programs in the elementary and secondary schools of the United States.

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