- HIGGINS, BRIAN
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- Experience: House: District 26, 2005-Present
- Home State: New York
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $635,320Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Brian Higgins
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Mary Jane; 2 Children: John, Maeve
- Birth Date: 10/06/1959
- Birth Place: Buffalo, NY
- Home City: Buffalo, NY
Education
- MA, Public Policy/Administration, John Fitzgerald Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1996
- MA, History, Buffalo State College, 1995
- BA, Political Science, Buffalo State College, 1985
Political Experience
- Assistant Democratic Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2004-present
- Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 1999-2003
Current Legislative Committees
- Foreign Affairs, Member
- Homeland Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Member
- Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Member, Cancer Caucus
- Former Co-Chair, Congressional Cancer Caucus
- Member, Congressional Great Lakes Task Force
- Former Co-Chair, Congressional Great Lakes Task Force
- Co-Chair, Congressional Older Cities Task Force
- Former Co-Chair, Historic Preservation Caucus
- Member, New Democrat Coalition
- Member, Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition
- Former Co-Chair, Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition
- Member, Northern Border Caucus
- Former Co-Chair, Northern Border Caucus
- Member, Ways & Means Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2009-2010
- Member, Committee Government & Oversight, United States House of Representatives, 2005-2008
- Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives, 2005-2008
Professional Experience
- Laborer, Family Bricklaying Business
- Lecturer, Economics & History Departments, Buffalo State College, 2000-2004
- Chief of Staff, Erie County Legislature, 1993-1998
- Senior Policy Advisor, Erie County Legislature, 1994-1998
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Historian, Irish-American Legislators Society of New York
- Member/Historian, New York State Irish Legislators Association
- Member, Saint Martin of Tours Catholic Church
- Member, Buffalo Common Council, 1988-1993
Additional Information
Awards:
- 1993, Best Buffalo lawmaker, Buffalo News survey of 350 Western New York Business and Community Leaders
- 1995, Inaugural Western New York Harvard Graduate Fellowship, Harvard University
- Judge John D. Hillary Scholarship Award
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