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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%; Write a Review

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

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	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
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	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with 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	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	Support Most gun owners can use them safely and responsibly, and it expresses the principle of self-defense against violence. So gun ownership should not be restricted.
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	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	Support We need to teach values in our schools and account for our religious values in providing social services. Exposing our children to prayer, the Ten Commandments will make them become better.
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: 74

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/04/2017	H.R.2329	Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2017	05/04/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
02/17/2017	H.Res.148	Expressing support for the designation of "National Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month".	02/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
04/26/2016	H.R.5066	United States-Israel Maritime Security Partnership Act of 2016	04/26/2016 Referred to House Armed Services (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.4304	Nuclear Worker Residual Contaminations Compensation Act	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (All Actions)
12/02/2015	H.R.4159	Access to Military Service Records Act of 2015	12/02/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
10/30/2015	H.R.3852	To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on the benefits of solar net energy metering, and for other purposes.	10/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
10/21/2015	H.R.3350	Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to Transportation Act	10/21/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
08/13/2015	H.R.2855	Veterans Education Flexibility Act	08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
07/23/2015	H.R.3203	Vacant Homes Act of 2015	07/23/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
06/26/2015	H.R.2664	Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2015	06/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
06/16/2015	H.R.2536	TREAT Act	06/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
06/10/2015	H.Res.307	Condemning the Republic of the Sudan for its actions to pardon Mubarak Mustafa, who was responsible for the escape of two men convicted of the assassination of John Granville on January 1, 2008, and calling on the United States Department of State to continue to include Sudan on the list of state sponsors of terrorism.	06/10/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
05/18/2015	H.R.2169	Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2015	05/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
05/15/2015	H.R.2332	Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2015	05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
04/23/2015	H.R.1955	Great Lakes Nutrient Removal Assistance Act	04/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
04/07/2015	H.R.1496	To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.	04/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/25/2015	H.Res.174	Expressing support for designation of March as "National Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month".	03/25/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/19/2015	H.R.1495	Restoring Confidence Through Smarter Campaigns Act	03/19/2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
05/19/2014	H.R.4641	To reauthorize the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act.	05/19/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. (All Actions)
03/03/2014	H.R.3997	Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2014	03/03/2014 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)

Total: 2163

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
12/19/2012	H.R.6683	Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief Act of 2012
01/10/2013	H.R.1339	To designate the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States.	Passed	Yea
01/06/2013	H.R.41	To temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program.	Failed	Aye
01/05/2013	H.R.182	Safe Skies Act of 2013
01/04/2013	H.R.181	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building".
01/04/2013	H.Res.19	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
01/01/2013	H.Res.834	Urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas.
12/28/2012	H.R.5837	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville, New York, as the "Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building".
12/28/2012	H.R.3912	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Mastic Road in Mastic Beach, New York, as the "Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building".
12/28/2012	H.R.3783	Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012	Passed	Yea
12/20/2012	H.R.6588	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Malala Yousufzai, in recognition of her devoted service to education, justice, and equality in Pakistan.
12/20/2012	H.R.1063	Strengthening Medicare And Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012
12/18/2012	H.R.6681	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building".
12/18/2012	H.R.3187	March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012
11/29/2012	H.Res.820	Expressing condolences to the victims of Hurricane Sandy, commending the resiliency of the people of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, West Virginia, and Delaware, and committing to stand by them in the relief and recovery effort.
11/29/2012	H.R.1798	Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act of 2011
10/23/2012	H.R.6516	Tuscarora Nation Congressional Gold Medal Act
10/05/2012	H.R.2139	Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act	Passed	Yea
09/26/2012	H.R.6211	Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012
09/26/2012	H.R.5799	Voter Empowerment Act of 2012

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