• BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR.
Experience: House: District 8, 2015-Present
Home State: Virginia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,607,411Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Donald 'Don' S. Beyer, Jr.
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Megan; 4 Children: Clara, Grace, Don, Stephanie
    Birth Date: 06/20/1950
    Birth Place: USArmy Hos. Trieste,Italy
    Home City:Alexandria, VA
    Religion:Episcopal

Education

    BA, Economics, Williams College, 1972

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present
    Defeated for Governor, 1997

Current Legislative Committees

    Natural Resources, Member
    Science, Space, and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Federal Lands, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Natural Resources), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight (Science, Space, and Technology), Member
    Subcommittee on Space, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Virginia Economic Recovery Commission
    Member, Virginia’s Poverty and Welfare Reform Commission

Professional Experience

    Owner, Don Beyer Automotive Group, 1974-present
    President’s Mid-Atlantic Finance Chair, 2012 Barack Obama Re-Election Campaign
    Former General Manager, Car Dealership
    Virginia Chair, Clinton-Gore and Kerry-Edwards Campaigns
    Former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Commonwealth of Virginia
    Finance Chairman, Mark Warner’s Forward Together campaign
    Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, United States Department of State
    Owner, Land Rover Alexandria, 1997
    Summer Emloyee, Car Dealership, 1974

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Volunteer, Al Gore Presidential Campaign
    Volunteer, Barack Obama Senator Caucus Race
    Past President, Falls Church, Chamber of Commerce
    Treasurer and Virginia Chair, Howard Dean
    Chair, Jobs for Virginia Graduates
    Co-Founder, Northern Virginia Technology Council
    Member, Phi Beta Kappa
    President, Youth for Tomorrow

Additional Information

Awards:

    Magna Cum Laude Graduate, Williams College
    Presidential Scholar, President Lyndon Johnson
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 23
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/19/2015 H.R.2432 Federal Employee Gender Diversity Investment Act 05/19/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.927 Keeping All Students Safe Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
02/24/2015 H.R.1024 DHS Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act 02/24/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
Total: 549
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 H.J.Res.92 Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact.
06/14/2017 H.J.Res.76 Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
06/13/2017 H.R.627 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/12/2017 H.R.2878 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2841 To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
06/08/2017 H.Con.Res.33 Designating the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the National George C. Marshall Museum and Library.
05/22/2017 H.R.2583 To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a Community Resilience Grant Program, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.2542 To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.2526 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.128 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/18/2017 H.R.984 Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2465 Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
05/11/2017 H.R.2272 COAST Anti-Drilling Act
05/04/2017 H.R.2358 Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act
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