HINOJOSA, RUBEN E.

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HINOJOSA, RUBEN E.
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: Experience: House: District 15, 1997-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $156,644Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Rubén E. Hinojosa, Sr.

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Martha (Marty); 5 Children: Rubén Jr., Laura, Iliana, Kaitlin, Karén

Birth Date: 08/20/1940

Birth Place: Edcouch, TX

Home City: Mercedes, TX

Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

Attended, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University

MBA, University of Texas, Pan American, Edinburg, 1980

BBA, Business Administration, University of Texas, Austin, 1962

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present

Democratic Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives

Member, State Board of Education, State of Texas, 1974-1984

Current Legislative Committees

Education and the Workforce, Member

Financial Services, Member

Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member

Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member

Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member

Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chair, Commerce and International Relations Task Force

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional French Caucus

Member, Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus

Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus

Founder, Congressional Rural Housing Caucus

Chair, Congressional Rural Housing Caucus

Member, Congressional Savings and Ownership Caucus

Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Member, Congressional Victims Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Vision Caucus

Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force

Former Chair, Education Task Force, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Co-Founder, Financial Literacy and Economic Education Caucus

Member, Hispanic Caucus

Member, House Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education Caucus

Member, National Migrant Task Force

Member, Water Caucus

Professional Experience

Former President, H&H Foods

Chief Financial Officer, H&H Foods

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Boys and Girls Club

Member, Knapp Medical Hospital

Member, National Livestock and Meat

Member, New Democrat Coalition

Member, Rural Health Care Coalition

Director, Southwestern Meat Packers Association

Member, Texas Beef Council

Former Member, Texas Jaycee

Member, Texas State Bar

Member, United States-China Working Group

Member, Valley Chamber of Commerce

Member, Board of Regents, South Texas Community College System, 1993-1996

Trustee, Board of Education, Mercedes Independent School District, 1972-1974

Additional Information

Awards:

Ruben Hinojosa Highway Naming

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Support It is reasonable to restrict "Partial-Birth Abortions" for safe reasons, but clinic access should be unrestricted.
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	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
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	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
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	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
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	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
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: 101

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/27/2007	H.R.1623	Graduation for All Act	06/27/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
05/09/2007	H.R.451	Next Generation Hispanic-Serving Institutions Act	05/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions)
04/23/2007	H.R.1999	Hope Fund Act of 2007	04/23/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
04/17/2007	H.Res.273	Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, and for other purposes.	04/17/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
03/08/2007	H.R.524	To establish a laboratory science pilot program at the National Science Foundation.	03/08/2007 Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Research and Science Education Prior to Introduction and Referral ( 03/08/2007).. (All Actions)
02/08/2007	H.R.915	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 East Alexander Street in Three Rivers, Texas, as the "Veterans Memorial Post Office".	02/08/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
02/05/2007	H.Res.94	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Consumer Protection Week.	02/05/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
10/18/2006	H.R.6044	Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2006	10/18/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions)
10/18/2006	H.R.5896	Housing Assistance Council Authorization Act of 2006	10/18/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions)
09/28/2006	H.Res.973	Recognizing Financial Planning Week, recognizing the significant impact of sound financial planning on achieving life's goals, and honoring families and the financial planning profession for their adherence and dedication to the financial planning process.	09/28/2006 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
07/17/2006	H.R.2925	To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought assistance.	07/17/2006 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 324. (All Actions)
05/24/2006	H.R.5106	To amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS).	05/24/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. (All Actions)
05/23/2006	H.Con.Res.413	Expressing appreciation for the life and service of Lloyd Bentsen and expressing sympathy to his family.	05/23/2006 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
05/22/2006	H.R.5373	Rural Rental Housing Act of 2006	05/22/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions)
07/12/2005	H.R.1072	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 West End Street in Goliad, Texas, as the "Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building".	07/12/2005 Became Public Law No: 109-27. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
05/20/2005	H.R.1993	Living Organ Donor Job Security Act of 2005	05/20/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (All Actions)
04/18/2005	H.R.1488	For the relief of Mehmet Kenan Tas.	04/18/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. (All Actions)
04/18/2005	H.R.1487	For the relief of Praveen SitaRama Bobba.	04/18/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. (All Actions)
04/18/2005	H.R.1486	For the relief of Candelaria P. Roxas.	04/18/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. (All Actions)
03/24/2005	H.R.761	Next Generation Hispanic-Serving Institutions Act	03/24/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. (All Actions)

Total: 3230

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
12/16/2016	H.R.5591	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 N US Highway 83 in Zapata, Texas, as the "Zapata Veterans Post Office".
12/16/2016	H.R.5356	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14231 TX-150 in Coldspring, Texas, as the "E. Marie Youngblood Post Office".
12/16/2016	H.R.2726	Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
12/08/2016	H.R.3094	Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act
12/12/2016	H.R.2205	Data Security Act of 2015
12/08/2016	H.R.3711	Chicano Park Preservation Act
12/07/2016	H.R.3381	Childhood Cancer STAR Act
12/01/2016	H.R.2992	Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/15/2016	H.R.985	Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015	Passed	Not Voting
10/18/2016	H.R.6211	Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2016
10/07/2016	H.R.1475	Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
09/30/2016	H.Res.898	Supporting the inclusion and meaningful engagement of Latinos in environmental protection and conservation efforts.
09/29/2016	H.R.2615	Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
09/28/2016	H.R.6236	Innovations to Recruit and Retain Excellent Teachers Act
09/27/2016	H.R.5963	Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016	Passed	Yea
09/27/2016	H.R.4172	Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2015
09/27/2016	H.R.347	Facilitating Access to Credit Act of 2015
09/26/2016	H.R.6168	Academic Success Centers and Education Networks for Dreamers (ASCEND) Act
09/22/2016	H.Res.885	Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos and Latinas to the United States.
09/22/2016	H.R.2315	Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015

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