• SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D
Experience: House: District 9, 1999-Present
Home State: Illinois
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,096,831Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Janice 'Jan' D. Schakowsky
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Robert Creamer; 2 Children: Ian, Mary; 1 Stepchild: Lauren
    Birth Date: 05/26/1944
    Birth Place: Chicago, IL
    Home City: Evanston, IL
    Religion: Jewish

Education

    BS, Elementary Education, University of Illinois, 1965

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1998-present
    Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
    Democratic Floor Leader, Illinois State House of Representatives, 1994-1998
    Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, 1990-1998
    Candidate, Cook County Board, 1986

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Secretary, Conference of Women Legislators
    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Women’s Issues
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Vice Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus
    Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
    Member, Democratic Steering Committee
    Founding Member, Equality Caucus
    Vice Chair, House Democratic Caucus Special Committee on Election Reform
    Member, Advisory Board, Illinois Task Force on Child Support
    Chair, International Workers Rights Caucus
    Member, Manufacturing Caucus
    Founding Member, Out of Iraq Caucus
    Member, Populist Caucus
    Member, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
    Member, Trade Working Group
    Delegate, White House Conference on Aging
    Vice Chair, Women's Caucus
    Appointee, Evanston Energy Alternatives Task Force, 1989-1993

Professional Experience

    Executive Director, Illinois State Council for Senior Citizens, 1985-1990
    Program Director, Illinois Public Action, 1976-1985
    Teacher, Head Start, 1965-1967

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Governing Council, American Jewish Congress, Midwest Region
    Member, Advisory Board, Better Existence with HIV
    Member, Advisory Board, Child Care Center of Evanston
    Member, Policy Council, Citizen Action of Illinois
    Member, Board of Directors, Council for Disability Rights
    Member, Advisory Board, Help Network
    Member, Illinois Pro-Choice Alliance
    Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Public Action
    Member, Advisory Board, Illinois Women's Institute for Leadership
    Member, Advisory Board, Infant Welfare Society of Evanston Incorporated
    Member, Advisory Board, Interfaith House
    Chair, Jewish United Fund, Government Agency Division
    Member, Advisory Board, Midwest Palliative and Hospice Care Center
    Member, Mother's Voices
    Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
    Member, National Organization for Women (NOW)
    Member, Advisory Board, Neighbors at Work
    Member, Advisory Board, Rogers Park Community Action Network
    Member, Skokie Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Advisory Board, Ted Fund
    Member, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
    Member, Advisory Board, Women Employed
    Member, Advisory Board, Women for Economic Security
    Member, Advisory Board, Women's Treatment Center
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly 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

Oppose
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

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 218
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/16/2017 H.R.2439 Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2017 05/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/04/2017 H.R.2392 Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017 05/04/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.R.2124 BOARD Fairly Act 04/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.R.1969 Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2017 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
03/31/2017 H.R.1776 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act 03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/09/2017 H.R.1451 Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act 03/09/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.Res.64 Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in providing quality healthcare for the public. 02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.636 Fairness in Taxation Act of 2017 01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.635 CHOICE Act 01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
12/16/2016 H.R.5798 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the "Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building". 12/16/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-303. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/06/2016 H.Res.932 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to third-party charges on consumer telephone bills. 12/06/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 H.Res.900 Providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 769) terminating a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
09/22/2016 H.R.6128 Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals Study Act 09/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
09/22/2016 H.Res.883 Supporting the designation of a week as National Federal Nurse Recognition Week. 09/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.5496 Family and Medical Leave Act Protections for Part-time Workers Act of 2016 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
09/15/2016 H.R.6043 Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2016 09/15/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
06/23/2016 H.R.5573 PRICED Act 06/23/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
06/23/2016 H.R.5572 Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016 06/23/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
06/09/2016 H.R.5442 STURDY Act 06/09/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
06/08/2016 H.Res.769 Terminating a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 06/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
Total: 6330
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/27/2010 H.R.5090 NEW Schools Act
05/27/2010 H.Res.1161 Honoring the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette University, the first Catholic university in the world to offer co-education as part of its regular undergraduate program. Passed Aye
05/26/2010 H.Res.1316 Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Passed Aye
05/25/2010 H.Res.1258 Expressing support for designation of May 2010 as Mental Health Month. Passed Yea
05/25/2010 H.Con.Res.137 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the lack of adequate housing must be addressed as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and that the United States should make a commitment to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic.
05/21/2010 H.R.5355 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility.
05/20/2010 H.Res.996 Expressing support for the designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
05/19/2010 H.Res.713 Recognizing the significant contributions of United States automobile dealerships, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in the interest of equity, automobile dealers be given consideration to enter the automobile market once it rebounds and stabilizes.
05/17/2010 H.Con.Res.268 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
05/12/2010 H.Res.1155 Commending the progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs.
05/11/2010 H.R.5268 Improvements in Global MOMS Act
05/11/2010 H.Res.1094 Commemorating the life of the late Cynthia DeLores Tucker.
05/10/2010 H.R.5241 BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010
05/07/2010 H.R.5019 Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 Passed Yea
05/06/2010 H.R.4700 Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010
05/06/2010 H.R.2421 Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
05/05/2010 H.R.24 To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
05/03/2010 H.R.5107 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act
04/30/2010 H.R.4958 Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act
04/30/2010 H.R.4926 Medical Foods Equity Act of 2010
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