• TSONGAS, NICOLA S
Experience: House: District 3, 2007-Present
Home State: Massachusetts
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,025,769Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Nicola 'Niki' S. Tsongas
    Gender: Female
    Family: Widowed; 3 Children: Ashley, Katina, Molly
    Birth Date: 04/26/1946
    Birth Place: Chico, CA
    Home City: Lowell, MA

Education

    Attended, Michigan State University
    JD, Boston University, 1988
    BA, Smith College, 1968

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2007-present
    Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, 2007
    Volunteer, Eugene McCarthy Presidential Campaign, 1968

Current Legislative Committees

    Armed Services, Member
    Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Federal Lands, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Member
    Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Equity Caucus for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans
    Member, Lowell Civic Stadium and Arena Commission

Professional Experience

    Employee, Catholic Charitable Bureau
    Social Worker, New York Department of Welfare
    Attorney, Private Practice
    Dean, External Affairs, Middlesex Community College, 1997-2007
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

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

Strongly Oppose
Total: 50
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/24/2010 H.R.4936 Faster Access and Shorter Transaction Time for Checks Act of 2010 03/24/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
06/08/2009 H.R.2473 To improve Department of Defense policies relating to body armor. 06/08/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces.  (All Actions)
03/03/2009 H.R.785 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide outreach and training to certain college and university mental health centers relating to the mental health of veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes. 03/03/2009 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
03/03/2009 H.R.784 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health professional positions in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. 03/03/2009 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
02/04/2009 H.R.351 Minute Man National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act 02/04/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
10/02/2008 H.R.5853 Minute Man National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act 10/02/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
07/31/2008 H.R.6765 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide outreach and training to certain college and university mental health centers relating to the mental health of veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes. 07/31/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/31/2008 H.R.6764 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health professional positions in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. 07/31/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/23/2008 H.R.6018 To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase loan repayment limits for health professionals serving in the Armed Forces. 05/23/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
02/26/2008 H.R.5499 Iraq Redeployment Timetable and Political Reconciliation Act of 2008 02/26/2008 Referred to House Armed Services  (All Actions)
Total: 1486
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.627 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
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.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
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.
05/18/2017 H.Res.341 Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the "Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017".
05/18/2017 H.Res.268 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China.
05/17/2017 H.R.2498 To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
05/17/2017 H.R.2491 To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
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.2464 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 New Chardon Street Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, as the "John Fitzgerald Kennedy Post Office".
05/11/2017 H.R.2421 Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2272 COAST Anti-Drilling Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2248 To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022.
05/05/2017 H.R.2380 Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.R.2135 Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
05/02/2017 H.R.2052 PRIVATE Act
04/28/2017 H.Res.284 Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.
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