COLLINS, CHRISTOPHER C

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COLLINS, CHRISTOPHER C
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: Experience: House: District 27, 2013-Present; Home State: New York; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $945,317Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Chris Collins

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Mary; 3 Children

Birth Date: 05/20/1950

Birth Place: Schenectady, NY

Home City: Clarence, NY

Education

MBA, Finance, University of Alabama, Birmingham, 1975

BS, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1972

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1998

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chair, Subcommittee on Health and Technology, United States House Committee on Small Business

Member, United States House Committee on Agriculture

Member, United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Member, United States House Committee on Small Business

Professional Experience

Owner, Audubon Machinery

Owner, Bloch Industries

Owner, Easom Automation

Executive, Erie County, 2007-11

Owner, Innate Immunotherapeutics

Owner, Mead Supply

Owner, Niagara Ceramics

Owner, Oxygen Generating Systems International (OGSI)

Owner, Schlyer Machine

Owner, Volland Electric

Employee, Westinghouse Electric, 1972-83

Manager, Westinghouse Gear Division

Owner, ZeptoMetrix Corporation

Founder, Nutall Gear Corporation, Niagara Falls, 1983

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Assistant Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Member, Executive Board, Greater Niagara Frontier Council (GNFC)

Chair, National Jamboree, Greater Niagra Frontier Council, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2013

Chair, World Jamboree, Greater Niagara Frontier Council (GNFC), 2007

Additional Information

Awards:

Silver Beaver Award

2005, Horizon Citizen of the Year.

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Oppose The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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 Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
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	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 37

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/19/2017	H.R.2558	To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance with respect to three-dimensional human tissue models, and for other purposes.	05/19/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/01/2017	H.R.2265	Main Street Revival Act of 2017	05/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/06/2017	H.R.2007	Kids Before Cons Act	04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/31/2017	H.R.1825	Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017	03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1323	Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.931	Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/24/2017	H.R.649	Protection of Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act	01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/13/2017	H.R.543	Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act	01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
01/13/2017	H.R.542	Better Accounting for Medicaid Costs Act of 2017	01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
01/13/2017	H.R.541	Improving Oversight and Accountability in Medicaid Non-DSH Supplemental Payments Act	01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.6463	Patient Safety and Toxicology Modernization Act of 2016	12/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.6462	Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act	12/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
11/29/2016	H.R.6397	Protection of Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act	11/29/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/20/2016	H.J.Res.96	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the President from making recess appointments.	07/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
07/20/2016	H.Res.785	Recognizing the Boy Scouts of America for its long history of service on the 100th anniversary of the day it was granted a Federal charter.	07/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
07/15/2016	H.R.4372	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Rochester Street, Bergen, New York, as the Barry G. Miller Post Office.	07/15/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-192. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
04/22/2016	H.R.5021	Better Accounting for Medicaid Costs Act of 2016	04/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/04/2016	H.R.4642	Diabetic Eye Disease Prevention Act of 2016	03/04/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/23/2016	H.R.3821	Medicaid DOC Act	02/23/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 325. (All Actions)
01/15/2016	H.R.4267	Resettlement REFORM (Re-Evaluation of Financing Our Refugee Mission) Act	01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)

Total: 688

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/02/2016	H.R.5353	Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Study Act
06/15/2016	H.R.3036	9/11 Memorial Act	Passed	Yea
06/14/2016	H.Res.776	Expressing support for designation of the month of November as "U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Month", in celebration of the accomplishments and contributions of United States Navy aircraft carriers in defending the freedom of the United States, protecting the security of the Nation and its allies, responding to crisis and spurring technological innovation.
06/13/2016	H.Con.Res.89	Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.	Passed	Yea
06/13/2016	H.Res.343	Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
06/03/2016	H.R.5334	Stamp Out Invasive Species Act
06/03/2016	H.Res.754	Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to work to combat the nationwide problem of invasive species threatening native ecosystems.
05/24/2016	H.R.2460	To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/24/2016	H.R.1769	Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.5292	Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.5230	Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act of 2016
05/18/2016	H.R.5275	Prohibiting the Usurpation of Bathroom Laws through Independent Choice School Act (PUBLIC School Act) of 2016
05/18/2016	H.Res.716	Recognizing the deep and abiding friendship between the United States and Ireland and recommending actions to further strengthen those ties.
05/17/2016	H.R.4980	Firearm Due Process Protection Act
05/17/2016	H.R.4956	End Executive Overreach Act
05/13/2016	H.R.5180	Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016
05/06/2016	H.R.5168	Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2016
05/06/2016	H.R.5127	Curb Opioid Misuse By Advancing Technology Act of 2016
05/06/2016	H.Res.717	Recognizing the importance of cancer research and the contributions of scientists, clinicians, cancer survivors and other patient advocates across the United States who are dedicated to finding a cure for cancer, and supporting the designation of May 2016 as "National Cancer Research Month".
05/02/2016	H.R.5090	To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.

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