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: Experience: House: District 3, 2011-Present; Home State: Michigan; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $572,666Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Justin Amash

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Kara; 3 Children: Alexander, Anwen, Evelyn

Birth Date: 04/18/1980

Birth Place: Grand Rapids, MI

Home City: Cascade, MI

Religion: Christian

Education

JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2005

AB, Economics, University of Michigan, 2002

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2010-present

House Republican Liaison, Michigan State House of Representatives

Precinct Delegate, Republican Party

Representative, Michigan State House of Representatives, 2008-2010

Current Legislative Committees

Joint Economic Committee, Member

Oversight and Government Reform, Member

Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Budget; Oversight and Government Reform, United States House of Representatives

Member, Committee on Homeland Security, Michigan House of Representatives

Member, Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, Michigan House of Representatives

Member, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, United States House of Representatives

Chair, Liberty Caucus, Michigan State House of Representatives

Member, Republican Executive Committee, Kent County

Member, Republican Liberty Caucus

Member, United States Congress Joint Economic Committee

Member, Civil Justice Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), 2009-2010

Member, Committee on Education, Michigan House of Representatives, 2009-2010

Minority Vice Chair, Committee on Labor, Michigan House of Representatives, 2009-2010

Member, Judiciary Committee, Michigan House of Representatives, 2009-2010

Member, Task Force on the Future of Michigan's Courts, Michigan State Bar, 2009-2010

Commissioner, Uniform Law Commission, 2009-2010

Professional Experience

Business Attorney

Small Business Owner

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Alumni Association of the University of Michigan

Member, East Kent County Republicans

Member, Economic Club, Grand Rapids

Member, Grand Rapids Bar Association

Member, Michigan State Bar Association

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)

Member, Right to Life, Michigan

Member, Saint Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church

Additional Information

Awards:

"40 under 40 - Rising Stars of U.S. Politics", TIME Magazine, October 2010

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
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	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
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	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
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 Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 29

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
02/15/2013	H.R.760	Readable Legislation Act of 2013	02/15/2013 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
10/23/2012	H.R.6495	Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012	10/23/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. (All Actions)
04/26/2012	H.R.4268	Export-Import Bank Termination Act of 2012	04/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. (All Actions)
02/16/2012	H.R.3814	To prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.	02/16/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
10/24/2011	H.J.Res.81	Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	10/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
08/25/2011	H.J.Res.73	Proposing a spending limit amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	08/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
04/08/2011	H.R.1442	Making appropriations for fiscal year 2011 to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed during a Government shutdown.	04/08/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. (All Actions)
03/29/2011	H.R.1212	Restoring Essential constitutional Constraints for Libyan Action Involving the Military Act	03/29/2011 Referred to House Armed Services (All Actions)
03/15/2011	H.J.Res.49	Constitutional Alternative to the War Powers Afghanistan Withdrawal Resolution	03/15/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)

Total: 219

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
04/13/2017	H.J.Res.43	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.	Passed	Aye
04/06/2017	H.R.1952	Better Drive Act
04/05/2017	H.R.1556	Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act
04/05/2017	H.R.305	Presidential Tax Transparency Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1820	Veterans Equal Access Act
03/28/2017	H.R.24	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
03/16/2017	H.R.1227	Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017
03/06/2017	H.R.1110	Stopping Mass Hacking Act
02/16/2017	H.R.351	Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017
02/14/2017	H.R.1031	To eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection by repealing title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010.
02/14/2017	H.R.692	Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
02/10/2017	H.R.975	Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017
02/10/2017	H.R.175	ObamaCare Repeal Act
02/07/2017	H.R.899	To terminate the Department of Education.
02/07/2017	H.R.387	Email Privacy Act
02/03/2017	H.J.Res.39	Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients".
02/02/2017	H.R.842	EDIT Act
01/30/2017	H.R.743	Davis-Bacon Repeal Act
01/26/2017	H.R.442	Cuba Trade Act of 2017

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