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: Experience: House: District 36, 2013-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,463,507Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Raul Ruiz

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 08/25/1972

Home City: Palm Desert, CA

Education

BS, University of California, Los Angeles

MPH, School of Public Health, Harvard University, 2007

MD, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2001

MPP, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2001

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 36, 2012-present

Current Legislative Committees

Natural Resources, Member

Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs), Member

Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member

Veterans' Affairs, Member

Professional Experience

Former Health Care Consultant

Former Fellow, International Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Former Emergency Room Physician, Eisenhower Medical Center

Former Resident, Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Senior Associate Dean, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, 2011-2012

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Founder, Coachella Valley Healthcare Initiative

Director, Coachella Valley Healthcare Initiative

Founder, Future Physician Leaders Program

Volunteer, Partners for Health

Additional Information

Awards:

Commander's Award for Public Service - US 82nd Airborne, 2010

Humanitarian Award - The California American College of Emergency Physicians, 2011

Humanitarian of the Year - Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce, 2010

Person of the Year Award - The Desert Magazine, 2011

Influential Latino of the Year - Inland Empire Hispanic Image Awards, 2009

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
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 Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	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: 55

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/19/2017	H.R.2575	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and for other purposes.	05/19/2017 Referred to House Energy and Commerce (All Actions)
05/19/2017	H.R.2574	To amend the Public Health Service Act to help build a stronger health care workforce.	05/19/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/19/2017	H.R.2573	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize additional grant activities for Hispanic-serving institutions.	05/19/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
04/11/2017	H.R.1622	Wounded Veterans Recreation Act	04/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (All Actions)
03/31/2017	H.R.1844	Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2017	03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/27/2017	H.R.1618	S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act	03/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.R.1621	Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2017	03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.Res.208	Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Latino AIDS Awareness Day" on October 15, 2017, and for other purposes.	03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1620	Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act	03/17/2017 Referred to House Administration (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1619	Stop Iran From Smuggling Weapons to Terrorists Act	03/17/2017 Referred to House Foreign Affairs (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1581	Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (All Actions)
02/17/2017	H.R.1183	Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017	02/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
02/02/2017	H.R.840	Public Service Transparency Act	02/02/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
02/02/2017	H.R.839	Public Service Spending Integrity Act	02/02/2017 Referred to House Administration (All Actions)
02/02/2017	H.R.838	Campaign Spending Integrity Act	02/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.4150	Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act	12/07/2016 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
10/07/2016	H.R.6280	Ensuring Healthy Beginnings Act	10/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5701	Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5700	NEST Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
08/01/2016	H.R.5772	BENES Act of 2016	08/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)

Total: 622

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
07/08/2016	H.Res.815	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should assure that all travelers departing for or returning from a destination where mosquito transmission of the Zika Virus is occurring will be informed of symptoms of the Zika Virus, the measures that should be taken to protect against mosquito bites, and inform women who are pregnant or may become pregnant to seek the advice of their physician prior to travel.
07/07/2016	H.Res.807	Expressing support for designation of May 5, 2017, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls".
07/07/2016	H.R.4369	To authorize the use of passenger facility charges at an airport previously associated with the airport at which the charges are collected.
07/05/2016	H.R.5621	To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during WWII.
06/21/2016	H.R.5044	Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
06/16/2016	H.R.5506	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease, and for other purposes.
06/13/2016	H.R.1132	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1048 West Robinhood Drive in Stockton, California, as the "W. Ronald Coale Memorial Post Office Building".
06/13/2016	H.R.136	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1103 USPS Building 1103 in Camp Pendleton, California, as the "Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office".	Passed	Yea
06/02/2016	H.R.5295	Safeguarding Economic Needs Important to Our Retirees through Creating an Ongoing Living Adjustment Guarantee (SENIOR COLA Guarantee) Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.5292	Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.5216	Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.4336	An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.	Passed	Yea
05/18/2016	H.Res.650	Providing for the safety and security of the Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq and awaiting resettlement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and permitting use of their own assets to assist in their resettlement.
05/17/2016	H.Res.734	Recognizing and honoring the historical significance of the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris, and the impact of the California victory at the 1976 Paris Tasting on the world of wine and the United States wine industry as a whole.
05/17/2016	H.Res.733	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster-care system.
05/16/2016	H.R.1818	Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2016	Passed	Yea
05/13/2016	H.R.5235	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1025 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, California, as the "Harold D. McCraw, Sr. Post Office Building".
05/13/2016	H.Res.724	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week on May 6, 2016, through May 12, 2016.
05/06/2016	H.R.5079	California Compact Protection Act
05/05/2016	H.R.5009	Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2016

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