ESTY, ELIZABETH

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ESTY, ELIZABETH
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: Experience: House: District 5, 2013-Present; Home State: Connecticut; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,496,518Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Elizabeth Esty

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Dan; 3 Children: Sarah, Thomas, Jonathan

Birth Date: 08/25/1959

Birth Place: Oak Park, IL

Home City: Cheshire, CT

Education

JD, Yale Law School, 1985

BA, Harvard University, 1981

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present

Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2008-2010

Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 103, 2010

Member, Cheshire Town Council, 2005-2008

Current Legislative Committees

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member

Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member

Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Professional Experience

Private Attorney

Professor, American University

Attorney, Sidley Austin Limited Liability Partnership

Attorney, Supreme Court Bar

Law Clerk, United States District Judge Robert Keeton, Massachusetts

Senior Research Scholar, Yale

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Chair, Board of Trustees, First Congregational Cheshire

Member, Chamber of Commerce

Board Member, Cheshire Public Library

Lay Member, Committee on Ministry, New Haven Association of the United Church of Christ

Legal Advisor, Connecticut League of Women Voters Consensus Project

Member, Parent-Teacher Association

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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
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	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
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	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
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 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	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: 45

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/16/2017	H.R.2452	Deborah Sampson Act	05/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
03/31/2017	H.R.1802	CARE for All Veterans Act	03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/31/2017	H.R.1758	Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2017	03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
03/27/2017	H.R.1279	Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act	03/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.R.1535	Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act	03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
03/23/2017	H.R.1147	Support the Families of Fallen Heroes Act	03/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
02/28/2017	H.R.255	Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act	02/28/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-6. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
09/26/2016	H.R.4742	Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act	09/26/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5096	TECH Careers Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
05/18/2016	H.Con.Res.132	SCOTUS Resolution	05/18/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
05/16/2016	H.R.5251	Healthy Homes Tax Credit Act	05/16/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/01/2016	H.R.4697	Prevent Drug Addiction Act of 2016	04/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
02/05/2016	H.R.4463	Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2016	02/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
01/19/2016	H.R.4272	Support the Families of Fallen Heroes Act	01/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
11/23/2015	H.Res.443	Commending the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs for their joint campaign to raise awareness during September, Suicide Prevention Month, to reduce suicide among members of the United States Armed Forces and veterans.	11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
08/18/2015	H.R.1441	Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015	08/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. (All Actions)
08/13/2015	H.R.2237	Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act	08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
07/02/2015	H.R.2894	CARE for All Veterans Act	07/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/15/2015	H.Con.Res.37	Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.	05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
04/23/2015	H.R.2002	Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2015	04/23/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 863

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
03/31/2015	H.R.1217	Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015
03/30/2015	H.R.20	Government By the People Act of 2015
03/27/2015	H.R.1600	Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015
03/27/2015	H.R.1552	Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015
03/27/2015	H.R.1404	Social Security and Marriage Equality Act
03/27/2015	H.R.1221	HELLPP Act
03/27/2015	H.R.1220	Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015
03/27/2015	H.R.1202	Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015
03/27/2015	H.R.1130	Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015
03/26/2015	H.R.1683	United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act
03/26/2015	H.Res.176	Recognizing the significance of women in education.
03/26/2015	H.Con.Res.33	Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks should not be increased.
03/25/2015	H.R.1625	Insider Trading Prohibition Act
03/25/2015	H.R.1610	Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2015
03/24/2015	H.R.1581	VETS Act of 2015
03/23/2015	H.R.1284	Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2015
03/20/2015	H.R.1427	Medicare CGM Access Act of 2015
03/20/2015	H.R.1175	Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2015
03/20/2015	H.Res.130	To express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe and to encourage greater cooperation with the European governments, the European Union, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in preventing and responding to anti-Semitism.
03/20/2015	H.R.664	Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015

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