• ESTY, ELIZABETH
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%
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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
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

No Opinion
6. Vouchers for school choice

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

No Opinion
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: 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 Result Vote
05/24/2013 H.R.2001 VETS Act of 2013
05/24/2013 H.R.1980 Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act
05/24/2013 H.R.360 To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls' ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. Failed Aye
05/23/2013 H.R.2146 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013
05/22/2013 H.R.2116 Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2013
05/22/2013 H.Res.231 Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
05/22/2013 H.R.1995 AFFIRM Act
05/22/2013 H.R.1731 Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013
05/21/2013 H.R.1998 Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act
05/17/2013 H.Res.212 Expressing support for designation of May 2013 as Mental Health Month.
05/16/2013 H.R.2028 Every Child Deserves a Family Act
05/14/2013 H.Res.213 Establishing the Special Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces to conduct oversight, ensure accountability, and report on the activities of the Department of Defense to prevent, reduce, prosecute, and provide victims' services for cases of sexual assault and abuse in the Armed Forces.
05/10/2013 H.R.1830 Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2013
05/09/2013 H.R.1878 Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2013
05/08/2013 H.R.1884 Stop Pay for Members Act
05/08/2013 H.Res.190 Condemning the April 15, 2013, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks in Boston, Massachusetts and calling upon the United States Government, the governments of all nations, the United Nations, and other international organizations to renounce the use of IEDs and take actions to stop their proliferation.
05/08/2013 H.R.1725 Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act
05/07/2013 H.R.1837 Clean Water Protection Act
05/06/2013 H.R.1593 STOP Act
04/30/2013 H.R.1605 Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013
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