GUTIERREZ, LUIS V

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: Experience: House: District 4, 1993-Present; Home State: Illinois; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $439,361Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Luis V. Gutiérrez

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Soraida; 2 Children: Omaira, Jessica

Birth Date: 12/10/1953

Birth Place: Chicago, IL

Home City: Chicago, IL

Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

BA, English, Northeastern Illinois University, 1977

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1992-present

Member, Financial Services Committee, United States House of Representatives

President Pro Tempore, Chicago City Council, 1989-1992

Alderman, Chicago City Council, 26th Ward, 1986-1992

Current Legislative Committees

Judiciary, Member

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member

Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, Member

Subcommittee on Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture Subcommittee, Member

Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, Member

Subcommittee on the CIA, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Bike Caucus

Member, Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

Former Chair, Congressional Child Care Caucus

Member, Congressional Children's Working Group

Member, Congressional Climate Change Caucus

Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Immigration Task Force

Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Task Force on Naturalization and Citizenship

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus

Member, Congressional Social Work Caucus

Member, Congressional Ukrainian Caucus

Member, Congressional Urban Caucus

Member, Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee

Member, Democratic Caucus Immigration Task Force

Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Houses of Representatives

Dean, Illinois Delegation, United States House of Representat

Member, Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Chairman, Immigration Task Force of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, United States House of Representatives

Member, Judiciary Committee

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, Committee on Financial Services

Member, Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee

Professional Experience

Deputy Director, Department of Streets and Sanitation, City of Chicago, 1984-1986

Adviser, Mayor Harold Washington, 1983-1986

Taxi Driver, 1976-1984

Child Abuse Caseworker, Department of Children and Family Services, 1979-1983

Teacher, 1975-1977

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization

Co-Founder, West Town-26th Ward Independent Political Organization, 1985

Additional Information

Awards:

Legislator of the Year, Vietnam Veterans of America

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	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
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	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
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	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	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
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	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
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: 161

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/17/2017	H.R.1527	For the relief of Simeon Simeonov, Stela Simeonova, Stoyan Simeonov, and Vania Simeonova.	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
03/10/2017	H.R.1435	Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act of 2017	03/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/22/2017	H.R.900	To recognize Puerto Rico's sovereign nationhood under either independence or free association and to provide for a transition process, and for other purposes.	02/22/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
10/09/2015	H.Res.476	Supporting the establishment of a national Children's Bill of Rights.	10/09/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
10/02/2015	H.R.3659	Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act of 2015	10/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/30/2015	H.R.1910	Put a Woman on the Twenty Act of 2015	04/30/2015 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
03/31/2015	H.R.1146	For the relief of Simeon Simeonov, Stela Simeonova, Stoyan Simeonov, and Vania Simeonova.	03/31/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
10/15/2013	H.R.3238	For the relief of Simeon Simeonov, Stela Simeonova, Stoyan Simeonov, and Vania Simeonova.	10/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
10/14/2013	H.R.3207	Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act of 2013	10/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
04/08/2013	H.R.965	To prohibit the possession or transfer of junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials.	04/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. (All Actions)
01/23/2013	H.R.415	For the relief of Francisca Lino.	01/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
06/20/2011	H.R.1569	For the relief of Simeon Simeonov, Stela Simeonova, Stoyan Simeonov, and Vania Simeonova.	06/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. (All Actions)
03/08/2011	H.Res.100	Honoring the life of David Kato and all who are victims of violence in Uganda because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.	03/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. (All Actions)
09/29/2010	H.R.6334	American Community Investment Reform Act of 2010	09/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
05/25/2010	H.R.5387	Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act of 2010	05/25/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
03/24/2010	H.R.4928	To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to permanently extend the Transaction Amount Guarantee Program.	03/24/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
11/16/2009	H.R.3669	Employer-Owned Life Insurance Limitation Act	11/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
06/16/2009	H.R.2897	Bank Accountability and Risk Assessment Act of 2009	06/16/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
06/04/2009	H.R.2077	Alert Laid off Employees in Reasonable Time Act	06/04/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (All Actions)
03/05/2009	H.R.1334	Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act	03/05/2009 Referred to House Education and Labor (All Actions)

Total: 4889

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
07/31/2009	H.R.3469	Timely Due Process for People with Disabilities Act of 2009
07/31/2009	H.Res.715	Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Soviet and Nazi invasion of Poland and the pivotal role Poland has assumed at freedom's edge since gaining independence.
07/31/2009	H.Res.704	Deploring the ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf in Iraq.
07/31/2009	H.Res.703	Congratulating Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox on pitching a perfect game on July 23, 2009.
07/31/2009	H.R.3408	Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009
07/31/2009	H.R.3365	Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2009
07/31/2009	H.R.3328	Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act of 2009
07/30/2009	H.R.2034	Rural Homeowners Protection Act of 2009
07/30/2009	H.R.1826	Fair Elections Now Act
07/28/2009	H.J.Res.56	Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
07/24/2009	H.Res.538	Supporting Olympic Day and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
07/24/2009	H.Res.519	Expressing appreciation to the people and Government of Canada for their long history of friendship and cooperation with the people and Government of the United States and congratulating Canada as it celebrates "Canada Day".
07/23/2009	H.R.3286	Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2009
07/23/2009	H.R.2954	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program for an additional 2 years.
07/23/2009	H.R.2932	Stop Very Unscrupulous Loan Transfers from Underprivileged countries to Rich, Exploitive Funds Act
07/22/2009	H.Res.69	Recognizing the need to continue research into the causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, and for other purposes.	Passed	Not Voting
07/23/2009	H.R.2920	Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009	Passed	Yea
07/23/2009	H.Con.Res.154	Expressing the sense of Congress that African-Americans and Jewish-Americans share common historical experiences and a commitment to a society free from hatred and violence.
07/23/2009	H.R.1106	Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009	Passed	Aye
07/23/2009	H.R.808	Department of Peace Act

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