• GUTIERREZ, LUIS V
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%
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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
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

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: 161
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/16/1998 H.R.4020 To amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to eliminate the requirement that spouses and children of aliens eligible for adjustment of status under such Act be nationals of Nicaragua or Cuba. 06/16/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
06/01/1998 H.Con.Res.280 To provide for the development and implementation of a comprehensive energy conservation plan for the United States Congress. 06/01/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development.  (All Actions)
04/30/1998 H.R.3726 Wire Transfer Fairness and Disclosure Act of 1998 04/30/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
04/29/1998 H.R.3752 To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the provision of law requiring termination of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 1999. 04/29/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/30/1998 H.R.3553 Central American and Caribbean Refugee Adjustment Act of 1998 03/30/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
03/23/1998 H.R.3379 Food Stamp Benefits for Aliens Restoration Act of 1998 03/23/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.  (All Actions)
03/08/1998 H.R.3178 Transit Commuter Credit Act of 1998 03/08/1998 Executive Comment Requested from DOD.  (All Actions)
12/09/1997 H.R.3054 Equal Justice for Immigrants Act 12/09/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
07/30/1997 H.R.2253 Veterans Sexual Trauma Treatment Act 07/30/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/21/1997 H.R.1599 Equity in Transmission of Citizenship Act of 1997 05/21/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
05/14/1997 H.R.1545 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to eliminate the numerical limitations relating to cancellations of removal and suspensions of deportation. 05/14/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
03/19/1997 H.R.1015 Immigrant Fairness Act of 1997 03/19/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
01/31/1997 H.R.182 Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act 01/31/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
01/28/1997 H.R.476 To prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns. 01/28/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
09/19/1996 H.R.4122 Immigrant Fairness Act of 1996 09/19/1996 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/04/1996 H.R.3983 Anti-Fraudulent Intercountry Adoption Practices Act of 1996 09/04/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
06/07/1996 H.R.3463 Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act 06/07/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
03/18/1996 H.R.3020 Puerto Rico Fair Trade Act of 1996 03/18/1996 Executive Comment Requested from DOD, Fed Maritime Comm.  (All Actions)
08/11/1995 H.R.2109 To amend title 42, United States Code and title 15, United States Code to establish provisions to assist low income families and seniors in the event of severe heat emergencies. 08/11/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.  (All Actions)
04/27/1995 H.R.251 House Ethics Protection Act of 1995 04/27/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process.  (All Actions)
Total: 4889
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.2886 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor.
06/12/2017 H.R.2878 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.
06/08/2017 H.R.2841 To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/22/2017 H.R.1973 Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
05/19/2017 H.R.2572 To establish humane practices for the repatriation of aliens at the border, establish effective standards for the treatment of certain aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.2542 To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.Res.197 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
05/18/2017 H.R.1477 No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
05/18/2017 H.Res.128 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/17/2017 H.R.2508 To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.
05/17/2017 H.R.2491 To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.Res.332 Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2440 Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Business Transactions Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2428 Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act
05/16/2017 H.Res.325 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should retain a protective pool of reporters for purposes of covering the official business of the President, and for other purposes.
05/05/2017 H.R.2351 Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/04/2017 H.R.2395 Stop Predatory Bail Contracts Act
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