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  • LAWRENCE, BRENDA LULENAR
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Experience: House: District 14, 2015-Present
Home State: Michigan
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $605,154Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Brenda L. Lawrence
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: McArthur; 2 Children: Michael, Michelle
    Birth Place: Detroit, MI
    Home City: Southfield, MI

Education

    Attended, University of Michigan
    BA, Public Administration, Central Michigan University

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present
    Mayor, City of Southfield, 2002-present
    Vice President, Southfield Board of Education
    President, Southfield Board of Education
    Secretary, Southfield Board of Education
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 14, 2012
    Candidate, Michigan State Lieutenant Governor, 2010
    Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2004
    President, Southfield City Council, 1999

Current Legislative Committees

    Small Business, Member
    Subcommittee on National Security, Member
    Subcommittee on the Interior, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Volunteer, Parent Youth Guidance Commission

Professional Experience

    Employee, United States Postal Service

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Advisory Board, MBN TV and Radio
    Member, Advisory Board, United States Conference of Mayors
    Member, Advisory Board, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Birmingham
    Member, Executive Board, Michigan Suburbs Alliance
    Founder, Mayor's Roundtable
    Founder, Mayor's Walk Community Health Program
    Board Member, Michigan Association of Mayors
    Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Oakland County Chapter
    Volunteer, Oakland County AIDS Council
    Board Member, Renaissance/Skyline Club
    Founder, Revolution Read
    Member, Southfield-Lathrup Optimist Club
    Founder, Southfield Reads!
    Board Member, Women Officials Network
    Member, Women's Economic Club
    Vice President, National Conference of Democratic Mayors, 2008

Additional Information

Awards:

    "Distinguished Leadership & Future Leaders Award for Exemplary Leadership", Leadership Oakland, 2004
    "Wand Award", 2004
    "Brotherhood Award", Jewish War Veterans-State of Michigan
    "Challenging the Process" award, Leadership Detroit
    "Woman of the Year Award", ABWA Millennium Chapter
    "Enterprising Women", Detroit Historical Society
    "Black Women Achiever Award", Leadership Oakland
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
No Opinion
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
No Opinion
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice
Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier
No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy
No Opinion
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade
No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
No Opinion
14. Expand ObamaCare
No Opinion
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere
No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security
Oppose
Total: 32
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/07/2017 H.R.1909 Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2017 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/16/2017 H.Res.179 To uphold the protections of the freedom of the press. 03/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
02/24/2017 H.R.1069 Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act 02/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
02/21/2017 H.R.412 Enlisted Legal Assistance Act 02/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.R.418 Early Intervention for Veterans and their Families Act 02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/30/2017 H.R.729 Tobacco Excise Tax and Parity Act of 2017 01/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/25/2017 H.R.417 To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes. 01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
01/23/2017 H.Res.41 Supporting a uniform adoption process for foster youth. 01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 H.R.420 Promote Startups Act of 2017 01/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 H.R.419 Promote Workforce Development for the Advancement of Manufacturers Act of 2017 01/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 H.R.416 Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act 01/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 H.R.415 GEAR UP for Counseling 01/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 H.R.414 Encourage our Educators Act 01/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 H.R.413 Early Pell Promise Act 01/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 H.R.6210 Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act 09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
09/27/2016 H.Res.880 Expressing support for a uniform adoption process of children from foster care and promoting the enactment by all States of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children to ensure more children in the United States are placed in safe, loving, and permanent homes. 09/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
09/22/2016 H.R.6127 To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes. 09/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.5543 Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
07/29/2016 H.R.5028 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10721 E Jefferson Ave in Detroit, Michigan, as the "Mary E. McCoy Post Office Building". 07/29/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-214. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.4415 Early Pell Promise Act 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
Total: 560
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
11/04/2015 H.R.2446 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification for personal care services furnished under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
11/03/2015 H.Res.513 Honoring the life, legacy, and example of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the twentieth anniversary of his death.
11/03/2015 H.Res.511 Expressing support for designation of the third Tuesday in November as "National Entrepreneurs' Day".
11/03/2015 H.R.1853 To direct the President to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposes. Failed Aye
10/29/2015 H.R.3861 Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act
10/29/2015 H.Res.505 Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
10/28/2015 H.R.2510 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
10/21/2015 H.R.3781 Family Stability and Kinship Care Act of 2015
10/16/2015 H.Con.Res.86 Welcoming Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on his official visit to the United States in October 2015.
10/16/2015 H.R.3742 Access to Marketplace Insurance Act
10/08/2015 H.Res.467 Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention.
10/07/2015 H.R.3706 Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015
10/02/2015 H.R.3666 Scleroderma and Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act of 2015
10/02/2015 H.Res.458 Celebrating 25 years of success from the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health.
10/02/2015 H.R.3652 21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015
10/01/2015 H.Con.Res.83 Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment.
09/30/2015 H.Res.453 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Government should provide additional relief and assistance to the island of Dominica.
09/29/2015 H.R.3635 Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
09/29/2015 H.R.3089 GONE Act
09/29/2015 H.R.2061 EACH Act
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