• MENG, GRACE
Experience: House: District 6, 2013-Present
Home State: New York
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $939,390Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Grace Meng
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Wayne; 2 Chilldren: Tyler, Brandon
    Birth Date: 10/01/1975
    Birth Place: Elmhurst, Queens
    Home City: Queens, NY

Education

    JD, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, 2002
    Bachelors, University of Michigan, 1997

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present
    Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 2008-2012
    Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 22, 2006

Current Legislative Committees

    Foreign Affairs, Member
    Small Business, Member
    Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Member
    Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Caucus
    Member, New York State Legislative Women's Caucus
    Appointed Member

Professional Experience

    Lawyer
    Pro Bono Attorney, Sanctuary for Families
    Partner, Yoon and Kim, Limited Liability Partnership

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Board Member, American Red Cross
    Board Member, Flushing Hospital Medical Center
    Board Member, Flushing Savings Bank
    Board Member, Flushing Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
    Founder, Friends of the Community Unite and Serve Community Access Center
    Former Chair, Neighborhood Advisory Board 7, Department of Youth and Community Development, New York City
    President, Queens Chinese Women's 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

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 84
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/18/2017 H.R.2539 To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. 05/18/2017 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure  (All Actions)
05/18/2017 H.R.2538 To provide certain workplace protections to interns relating to discriminatory practices. 05/18/2017 Referred to House Judiciary  (All Actions)
05/17/2017 H.R.2502 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income. 05/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/16/2017 H.R.2466 GRAD Act of 2017 05/16/2017 Referred to House Foreign Affairs  (All Actions)
05/11/2017 H.R.2416 Menstrual Products Right to Know Act of 2017 05/11/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/11/2017 H.Res.321 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Chinese railroad workers from 1865 to 1869, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. 05/11/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.R.382 100 Years of Women in Congress Act 03/21/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
03/09/2017 H.R.866 Expanded Stalking Protections Act of 2017 03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
03/03/2017 H.R.1052 High-Risk Military Occupation Veteran Suicide Prevention Act 03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 H.R.972 Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2017 03/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
02/17/2017 H.R.892 Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2017 02/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 H.Res.141 Supporting the goals and ideals of International Mother Language Day in bringing attention to the importance of preserving linguistic and cultural heritage through education. 02/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 H.R.868 National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act 02/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 H.R.867 Notch Fairness Act of 2017 02/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
02/15/2017 H.R.869 Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act 02/15/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
02/14/2017 H.R.722 No Funds for Unconstitutional Executive Orders Act 02/14/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.R.971 Surviving Spouse Contracting Preference Act 02/07/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/06/2017 H.R.893 21st Century Voting Act 02/06/2017 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.R.774 Medicaid Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Nonprescription Drugs Act 02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.R.632 Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act 02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
Total: 852
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
11/21/2013 H.R.3571 International Violence Against Women Act of 2013
11/20/2013 H.R.3555 Improper Payments Agency Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2013
11/20/2013 H.Res.404 Expressing condolences and support for assistance to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan which made landfall in the Republic of the Philippines on November 8, 2013.
11/19/2013 H.Res.188 Calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay.
11/18/2013 H.R.3469 SERV Act
11/15/2013 H.R.3471 Women's Health Protection Act of 2013
11/14/2013 H.R.3490 Teacher Tax Deduction Enhancement Act of 2013
11/13/2013 H.R.3302 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bay Pines, Florida, as the "C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
11/04/2013 H.R.3369 Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act
10/07/2013 H.R.139 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
09/30/2013 H.R.3224 No Government No Pay Act of 2013
09/19/2013 H.Res.284 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to promoting energy security of European allies through opening up the Southern Gas Corridor.
09/19/2013 H.R.301 To provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia. Passed Nay
09/18/2013 H.R.2449 To authorize the President to extend the term of the Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy for a period not to exceed March 19, 2016. Failed Aye
09/13/2013 H.Res.328 Condemning the discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, bullying, and brutal violence perpetrated against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of vandalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the United States, and remembering the tragedy that occurred at the Sikh Gurdwara of Wisconsin one year ago.
09/13/2013 H.R.2902 Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2013
09/13/2013 H.J.Res.56 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
09/13/2013 H.R.2772 Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
09/13/2013 H.R.2560 Community College to Career Fund Act
09/12/2013 H.Res.345 Recognizing the importance of nonprofit organizations and expressing support for designation of May 16, 2014, as "National Nonprofit Day".
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