• BYRNE, BRADLEY ROBERTS
Experience: House: District 1, 2014-Present
Home State: Alabama
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,169,473Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Bradley Byrne
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Rebecca; 4 Children: Patrick, Kathleen, Laura, Colin
    Birth Date: 02/16/1955
    Birth Place: Mobile, AL
    Home City: Fairhope, AL
    Religion: Episcopal

Education

    Graduated, Duke University
    JD, University of Alabama School of Law

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, Alabama, District 1, 2013-present
    Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, Alabama, District 1, December 17, 2013
    Senator, Alabama State Senate, 2002-2007
    Member, Alabama State Board of Education, 1994-2002

Current Legislative Committees

    Armed Services, Member
    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
    Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Natural Resources), Member
    Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Member
    Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Former Member, Education Budget Committee, Alabama State Senate
    Former Member, Education Committee, Alabama State Senate
    Former Chair, Joint Oversight Committee on State Parks, Alabama General Assembly
    Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Alabama State Senate
    Former Chair, State Workforce Planning Council

Professional Experience

    Attorney, 2010-present
    Former Chancellor, Alabama Post-Secondary Education System

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Vice Chair, Economic Development Council, Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce, present
    Member, Saint James Episcopal Church, present
    Board Member, South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce, present
    Lifetime Member, Alabama Parent Teacher Association
    Member, Leadership Alabama

Additional Information

Awards:

    Outstanding Lay Person Award, Phi Delta Phi, 1998
    Literacy Champion Award, South Alabama, 2006
    Legislative Leadership Award, Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools, 2004
    Legislator of the Year Award, Alabama Wildlife Federation, 2005
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

No Opinion
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

No Opinion
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

No Opinion
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 40
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/04/2017 H.R.2354 Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2017 05/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
05/02/2017 H.Res.303 Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 05/02/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/02/2017 H.Res.299 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1180) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector; providing for proceedings during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 2017; and for other purposes. 05/02/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/04/2017 H.Res.241 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1304) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. 04/04/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/03/2017 H.J.Res.83 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness". 04/03/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-21.  (All Actions)
03/27/2017 H.R.1596 Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History 03/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.R.1532 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act 03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.Res.210 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1101) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. 03/21/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/03/2017 H.R.1032 Full Choice for Veterans Act 03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/14/2017 H.Res.116 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees, and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 67) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees. 02/14/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.Res.91 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 44) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 57) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 58) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to teacher preparation issues. 02/07/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/11/2017 H.J.Res.14 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 01/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
12/07/2016 H.Res.944 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to provide greater transparency and congressional oversight of international insurance standards setting processes, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from December 9, 2016, through January 3, 2017; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 12/07/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
12/01/2016 H.Res.937 Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 2943) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 12/01/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/22/2016 H.Res.879 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5931) to provide for the prohibition on cash payments to the Government of Iran, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 09/22/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/14/2016 H.Res.863 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5351) to prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R 5226) to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require the publication of information relating to pending agency regulatory actions, and for other purposes. 09/14/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/12/2016 H.J.Res.87 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act". 09/12/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575.  (All Actions)
07/12/2016 H.Res.819 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4992) to codify regulations relating to transfers of funds involving Iran, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5119) to prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds available to any Federal department or agency for any fiscal year to purchase or issue a license for the purchase of heavy water produced in Iran; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5631) to hold Iran accountable for its state sponsorship of terrorism and other threatening activities and for its human rights abuses, and for other purposes. 07/12/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/07/2016 H.Res.809 Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 524) to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use; and for other purposes. 07/07/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
06/21/2016 H.R.5486 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act 06/21/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
Total: 522
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
09/28/2016 H.R.6287 MOBILE Act of 2016
01/03/2017 H.J.Res.11 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.
12/30/2016 H.Res.957 Disapproving of President Obama and his administration's refusal to veto the anti-Israel resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on December 23, 2016.
12/22/2016 H.Res.942 Recognizing the historical importance of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.
12/16/2016 H.R.5015 Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 Passed Yea
12/16/2016 H.R.2726 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
12/12/2016 H.R.2769 Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015
12/08/2016 H.R.4298 Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act
12/01/2016 H.R.5047 Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016 Passed Yea
12/01/2016 H.R.2992 Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/16/2016 H.R.1669 Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015
11/15/2016 H.R.6094 Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act Passed Yea
11/15/2016 H.R.1192 National Clinical Care Commission Act
11/15/2016 H.R.985 Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015 Passed Yea
10/07/2016 H.R.1475 Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
09/30/2016 H.R.5628 Timber Innovation Act of 2016
09/28/2016 H.Con.Res.169 Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.
09/27/2016 H.R.6034 Classified Information Protection Act of 2016
09/22/2016 H.Res.884 Recognizing that Hillary Rodham Clinton violated, ignored, and otherwise chose not to follow legal and ethical obligations and responsibilities expected of the head of any Federal agency of the United States Government during her tenure as United States Secretary of State from 2009 through 2013.
09/21/2016 H.R.6100 Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act
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