BLUMENAUER, EARL

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BLUMENAUER, EARL
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: Experience: House: District 3, 1995-Present; Home State: Oregon; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,139,611Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Earl Blumenauer

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Margaret; 2 Children: Jon, Anne

Birth Date: 08/16/1948

Birth Place: Portland, OR

Home City: Portland, OR

Religion: Non-denominational Protestant

Education

JD, Lewis and Clark College, 1976

BA, Political Science, Lewis and Clark College, 1970

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present

Commissioner of Public Works, Portland City Council, 1986-1995

Candidate, Mayor of Portland, 1992

Commissioner, Multnomah County Commission, 1978-1986

Candidate, Portland City Council, 1980

Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 1973-1978

Current Legislative Committees

Budget, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member

Subcommittee on Social Security, Member

Subcommittee on Trade, Member

Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Army Corps Reform Caucus

Founder, Bike Caucus

Chair, Bike Caucus

Member, City/Suburb/Rural Transit Caucus

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues

Member, Diabetes Caucus

Member, Governor's Commission on Higher Education

Member, Greenscissors Caucus

Member, House Sustainable Development Caucus

Co-Chair, House Trails Caucus

Vice Chair, Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Congressional Caucus

Founder, Livable Communities Task Force

Former Co-Chair, Livable Communities Task Force

Member, New Democrat Coalition

Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus

Member, Sustainable Development Caucus

Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2007-2012

Vice-Chair, Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, United States House of Representatives, 2007-2010

Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2001-2007

Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1996-2007

Chair, House Education and Revenue Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives, 1977-1978

Professional Experience

Attorney

Assistant, President, Portland State University, 1970-1977

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Board Member, National Civic League

Member, Oregon Environmental Council

Member, Oregon Public Broadcasting

Member, Transportation Committee, National League of Cities

Member, Board of Directors, Portland Community College, 1975-1981

Additional Information

Priority Issues:

Saving Public Broadcasting

Rebuilding and Renewing America

Marijuana Reform

End of Life Care

Clean Water, Not Nuclear Weapons

Fixing A Broken Government

Protecting Taxpayers

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	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
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	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
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	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
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	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 259

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/02/2009	H.R.1897	Healthy Workforce Act of 2009	04/02/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/06/2009	H.R.1329	Clean, Low-Emission, Affordable, New Transportation Efficiency Act	03/06/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
02/04/2009	H.R.863	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses.	02/04/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/15/2009	H.R.564	Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2009	01/15/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/28/2008	H.R.7181	Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2008	09/28/2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
09/28/2008	H.R.7180	Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Enhancement Act of 2008	09/28/2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
09/24/2008	H.R.1497	Legal Timber Protection Act	09/24/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573. (All Actions)
09/11/2008	H.R.6290	Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2008	09/11/2008 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
07/31/2008	H.R.6722	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the application of tax exempt bond financing relating to newly included counties in the Gulf Opportunity Zone to property, neither the acquisition of which occurred, nor the construction, reconstruction, or renovations began, prior to the enactment of the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008.	07/31/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/25/2008	H.Res.1321	Honoring the Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program for its outstanding achievements.	07/25/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
07/24/2008	H.R.6483	Recreational Performance Outerwear Apparel Act of 2008	07/24/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. (All Actions)
07/16/2008	H.R.6495	Transportation and Housing Choices for Gas Price Relief Act of 2008	07/16/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
07/15/2008	H.R.6452	Trade and Environment Enforcement (Green 301) Act	07/15/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
06/19/2008	H.R.1734	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office".	06/19/2008 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. (All Actions)
06/18/2008	H.Res.1002	Expressing support for the designation of a "Public Radio Recognition Month".	06/18/2008 The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H. Res. 1002. (All Actions)
06/05/2008	H.Res.1244	Resolving to address the costly obesity epidemic by identifying opportunities to increase access to and promotion of nutrition, physical activity, and health care in all of Congress's work.	06/05/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
06/02/2008	H.Con.Res.305	Recognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation.	06/02/2008 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
05/07/2008	H.R.5976	United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act	05/07/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
04/25/2008	H.R.2913	Pollinator Habitat Protection Act of 2007	04/25/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. (All Actions)
03/12/2008	H.Res.936	Resolution reaffirming the goals and ideals that formed the impetus for Albert Gallatin's national plan for transportation improvements 200 years ago, and for other purposes.	03/12/2008 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)

Total: 5054

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/13/2017	H.R.2895	To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts.
06/13/2017	H.Res.383	To express support for recognition of June 2017 as National Orca Protection Month.
06/13/2017	H.R.627	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
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.
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2854	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
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.
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/17/2017	H.R.2499	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2498	To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
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.R.2475	To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, 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.2465	Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
05/16/2017	H.Res.327	Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.
05/12/2017	H.Res.320	Expressing support for the designation of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month".
05/11/2017	H.R.2272	COAST Anti-Drilling Act
05/09/2017	H.R.699	Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act	Passed	Yea

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