• ASHFORD, BRAD
Experience: House: District 2, 2015-Present
Home State: Nebraska
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,675,219Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Brad Ashford
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Ann; 3 Children: John, Ellie, Tom
    Birth Date: 11/10/1949
    Birth Place: Omaha, NE
    Home City: Omaha, NE
    Religion: Lutheran

Education

    Certificate, Dispute Resolution, University of Nebraska
    Graduated, Leadership Omaha, Omaha Chamber of Commerce, 1988
    JD, School of Law, Creighton University, 1971-1974
    BA, History, Colgate University, 1968-1971

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2014-present
    Assembly Member, Nebraska State General Assembly, 1987-1994, 2006-2014

Current Legislative Committees

    Armed Services, Member
    Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Member
    Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Member
    Subcommittee on Nutrition, Member
    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Problem Solvers Caucus, present
    Member, Unified Solutions Caucus, present
    Former Board Member, Downtown Business Improvement District
    Former Member, Efficiency Committee, Douglas County

Professional Experience

    President, Bugeaters, Incorporated, 1993-present
    Co-Owner, Nebraska Clothing Company, 1993-present
    Attorney, present
    Founding Member, Metropolitan Entertainment Convention Authority (MECA) Board
    Former Stocker, Nebraska Clothing Company
    Former Employee, Roman Hruska, United States Senate
    Attorney, Bradford and Coenen, Limited Liability Corporation, 1975-2012
    Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Omaha Housing Authority, 2002-2006
    Vice President/Business Development Investor, Discoverwhy.com, 1998-2003
    Judge, Nebraska Court of Industrial Relations, 1984-1986
    Hearing Examiner, Nebraska Department of Education, 1983-1984
    Attorney, General Counsel's Office, Federal Highway Administration, 1974-1975

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    President, Nebraska Solutions, 2009-present
    Member, Augustana Lutheran Church, present
    Former Member, Advisory Board, Salvation Army
    Former Member, American Arbitration Association
    Former Member, American Bar Association
    Former Board Member, Downtown Omaha, Incorporated
    Fomer Member, Joslyn Castle Advisory Board
    Former Board Member, Metropolitan Omaha Convention Sports Entertainment Authority
    Former Member, Minnesota Bar Association
    Former Member, Nebraska Bar Association
    Former Member, Nebraska Bar Foundation
    Former Vice President, Old Market Association
    Former Member, Omaha Bar Association
    Former Chair, Omaha Housing Authority
    Former Member, Omaha Suburban Rotary
    Former Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Colgate University
    Former Member, Pi Beta Kappa
    Former Board Member, RACECO
    Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
    Former Member, Westside High School Open Enrollment Committee
    Executive Director, Omaha Housing Authority, 2004

Additional Information

Awards:

    Cum Laude Graduate, Colgate University, 1971
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

No Opinion
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

No Opinion
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

No Opinion
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly 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

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

No Opinion
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 11
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
12/16/2016 H.R.5099 Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 12/16/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-294. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.5022 HIRED Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/12/2016 H.R.5993 CAN Act 09/12/2016 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
07/29/2016 H.R.4975 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5720 South 142nd Street in Omaha, Nebraska, as the "Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb A. Nelson Post Office Building". 07/29/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-212. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
05/27/2016 H.R.5355 VOLT Act of 2016 05/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
04/29/2016 H.Con.Res.116 Condemning North Korea's February 6, 2016, long-range rocket launch and North Korea's February 9, 2016, restart of a plutonium reactor. 04/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.  (All Actions)
04/01/2016 H.J.Res.83 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 04/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
09/30/2015 H.Res.452 Effective Leadership Elections for Congressional Trust Resolution 09/30/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
09/08/2015 H.R.3159 Kerrie Orozco Act 09/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
03/24/2015 H.Res.166 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to preclude the Committee on Rules from reporting a rule or order that would provide for the consideration of a bill or joint resolution with less than 10 hours of debate. 03/24/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
02/24/2015 H.R.1032 No Homeland Security, No Pay Act 02/24/2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
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