• BENISHEK, DANIEL J.
Experience: House: District 1, 2011-Present
Home State: Michigan
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $651,826Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Dan Benishek
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Judy; 5 Children
    Birth Date: 04/20/1952
    Birth Place: Iron River, MI
    Home City: Crystal Falls, MI
    Religion: Catholic

Education

    MD, Wayne State University Medical School, 1978
    BS, Biology, University of Michigan, 1974

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2010-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Agriculture, Member
    Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs), Chair
    Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Nutrition, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Veterans' Affairs), Member
    Veterans' Affairs, Member

Professional Experience

    General Surgeon, Private Practice

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Gun Owners of America (GOA)
    Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
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

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

Oppose
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 Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 44
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
11/17/2011 H.R.3453 State Management of Recovered Wolves Act 11/17/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
10/25/2011 H.R.3216 VHA Ophthalmologic Service Establishment Act of 2011 10/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/05/2011 H.R.2322 Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Reaffirmation Act 07/05/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/27/2011 H.R.2209 To replace the current Forest Service administrative appeals process with a pre-decisional administrative review process modeled after the successful approach used in the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, and for other purposes. 06/27/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
Total: 792
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/16/2016 H.R.4352 Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
12/16/2016 H.R.2726 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
12/16/2016 H.R.1150 Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act
12/08/2016 H.R.3094 Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act
12/07/2016 H.R.6430 Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Assessment Act
12/01/2016 H.R.2992 Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/30/2016 H.R.799 North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
11/28/2016 H.R.5392 No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act Passed Yea
11/28/2016 H.R.845 National Forest System Trails Stewardship 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.1209 Improving Access to Maternity Care Act
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
09/27/2016 H.R.5162 Vet Connect Act of 2016
09/21/2016 H.R.670 Special Needs Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act Passed Yea
09/19/2016 H.R.2647 Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 Failed No
09/15/2016 H.R.5620 VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016 Passed Yea
09/13/2016 H.R.1301 Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2016
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