ESTY, ELIZABETH

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ESTY, ELIZABETH
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: Experience: House: District 5, 2013-Present; Home State: Connecticut; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,496,518Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Elizabeth Esty

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Dan; 3 Children: Sarah, Thomas, Jonathan

Birth Date: 08/25/1959

Birth Place: Oak Park, IL

Home City: Cheshire, CT

Education

JD, Yale Law School, 1985

BA, Harvard University, 1981

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present

Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2008-2010

Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 103, 2010

Member, Cheshire Town Council, 2005-2008

Current Legislative Committees

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member

Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member

Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Professional Experience

Private Attorney

Professor, American University

Attorney, Sidley Austin Limited Liability Partnership

Attorney, Supreme Court Bar

Law Clerk, United States District Judge Robert Keeton, Massachusetts

Senior Research Scholar, Yale

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Chair, Board of Trustees, First Congregational Cheshire

Member, Chamber of Commerce

Board Member, Cheshire Public Library

Lay Member, Committee on Ministry, New Haven Association of the United Church of Christ

Legal Advisor, Connecticut League of Women Voters Consensus Project

Member, Parent-Teacher Association

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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no 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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
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	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
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	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 45

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
09/24/2013	H.R.2873	E3 Initiative Evaluation Act	09/24/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. (All Actions)
08/29/2013	H.R.2354	PROMPT Act	08/29/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
07/08/2013	H.R.2555	Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act	07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. (All Actions)
07/08/2013	H.R.2102	Helping Communities Rebuild After Deadly School Shootings and Other Traumatic Events Act	07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
06/12/2013	H.Res.258	Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1565) to protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.	06/12/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)

Total: 863

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/13/2017	H.R.2895	To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts.
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.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.
05/22/2017	H.R.1892	Honoring Hometown Heroes Act	Passed	Yea
05/22/2017	H.R.1545	VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017
05/19/2017	H.R.2288	Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
05/19/2017	H.R.1329	Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017
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.
05/18/2017	H.R.2510	To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.2491	To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
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.Res.335	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/17/2017	H.R.91	Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act
05/11/2017	H.R.2421	Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
05/05/2017	H.R.244	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017	Passed	Yea
05/03/2017	H.R.2317	United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2305	Computer Science in STEM Act of 2017

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