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  • LAWRENCE, BRENDA LULENAR
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Experience: House: District 14, 2015-Present
Home State: Michigan
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $605,154Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Brenda L. Lawrence
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: McArthur; 2 Children: Michael, Michelle
    Birth Place: Detroit, MI
    Home City: Southfield, MI

Education

    Attended, University of Michigan
    BA, Public Administration, Central Michigan University

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present
    Mayor, City of Southfield, 2002-present
    Vice President, Southfield Board of Education
    President, Southfield Board of Education
    Secretary, Southfield Board of Education
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 14, 2012
    Candidate, Michigan State Lieutenant Governor, 2010
    Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2004
    President, Southfield City Council, 1999

Current Legislative Committees

    Small Business, Member
    Subcommittee on National Security, Member
    Subcommittee on the Interior, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Volunteer, Parent Youth Guidance Commission

Professional Experience

    Employee, United States Postal Service

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Advisory Board, MBN TV and Radio
    Member, Advisory Board, United States Conference of Mayors
    Member, Advisory Board, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Birmingham
    Member, Executive Board, Michigan Suburbs Alliance
    Founder, Mayor's Roundtable
    Founder, Mayor's Walk Community Health Program
    Board Member, Michigan Association of Mayors
    Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Oakland County Chapter
    Volunteer, Oakland County AIDS Council
    Board Member, Renaissance/Skyline Club
    Founder, Revolution Read
    Member, Southfield-Lathrup Optimist Club
    Founder, Southfield Reads!
    Board Member, Women Officials Network
    Member, Women's Economic Club
    Vice President, National Conference of Democratic Mayors, 2008

Additional Information

Awards:

    "Distinguished Leadership & Future Leaders Award for Exemplary Leadership", Leadership Oakland, 2004
    "Wand Award", 2004
    "Brotherhood Award", Jewish War Veterans-State of Michigan
    "Challenging the Process" award, Leadership Detroit
    "Woman of the Year Award", ABWA Millennium Chapter
    "Enterprising Women", Detroit Historical Society
    "Black Women Achiever Award", Leadership Oakland
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
No Opinion
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
No Opinion
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice
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
No Opinion
14. Expand ObamaCare
No Opinion
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere
No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security
Oppose
Total: 32
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/23/2016 H.R.3834 GEAR UP for Counseling 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
12/21/2015 H.R.4295 To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the rest periods of flight attendants to the same rest periods of pilots. 12/21/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
12/04/2015 H.Res.520 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal firearms laws should be rigorously enforced, that all appropriate measures should be taken to end the flood of unlawfully purchased firearms into our communities, and that adequate resources should be provided to accomplish such purposes. 12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
11/23/2015 H.R.3976 Enlisted Legal Assistance Act 11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
11/18/2015 H.R.4068 Promote Startups Act of 2015 11/18/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.3366 Teach Our Teachers Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
07/23/2015 H.R.3184 Youth Parity Act 07/23/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/01/2015 H.Res.286 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that investing in the Nation's skilled workforce is investing in the Nation's economy, and that in accordance with existing law, the House of Representatives should promote public and private partnerships to increase training programs, tax incentives, industry and State apprenticeships, and for other purposes. 06/01/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
05/07/2015 H.R.1900 National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015 05/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
05/01/2015 H.R.1899 Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2015 05/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/01/2015 H.R.1843 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to improve access to supportive services and community coordination for families of disabled veterans. 05/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/22/2015 H.R.1970 Promote Workforce Development for the Advancement of Manufacturers Act of 2015 04/22/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 560
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
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.2867 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing.
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.
05/18/2017 H.R.2532 To realign structures and reallocate resources in the Federal Government in keeping with the core belief that families are the best protection for children and the bedrock of any society to bolster United States diplomacy targeted at ensuring that every child can grow up in a permanent, safe, nurturing, and loving family, and to ensure that intercountry adoption to the United States becomes a viable and fully developed option for providing families for children in need, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.2526 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.
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.Res.197 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
05/18/2017 H.Res.158 Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 16-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
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.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2351 Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/03/2017 H.R.2325 Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.Res.291 Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion.
05/02/2017 H.R.2052 PRIVATE Act
05/02/2017 H.R.1242 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
05/01/2017 H.R.2262 Free Credit Score Act of 2017
04/27/2017 H.R.1135 To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
04/25/2017 H.R.1358 Scientific Integrity Act
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