• FATTAH, CHAKA MR.
Experience: House: District 2, 1995-Present
Home State: Pennsylvania
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $227,214Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Chaka Fattah, Sr.
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Renee; 4 Children: Frances, Chaka, Cameron, Chandler
    Birth Date: 11/21/1956
    Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
    Home City: Philadelphia, PA
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    Attended, Community College of Philadelphia
    MA, Government Administration, University of Pennsylvania, 1986
    Attended, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1984

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 1994-present
    Former Member, Pennsylvania State Board of Education
    Senator, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1988-1994
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1991
    Representative, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1982-1988
    Candidate, Philadelphia City Commission, 1978

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Black Caucus
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
    Member, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
    Member, Equity and Excellence Commission
    Chair, Friends of the Caribbean Caucus

Professional Experience

    Special Assistant, Director of Housing and Community Development, City of Philadelphia
    Policy Assistant, Greater Philadelphia Partnership
    Assistant Director, House of Umoja
    Special Assistant, Managing Director, City of Philadelphia

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Trustee, Community College of Philadelphia
    Founder, CORE Philly
    Former Chair, Executive Board, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
    Founder, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
    Trustee, Lincoln University
    Member, Mount Carmel Baptist Church
    Former Chair, Pennsylvania Higher Education Facilities Authority
    Trustee, Pennsylvania State University
    Founding Chair, Philadelphia Federal Funds Forum
    Trustee, Temple University
    Founder, Fattah Conference on Higher Education, 1986
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 128
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/06/2000 H.Res.509 Recognizing the importance of African-American music to global culture and calling on the people of the United States to study, reflect on, and celebrate African-American music. 06/06/2000 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/03/2000 H.R.4075 Health Care Access Assurance Act of 2000 04/03/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)
11/29/1999 H.R.100 To establish designations for United States Postal Service buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 11/29/1999 Became Public Law No: 106-111. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
11/04/1999 H.R.3223 William H. Gray, III, College Completion Challenge Grant Program of 1999 11/04/1999 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
05/21/1999 H.R.1600 American Profit Sharing Act 05/21/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.  (All Actions)
03/19/1999 H.R.777 To amend the Job Training Partnership Act and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require that a minimum percentage of participants in summer youth employment programs carried out under those Acts are students who have high attendance rates. 03/19/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.  (All Actions)
02/26/1999 H.R.555 Equal Protection School Finance Act 02/26/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.  (All Actions)
02/25/1999 H.R.599 Cash Consumer Protection Act 02/25/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
10/14/1998 H.Con.Res.27 Recognizing the importance of African-American music to global culture and calling on the people of the United States to study, reflect on, and celebrate African-American music. 10/14/1998 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
10/06/1998 H.R.4001 To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 2601 North 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "Roxanne H. Jones Post Office Building". 10/06/1998 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
10/06/1998 H.R.4000 To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 400 Edgmont Avenue, Chester, Pennsylvania, as the "Thomas P. Foglietta Post Office Building". 10/06/1998 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
09/25/1998 H.R.3999 To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 5209 Greene Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building. 09/25/1998 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.  (All Actions)
09/25/1998 H.R.3939 To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 658 63rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., Post Office Building". 09/25/1998 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 654.  (All Actions)
09/16/1998 H.R.4003 To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 2037 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "Max Weiner Post Office Building". 09/16/1998 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/16/1998 H.R.4002 To designate the United States Postal Service building located at 5300 West Jefferson Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "Freeman Hankins Post Office Building". 09/16/1998 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
11/13/1997 H.R.3053 New Member Transition Act of 1997 11/13/1997 Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.  (All Actions)
10/10/1997 H.R.2599 Cash Consumer Protection Act 10/10/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.  (All Actions)
09/26/1997 H.R.2468 American Profit Sharing Act 09/26/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.  (All Actions)
07/23/1997 H.R.777 21st Century Scholars Act of 1997 07/23/1997 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
07/15/1997 H.Res.186 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow proxy voting in committees when a Member is engaged in official business in the District of Columbia. 07/15/1997 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
Total: 3442
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/12/2016 H.Con.Res.40 Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.
12/07/2016 H.R.3381 Childhood Cancer STAR Act
11/30/2016 H.R.3683 African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015
11/15/2016 H.R.2713 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016
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 Not Voting
10/07/2016 H.R.1475 Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
09/30/2016 H.R.5121 Advancing Grid Storage Act of 2016
09/30/2016 H.R.4803 Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2016
09/29/2016 H.R.2615 Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
09/22/2016 H.R.3833 To require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram.
09/21/2016 H.Res.220 Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
09/19/2016 H.R.5201 Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016
09/19/2016 H.R.4857 HBCU Innovation Fund Act
09/13/2016 H.R.295 To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
09/07/2016 H.Res.752 Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
09/06/2016 H.R.4539 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
09/06/2016 H.R.2880 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2016
07/22/2016 H.R.4875 United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016
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