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: Experience: House: District 2, 2015-Present; Home State: Florida; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,174,450Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Gwen Graham

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Stephen; 3 Children: Sarah, Graham, Mark

Birth Date: 1963

Birth Place: Miami Lakes, FL

Home City: Tallahassee, FL

Education

Bachelors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1980-84

JD, American University, Washington College of Law, 1988

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 2, 2014-present

Member, Diabetes Caucus, present

Current Legislative Committees

Armed Services, Member

Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Member

Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Armed Services), Member

Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Member

Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congenital Heart Caucus, present

Member, Historically Black College & Universities Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Lebanese Caucus, present

Member, Paper & Packaging Caucus, present

Professional Experience

Former Attorney

Former Director, Employee Relations, Leon County School District

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Former President, Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

Former Chair, School Advisory Council

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	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
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	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Support The government should subsidize health insurance for groups which are at risk. Universal health insurance is a good goal, although some market methods can work as well as government systems.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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: 10

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
09/19/2016	H.R.5787	Securing Our Schools Act of 2016	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
07/22/2016	H.R.5694	Senior Citizen Protection Act of 2016	07/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
06/07/2016	H.R.5280	To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to lend Department of Defense farm equipment to eligible farmers, and for other purposes.	06/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (All Actions)
11/23/2015	H.R.914	To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly operate the Federal Recovery Coordination Program, and for other purposes.	11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.3346	Middle School STEP Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
10/09/2015	H.Res.475	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for the consideration of continuing resolutions to fund the Government at the current rate of operations if offered not more than 24 hours before funding for the Government expires.	10/09/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
08/13/2015	H.R.1349	United States-Israel Anti-Tunnel Defense Cooperation Act	08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. (All Actions)
05/22/2015	H.R.2492	To direct the Secretary of the Army to provide for modification of certain Federal water resources development projects on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, and for other purposes.	05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
04/08/2015	H.R.1696	To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the tariff preference level on imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber, fabric, apparel, and made-up goods from Bahrain under the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement.	04/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
03/06/2015	H.R.1339	To prohibit the use of official funds for airline accommodations for Members of Congress which are not coach-class accommodations or for long-term vehicle leases for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.	03/06/2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)

Total: 189

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
09/07/2016	H.Res.752	Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
07/29/2016	H.R.4987	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3957 2nd Avenue in Laurel Hill, Florida, as the "Sergeant First Class William 'Kelly' Lacey Post Office".
07/29/2016	H.R.3953	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4122 Madison Street, Elfers, Florida, as the "Private First Class Felton Roger Fussell Memorial Post Office".
07/20/2016	H.R.5576	To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists.
07/15/2016	H.Con.Res.142	Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid.
07/14/2016	H.R.5839	Public Online Information Act of 2016
07/14/2016	H.R.5813	Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act
07/14/2016	H.Res.750	Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its members.
07/14/2016	H.R.1567	Global Food Security Act of 2016	Passed	Yea
07/13/2016	H.Res.827	Condemning the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub, honoring the memory of the victims of the attack, offering condolences to and expressing support for their families and friends and all those affected, and applauding the dedication and bravery of law enforcement, emergency response, and counterterrorism officials in responding to the attack.
07/12/2016	H.R.5736	Taxpayer Identity Protection and Alert Act of 2016
06/23/2016	H.R.5504	To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be included in the NICS database, and for other purposes.
06/21/2016	H.R.5044	Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
06/16/2016	H.Res.789	Condemning the horrific acts of terrorism and hatred in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy.
06/15/2016	H.R.2867	Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
06/08/2016	H.Res.769	Terminating a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
06/03/2016	H.R.2515	Anna Westin Act of 2015
05/20/2016	H.R.5292	Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
04/29/2016	H.R.2722	Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act	Failed	Yea
04/27/2016	H.R.1684	Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016

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