BUTTERFIELD, G K

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: Experience: House: District 1, 2004-Present; Home State: North Carolina; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $806,309Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: George 'G.K.' K. Butterfield, Jr.

Gender: Male

Family: Divorced; 3 Children: Valeisha, Lenai, Tunya

Birth Date: 04/27/1947

Birth Place: Wilson, NC

Home City: Wilson, NC

Religion: Baptist

Education

JD, North Carolina Central University School of Law, 1974

BA, Political Science, North Carolina Central University, 1971

BA, Sociology, North Carolina Central University, 1971

Political Experience

Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2007-present

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2004-present

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, 2004

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Member

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Black Caucus

Member, Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

Professional Experience

Judge, North Carolina Superior Court, 1988-2004

Special Superior Court Judge, North Carolina Superior Court, 2002-2004

Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2001-2002

Appointed, Supreme Court of North Carolina, 2001

Senior Partner, Fitch, Butterfield and Wynn, 1975-1988

Specialist, United States Army, 1968-1970

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Vice President, North Carolina Bar Association, 2003-present

Chair, Finance Ministry, Jackson Chapel First Missionary Baptist Church

Former President, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers

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	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
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	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
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	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
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: 77

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
07/21/2014	H.R.4993	To clarify the effect of State statutes of repose on the required commencement date for actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.	07/21/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
06/11/2014	H.R.4829	ROAD Act of 2014	06/11/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
09/13/2013	H.R.2881	SERVE Act	09/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
06/28/2013	H.R.1288	World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act	06/28/2013 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
02/22/2013	H.R.595	Veterans Education Equity Act of 2013	02/22/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (All Actions)
05/11/2012	H.R.5713	Talk Before You Toll Act of 2012	05/11/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4656	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain eyelash curlers.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4655	To suspend temporarily the duty on nail clippers.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4654	To suspend temporarily the duty on manicure and pedicure sets.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
03/08/2012	H.R.3483	Veterans Education Equity Act of 2011	03/08/2012 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
12/20/2011	H.R.3740	Farmers Disaster Assistance Act of 2011	12/20/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (All Actions)
12/19/2011	H.R.3437	Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program Act	12/19/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture . (All Actions)
11/03/2011	H.R.3345	Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2011	11/03/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
06/20/2011	H.R.2024	Post Office Transparency Act	06/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy . (All Actions)
04/15/2011	H.R.1288	World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act	04/15/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
02/08/2011	H.R.479	To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White.	02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy . (All Actions)
11/16/2010	H.Res.1475	Congratulates the town of Tarboro, North Carolina, on the occasion of its 250th anniversary.	11/16/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
09/16/2010	H.R.5829	World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act	09/16/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
09/15/2010	H.R.6110	Telehealth Improvement and Expansion Act of 2010	09/15/2010 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
07/28/2010	H.R.5904	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 204 South Main Street in Seaboard, North Carolina, as the "Louise Lassiter Post Office".	07/28/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)

Total: 2167

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/13/2017	H.R.338	To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce.
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.2854	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
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.
05/22/2017	H.R.2590	To authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to increase access to prekindergarten through grade 12 computer science education.
05/19/2017	H.Res.347	Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
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.2410	Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.2479	To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/12/2017	H.Res.320	Expressing support for the designation of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month".
05/09/2017	H.R.267	Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
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.2327	PAWS 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.1242	400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
05/01/2017	H.R.2262	Free Credit Score Act of 2017

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