• RUSSELL, STEVEN DANE
Experience: House: District 5, 2015-Present
Home State: Oklahoma
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $635,146Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Steve Russell
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Cindy; 5 Children
    Home City: Choctaw, OK

Education

    MA, History, Command and General Staff College
    BA, Public Speaking, Ouachita Baptist University, 1985

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 5, 2014-present
    Senator, Oklahoma State Senate, District 45, 2008-2012

Current Legislative Committees

    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Oversight and Government Reform, Member
    Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member
    Subcommittee on National Security, Member
    Subcommittee on the Interior, Member
    Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Member

Professional Experience

    Owner, Two River Arms, 2010-present
    Motivational and Professional Speaker, Premiere Speakers Bureau, 2007-present
    Military Advisor, Concerned Veterans for America, 2012-2014
    Author, We Got Him! A Memoir of the Hunt and Capture of Saddam Hussein, 2012
    Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, 1985-2006

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Sunday School Teacher, First Southern Baptist Church, present
    Founder/Chair, Veterans for Victory, present
    Former Senior Class President, Del City High School

Additional Information

Awards:

    Combat Infantry Badge, United States Army;
    Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device, United States Army;
    Legion of Merit, United States Army;
    Army Scholarship, Ouachita Baptist University;
    "Most Likely to Succeed", Del City High School;
    Oak Leaf Cluster, United States Army
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Oppose
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 28
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/08/2017 H.R.2861 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide incentives for States to accept professional credentials related to military training and skills that are obtained by members of the Armed Forces while serving in the Armed Forces. 06/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
05/18/2017 H.R.195 Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 05/18/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/18/2017 H.R.194 Federal Agency Mail Management Act of 2017 05/18/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/02/2017 H.R.2196 To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients. 05/02/2017 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
04/05/2017 H.R.1768 End NHA Earmarking Act 04/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/28/2017 H.R.1767 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to discontinue certain administrative cost allowances, and for other purposes. 03/28/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.R.1713 Free Market Flights Act of 2017 03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.R.1623 To repeal the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program. 03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.  (All Actions)
03/16/2017 H.R.1582 Duty First Act 03/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
02/01/2017 H.R.811 No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act 02/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/08/2016 H.R.5785 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for an annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers. 12/08/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-251. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/01/2016 H.R.6009 Federal Agency Mail Management Act of 2016 12/01/2016 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
12/01/2016 H.R.5384 Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016 12/01/2016 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
05/23/2016 H.R.5270 Efficient Marine Mammal Protection Act 05/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
05/17/2016 H.R.4952 Fair Federal Firearms Licensing Act 05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
05/17/2016 H.R.4951 To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow the importation of certain foreign-manufactured firearms components. 05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
04/13/2016 H.R.4917 Free Market Flights Act of 2016 04/13/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
03/22/2016 H.R.4838 No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act 03/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/22/2016 H.R.4710 End Subsidies for Tobacco Act 03/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.  (All Actions)
03/22/2016 H.R.4631 Stop Taxpayer-Funded Alcohol Marketing Act 03/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.  (All Actions)
Total: 212
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/23/2016 H.R.1671 Government Neutrality in Contracting Act
03/21/2016 H.R.4717 MARTLAND Act
03/21/2016 H.R.4683 Fairness for Veterans Act of 2016
03/17/2016 H.R.4773 Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
03/16/2016 H.R.4766 To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan, Corregidor, Guam, Wake Island, and the Philippine Archipelago between December 7, 1941, and May 10, 1942, and who died or were imprisoned by the Japanese military in the Philippines, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Wake Island, and Guam from April 9, 1942, until September 2, 1945, in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service to their country.
03/16/2016 H.R.4764 Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016
03/04/2016 H.R.4534 POSTURE Act
03/04/2016 H.R.4527 Military Retiree Employment Act
03/03/2016 H.R.4687 DOD Workforce Flexibility Act of 2016
02/29/2016 H.R.4550 PASS Act
02/25/2016 H.R.4626 BRACE Act
02/24/2016 H.Res.551 Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
02/17/2016 H.R.4420 No Welfare for Terrorists Act of 2016
02/17/2016 H.Res.591 Commending the cooperative owners and the employees of the Farm Credit System for their continuing service in meeting the credit and financial-services needs of rural communities and agriculture.
02/12/2016 H.Res.500 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the State of Israel has the right to defend itself against Iranian hostility and that the House of Representatives pledges to support Israel in its efforts to maintain its sovereignty.
02/12/2016 H.Res.469 Urging North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to meet or exceed the two percent gross domestic product commitment to spending on defense.
01/13/2016 H.R.4377 American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015
12/17/2015 H.Res.571 Establishing the Select Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
12/15/2015 H.R.4257 IRGC Sanctions Act
12/03/2015 H.Res.553 Urging the President and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to submit to Congress the text of all side agreements entered into between the IAEA and Iran with respect to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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