• DOYLE, MIKE
Experience: House: District 14, 1995-Present
Home State: Pennsylvania
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $569,356Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Michael 'Mike' Doyle
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Susan; 4 Children: Michael, David, Kevin, Alexandra
    Birth Date: 08/05/1953
    Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA
    Home City: Pittsburgh, PA
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    BS, Community Development, Pennsylvania State University, 1975, Grade Point Average of 3.0

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 14, 1994-present
    Member, Swissvale Borough Council, 1977-1981

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education
    Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Autism Caucus
    Founder, Congressional Autism Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Member, Congressional Internet Caucus
    Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
    Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
    Member, House Democratic Caucus
    Co-Chair, House Distributed Generation Caucus
    Co-Founder, House Distributed Generation Caucus
    Member, House Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
    Co-Founder, House Robotics Caucus
    Chair, House Robotics Caucus

Professional Experience

    Co-Owner, Eastgate Insurance Company, Incorporated
    Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Frank A. Pecora, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1979-1994
    Executive Director, Turtle Creek Valley Citizens Union, 1977-1979

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Alumni Association, Pennsylvania State University
    Member, Alumni Organization, Leadership Pittsburgh
    Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians
    Member, Congressional Members Organization, National Guard and Reserve Components
    Member, Italian Sons and Daughters of America
    Member, Kiwanis Club
    Member, Knights of Equity
    Member, Lions Club
    Member, Pittsburgh Alumni Association
    Member, Swissvale Zoning Hearing Board

Additional Information

Priority Issues:

    His top priorities include revitalizing communities in the 14th District through economic development and high-tech initiatives, creating jobs, reforming health care, providing better public education, establishing a comprehensive long-term national energy strategy that creates green jobs and addresses global warming, and fostering a better climate for our high-tech community.
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly 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

Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 68
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
02/25/1998 H.R.1806 To provide for the consolidation of the Office of Fossil Energy and the Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the Department of Energy. 02/25/1998 Hearings held by the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Referral.  (All Actions)
09/04/1997 H.R.2410 For the relief of Jozef Richard Madar, Etela Madar, and Jozef Thomas Madar. 09/04/1997 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
06/05/1997 H.R.743 For the relief of Wayne T. Alderson. 06/05/1997 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.  (All Actions)
02/24/1997 H.R.714 To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs nursing care center at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, as the "H. John Heinz III Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center". 02/24/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/24/1997 H.Con.Res.20 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should award a medal of honor to Wayne T. Alderson in recognition of acts performed at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty while serving in the United States Army during World War II. 02/24/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
05/01/1996 H.R.2760 To name the nursing care center at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, as the "H. John Heinz, III Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center". 05/01/1996 For Further Action See H.R.3376.  (All Actions)
02/15/1996 H.R.2961 For the relief of Wayne T. Alderson. 02/15/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
02/15/1996 H.Con.Res.143 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should award a medal of honor to Wayne T. Alderson in recognition of acts performed at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty while serving in the United States Army during World War II. 02/15/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
Total: 3339
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.2873 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 Glenside Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building".
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.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
05/16/2017 H.R.2465 Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
05/11/2017 H.R.1500 Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2296 Advancing CCUS Technology Act
05/03/2017 H.R.2317 United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.Res.306 Recognizing the impact of tribology on the United States economy and competitiveness in providing solutions to critical technical problems in manufacturing, energy production and use, transportation vehicles and infrastructure, greenhouse gas emissions, defense and homeland security, health care, mining safety and reliability, and space exploration, among others, and recognizing the need for increased research and development investments in tribology and related fields.
04/27/2017 H.R.2210 To designate the community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center".
04/25/2017 H.R.1358 Scientific Integrity Act
04/11/2017 H.R.1889 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
04/08/2017 H.R.2084 Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act
04/07/2017 H.R.1904 Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.1902 Social Security 2100 Act
04/07/2017 H.R.1868 Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.19 Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
04/05/2017 H.R.1950 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the "Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building".
04/05/2017 H.R.305 Presidential Tax Transparency Act
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