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: Experience: House: District 8, 2005-Present; Home State: New Jersey; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $416,669Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Albio Sires

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Adrienne; 1 Stepchild: Tara

Birth Date: 01/26/1951

Birth Place: Bejucal, Cuba

Home City: West New York, NJ

Religion: Catholic

Education

MA, Spanish, Middlebury College, 1983

BA, Marketing, Saint Peter's College, 1974

BA, Spanish, Saint Peter's College, 1974

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 8, 2006-present

Assembly Member, New Jersey General Assembly, District 33, 2000-2006

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, November 7, 2006

Mayor, West New York, 1995-2006

Speaker, New Jersey General Assembly, 2002-2005

Interim Governor, State of New Jersey, 2002

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1986

Current Legislative Committees

Foreign Affairs, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Member

Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats, Member

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member

Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member

Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Ranking Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Brazil Caucus

Member, Community College Caucus

Member, Congressional Cuba Democracy Caucus

Member, Congressional French Caucus

Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Task Force on Economic Development

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Philanthropy Caucus

Member, Congressional Urban Caucus

Member, Consumer Justice Caucus

Member, Diversity and Innovation Caucus

Former Member, Financial Services Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Former Mayors Caucus

Member, Friends of Spain Caucus

Member, House Impact Aid Coalition

Member, Livable Communities Task Force, Democratic Caucus

Member, Metropolitan Mobility Caucus

Member, Out of Poverty Caucus

Member, Real Estate Caucus

Member, Recycling Caucus

Vice Chair, Circle of Mobility Committee for North Jersey, 1988-1989

Professional Experience

Owner, American Title Agency, Incorporated

Teacher, English, High School

Teacher, Spanish, High School

Additional Information

Awards:

Mayor of the Year (2004)

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	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	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with 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	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
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	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
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	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: 75

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
07/21/2008	H.R.5506	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the "Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building".	07/21/2008 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. (All Actions)
07/10/2008	H.R.6216	Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008	07/10/2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
06/25/2008	H.Res.1305	Supporting the designation of National Tourette Syndrome Day.	06/25/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
06/11/2008	H.R.6217	To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of post offices.	06/11/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. (All Actions)
05/20/2008	H.R.6099	To provide for extension of existing and expiring agreements under the Moving-to-Work program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.	05/20/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
05/06/2008	H.Res.1109	Honoring the memory of Dith Pran by remembering his life's work and continuing to acknowledge and remember the victims of genocides that have taken place around the globe.	05/06/2008 On motion to table the motion to recosider the vote Agreed to by recorded vote: 225 - 186 (Roll no. 254). (All Actions)
04/24/2008	H.R.5829	Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008	04/24/2008 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. (All Actions)
02/26/2008	H.R.3521	Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2007	02/26/2008 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair announced that pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 974, further proceedings on the bill H.R. 3521 would be postponed. (All Actions)
11/30/2007	H.R.3307	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 570 Broadway in Bayonne, New Jersey, as the "Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building".	11/30/2007 Became Public Law No: 110-124. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
10/24/2007	H.R.2467	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 69 Montgomery Street in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the "Frank J. Guarini Post Office Building".	10/24/2007 Became Public Law No: 110-98. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
08/03/2007	H.Res.620	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Turkey should end its military occupation of the Republic of Cyprus, particularly because Turkey's pretext has been refuted by over 13,000,000 crossings by Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots into each other's communities without incident.	08/03/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
07/17/2007	H.R.2547	FDIC Enforcement Enhancement Act	07/17/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
06/06/2007	H.R.2599	Inactive Reservists Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2007	06/06/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
03/28/2007	H.Res.282	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should discontinue the practice of contracting out mail delivery services.	03/28/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/20/2007	H.R.1325	Partnership for Iraq Reconstruction Act of 2007	03/20/2007 Committee Hearings Held. (All Actions)

Total: 2223

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/19/2017	H.R.2572	To establish humane practices for the repatriation of aliens at the border, establish effective standards for the treatment of certain aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.R.2510	To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.Res.336	Reaffirming a strong commitment to the United States-Mexico partnership.
05/18/2017	H.Res.259	Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
05/18/2017	H.Res.256	Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
05/18/2017	H.R.1918	Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.239	Supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, in concert with the United Nations and the donor community, to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa.
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.201	Expressing support to the Government of Argentina for its investigation into the terrorist bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires on March 17, 1992.
05/18/2017	H.Res.172	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/18/2017	H.R.672	Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.2491	To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.Res.332	Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
05/17/2017	H.Res.145	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017	H.R.2272	COAST Anti-Drilling Act
05/04/2017	H.R.2392	Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.R.1644	Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act	Passed	Yea
05/03/2017	H.R.2319	Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2317	United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017

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