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: Experience: House: District 12, 1997-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,236,100Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: William 'Mac' M. Thornberry

Gender: Female

Family: Divorced; 3 Children

Birth Date: 01/18/1943

Birth Place: Greenville, TX

Home City: Fort Worth, TX

Religion: Methodist

Education

BS, Texas Wesleyan University, 1965

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present

Assistant Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives

Mayor, City of Fort Worth, 1989-1995

Member, Fort Worth City Council, 1989-1991

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Chair

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Advisory Council, United States Conference of Mayors

Co-Chair, Anti-Terrorism Caucus

Member, Army Caucus

Member, Congressional Advisory Committee, National Endowment for Democracy

Member, Congressional Air Power Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional Internet Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Iraqi Women's Caucus

Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Member, Congressional Wine Caucus

Member, House and Senate Working Group on Aerospace and Defense

Member, Unfunded Mandates Task Force

Vice-Chair, House Republican Conference, 2006

Member, Speaker's Drug Task Force, 1997-2002

Member, Speaker's Health Task Force, 1997-2002

Member, Fort Worth Zoning Commission, 1981-1989

Professional Experience

Former High School English/Journalism Teacher

Author, What's Right About America: Celebrating Our Nation's Values, 2006

Owner, Kay Granger Insurance, 1978-1996

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Board of Visitors, United States Air Force Academy

Member, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Member, Components Congressional Members Organization, National Guard and Reserve

Member, Daughters of the American Revolution

Member, Development Council, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University

Member, First United Methodist Church

Member, Fort Worth Executives Roundtable

Board Member, International Republican Institute

Member, National Cowgirl Hall of Fame

Member, Southwestern University

Member, Wednesday's Child Board

Member, Women and Politics Institute, American University

Additional Information

Awards:

Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award, National Association of Manufacturers

Texas Women's Hall of Fame Member

Global War on Terrorism Coin, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's

Small Business Champion Award

Fort Worth Business Hall of Fame Member

Tax Fighter Award, National Tax Limitation Committee

Comanche Indian Award

Spirit of Enterprise Award, United States Chamber of Commerce

Jefferson Award, Citizens for Sound Economy

Hope Award, National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Semper Fidelis Award, United States Marine Corps

Air Force Foundation Award

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Oppose The fetus is an independent human being, who has his own righs. The mother cannot deprive a fetus's basic rights.
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	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Support We should have open trade with every country in the world. The government has no right to make restrictions on imports or exports.
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	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 86

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
07/18/2006	H.R.5636	Social Security Number Privacy and Protection Act	07/18/2006 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
05/01/2006	H.R.4860	Childhood Obesity Reduction Act	05/01/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. (All Actions)
01/31/2006	H.R.4672	Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2006	01/31/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/10/2006	H.R.4597	Code Talkers Recognition Act	01/10/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. (All Actions)
10/06/2005	H.R.3984	Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2005	10/06/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/28/2005	H.R.3798	Military Family Assistance Act of 2005	09/28/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
07/27/2005	H.Res.383	Encouraging the Transitional National Assembly of Iraq to adopt a constitution that grants women equal rights under the law and to work to protect such rights.	07/27/2005 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
05/24/2005	H.R.1604	To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of hazardous duty pay and diving pay in the computation of military retired pay for members of the Armed Forces with extensive hazardous duty experience, to require a Comptroller General study on the need for a tax credit for businesses that employ members of the National Guard and Reserve, and to require a report by the Secretary of Defense on the expansion of the Junior ROTC and similar military programs for young people.	05/24/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
05/04/2005	H.R.2089	Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act	05/04/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/05/2004	H.R.4846	Social Security Number Privacy and Protection Act of 2004	10/05/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/07/2004	H.R.4941	Childhood Obesity Reduction Act	09/07/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. (All Actions)
04/22/2004	H.R.4209	Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2004	04/22/2004 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
11/24/2003	H.R.3272	To require the Secretary of Defense to establish separate campaign medals to be awarded to members of the Armed Forces who participate in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and subsequent campaigns of similar significance in the Global War on Terrorism.	11/24/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force. (All Actions)
10/28/2003	H.Res.378	Recognizing the more than 200 independent colleges and universities that together have addressed the need to help families pay for the increasing cost of attending college by creating the first nationwide prepaid tuition plan.	10/28/2003 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
04/14/2003	H.R.1325	Recruiting, Retention, and Reservist Promotion Act	04/14/2003 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD. (All Actions)
03/27/2003	H.R.1324	To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide the Secretary of Defense with the authority to make temporary, emergency adjustments in the rates of the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services in response to a sudden increase in housing costs in a military housing area in the United States.	03/27/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force. (All Actions)
03/17/2003	H.R.1093	Code Talkers Recognition Act	03/17/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. (All Actions)
03/12/2003	H.R.1236	Securing Access, Value, and Equality in Health Care Act	03/12/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/06/2003	H.R.1126	Small Business Tax Fairness Act of 2003	03/06/2003 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/03/2003	H.R.656	To establish the National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence.	03/03/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. (All Actions)

Total: 1591

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/18/2017	H.R.2227	MGT Act
05/18/2017	H.R.672	Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.Res.145	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America.
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.
04/28/2017	H.R.2232	Promoting Equality and Accountability at the United Nations Act of 2017
04/28/2017	H.R.2230	To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
04/27/2017	H.R.613	Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
04/13/2017	H.J.Res.43	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.	Passed	Aye
04/07/2017	H.R.2029	SIGN Act
04/07/2017	H.Res.270	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.
04/07/2017	H.R.19	Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
04/05/2017	H.Res.249	Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.
03/29/2017	H.R.1698	Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/29/2017	H.R.390	Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act of 2017
03/23/2017	H.R.1697	Israel Anti-Boycott Act
03/17/2017	H.R.1314	Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
03/03/2017	H.R.1133	Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017
03/02/2017	H.R.1317	Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act
02/28/2017	H.J.Res.40	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.	Passed	Aye
02/21/2017	H.R.1211	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 N. Main Street, Encinal, Texas, as the "Encinal Veterans Post Office".

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