• HINOJOSA, RUBEN E.
Experience: House: District 15, 1997-Present
Home State: Texas
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $156,644Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Rubén E. Hinojosa, Sr.
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Martha (Marty); 5 Children: Rubén Jr., Laura, Iliana, Kaitlin, Karén
    Birth Date: 08/20/1940
    Birth Place: Edcouch, TX
    Home City: Mercedes, TX
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    Attended, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University
    MBA, University of Texas, Pan American, Edinburg, 1980
    BBA, Business Administration, University of Texas, Austin, 1962

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present
    Democratic Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives
    Member, State Board of Education, State of Texas, 1974-1984

Current Legislative Committees

    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Financial Services, Member
    Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
    Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Commerce and International Relations Task Force
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
    Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
    Member, Congressional French Caucus
    Member, Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus
    Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus
    Founder, Congressional Rural Housing Caucus
    Chair, Congressional Rural Housing Caucus
    Member, Congressional Savings and Ownership Caucus
    Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
    Member, Congressional Victims Rights Caucus
    Member, Congressional Vision Caucus
    Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
    Former Chair, Education Task Force, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Co-Founder, Financial Literacy and Economic Education Caucus
    Member, Hispanic Caucus
    Member, House Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education Caucus
    Member, National Migrant Task Force
    Member, Water Caucus

Professional Experience

    Former President, H&H Foods
    Chief Financial Officer, H&H Foods

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Boys and Girls Club
    Member, Knapp Medical Hospital
    Member, National Livestock and Meat
    Member, New Democrat Coalition
    Member, Rural Health Care Coalition
    Director, Southwestern Meat Packers Association
    Member, Texas Beef Council
    Former Member, Texas Jaycee
    Member, Texas State Bar
    Member, United States-China Working Group
    Member, Valley Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Board of Regents, South Texas Community College System, 1993-1996
    Trustee, Board of Education, Mercedes Independent School District, 1972-1974

Additional Information

Awards:

    Ruben Hinojosa Highway Naming
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
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

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 101
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/23/2016 H.R.3721 Affordable College Textbook Act 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
03/22/2016 H.R.4834 North American Development Bank General Capital Increase Authorization Act of 2016 03/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.1959 College Options for DREAMers Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.1958 Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.1957 Pell Grant Cost of Tuition Adjustment Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.1956 Pell Grant Protection Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
10/29/2015 H.Res.505 Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 10/29/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.937 Fast Track to College Act of 2015 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
03/19/2015 H.R.1294 Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2015 03/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/16/2015 H.R.1377 RAYS Act 03/16/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/17/2014 H.R.4767 Partnerships for Affordability and Student Success Act 11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
08/01/2014 H.R.5221 Border Health Security Act of 2014 08/01/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/13/2014 H.R.4373 Pell Grant Protection Act 06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
04/29/2014 H.Res.559 Expressing support for designation of April 30, 2014, as "Día de los Niños: Celebrating Young Americans". 04/29/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
04/02/2014 H.Res.535 Supporting the goals and ideals of "Financial Literacy Month". 04/02/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
02/28/2014 H.R.4129 RAYS Act 02/28/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/28/2014 H.Res.496 Recognizing the importance of savings to financial security. 02/28/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
01/22/2014 H.R.3697 Adult Education and Economic Growth Act 01/22/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
01/22/2014 H.R.3371 State Loan Access and Student Protection Act 01/22/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
12/11/2013 H.R.3700 Building Community Financial Institutions' Capacity to Combat Money Laundering Act 12/11/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
Total: 3230
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
09/21/2016 H.R.6095 Computer Science for All Act of 2016
09/21/2016 H.Res.220 Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
09/19/2016 H.R.5214 CSA OPPORTUNITY Act
09/19/2016 H.R.5195 Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2016
09/08/2016 H.R.5953 National Flood Insurance Program Debt Forgiveness Act of 2016
09/19/2016 H.R.5106 In the Red Act of 2016
09/19/2016 H.R.4955 Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2016
09/19/2016 H.R.4661 Parent PLUS Loan Improvement Act of 2016
09/15/2016 H.Con.Res.153 Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".
09/13/2016 H.R.1301 Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2016
09/08/2016 H.R.5962 SIMPLE Act
08/11/2016 H.R.5695 Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2016
07/29/2016 H.R.4877 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3130 Grants Lake Boulevard in Sugar Land, Texas, as the "LCpl Garrett W. Gamble, USMC Post Office Building".
07/14/2016 H.R.2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016 Passed Yea
07/14/2016 H.R.1567 Global Food Security Act of 2016 Passed Yea
07/14/2016 H.R.1462 Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015
07/12/2016 H.R.5530 HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act
07/12/2016 H.R.5529 Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act
07/12/2016 H.R.5528 Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act
07/12/2016 H.R.3179 Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act
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