• KIND, RONALD JAMES
Experience: House: District 3, 1997-Present
Home State: Wisconsin
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,632,903Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Ronald 'Ron' James Kind
    Gender:Male
    Family: Wife: Tawni; 2 Children: Johnny, Matthew
    Birth Date: 03/16/1963
    Birth Place: La Crosse, WI
    Home City: La Crosse, WI
    Religion: Lutheran

Education

    JD, University of Minnesota, 1990
    MA, Economics, London School of Economics, 1986
    BA, Harvard University, 1985

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present
    Minority Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

    Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member
    Subcommittee on Trade, Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, 21st Century Health Care Caucus
    Member, Alzheimer's Task Force
    Member, Army Corps of Engineers Reform Caucus
    Member, Arts Caucus
    Member, Autism Caucus
    Member, Bicycle Caucus
    Member, Community College Caucus
    Member, Congressional 21st Century Health Care Caucus
    Member, Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on the European Union
    Member, Congressional Caucus on the Mississippi River
    Member, Congressional Competitiveness Caucus
    Member, Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Fitness Caucus
    Vice-Chair, Congressional Native American Caucus
    Founder, Congressional Organic Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Organic Caucus
    Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
    Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
    Former Co-Chair, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
    Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus
    Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
    Member, Diabetes Caucus
    Member, Disability Caucus
    Member, Food Safety Caucus
    Member, House Centrist Coalition
    Member, House Manufacturing Caucus
    Vice-Chair, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
    Member, House Rural Health Care Coalition (RHCC)
    Member, House Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Caucus
    Member, Mental Health Caucus
    Member, Methamphetamines Caucus
    Co-Chair, National Parks Caucus
    Founder, National Parks Caucus
    Member, National Wildlife Refuge Caucus
    Member, Native American Caucus
    Member, New Dem IDEA Task Force
    Member, Public Broadcasting Caucus
    Founder, Quality Care Coalition
    Co-Chair, Quality Care Coalition
    Member, Rural Education Caucus
    Member, Rural Health Care Coalition Steering Committee
    Member, Rural Veterans Caucus
    Member, STOP Driving Under the Influence Caucus
    Co-Chair, Task Force on Childhood Obesity
    Member, Third Congressional District Democratic Party
    Co-Chair, Upper Mississippi Caucus
    Co-Chair, Upper Mississippi River Basin Congressional Task Force
    Founder, Upper Mississippi River Basin Congressional Task Force
    Member, Upper Mississippi River Congressional Caucus
    Founder, Wellness Caucus
    Co-Chair, Wellness Caucus
    Member, Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1996-2010

Professional Experience

    Assistant District Attorney, Office of the La Crosse District Attorney, 1992-1996
    Attorney, Law Office of Quarles and Brady, 1990-1992

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Board Member, Coulee Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
    Member, Immanuel Lutheran Church
    Board Member, La Crosse Boys and Girls Club
    Board Member, La Crosse Optimists
    Member, La Crosse Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
    Vice Chair, New Democrat Coalition
Total: 1
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

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 199
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
07/26/2012 H.R.6212 Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2012 07/26/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/10/2012 H.R.5620 To authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide funding assistance to State training centers certified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as capable of providing emergency response training. 07/10/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.  (All Actions)
07/10/2012 H.R.4933 To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing for acts of valor during the Civil War. 07/10/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
05/17/2012 H.R.5795 Rebuilding American Manufacturing Act of 2012 05/17/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/03/2012 H.R.1620 Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2011 05/03/2012 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
04/27/2012 H.R.5143 To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute. 04/27/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.  (All Actions)
04/26/2012 H.R.4458 Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act 04/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.  (All Actions)
03/29/2012 H.R.4324 Small Business Employee Health Insurance Credit Expansion Act of 2012 03/29/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/29/2012 H.R.3561 Small Business Pension Promotion Act of 2011 03/29/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
03/29/2012 H.R.1917 Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2011 03/29/2012 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
02/23/2012 H.R.3863 Fair Military Leave Act 02/23/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
12/19/2011 H.R.3496 America's Wildlife Heritage Act 12/19/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
11/29/2011 H.R.3353 Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2011 11/29/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
09/08/2011 H.R.2656 Pension Technical Modifications Act 09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
09/07/2011 H.R.2858 Rural Microbusiness Investment Credit Act of 2011 09/07/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
08/01/2011 H.R.2718 Disaster Tax Act of 2011 08/01/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/20/2011 H.R.1534 SAVE Act of 2011 05/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
04/18/2011 H.R.1456 To reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. 04/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/04/2011 H.R.1057 FIT Kids Act 04/04/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
11/30/2010 H.Res.1644 Expressing support for designation of a "National Veterans History Project Week". 11/30/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
Total: 3029
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.1873 Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017 H.R.2543 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 2 years the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness.
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017 H.Res.199 Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/17/2017 H.R.2503 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay under the Medicare program, 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.510 Rapid DNA Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2228 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2243 HEARTS Act
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.
05/03/2017 H.R.2341 SERVE Act
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2199 Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2297 PARTNER Act
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