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: Experience: House: District 4, 2009-Present; Home State: Connecticut; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,668,666Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: James 'Jim' Himes

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Mary; 2 Children: Emma, Linley

Birth Date: 07/05/1966

Birth Place: Lima, Peru

Home City: Greenwich, CT

Religion: Christian (Presbyterian)

Education

Masters, Philosophy, Oxford University, 1990

BA, Harvard University, 1988

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present

Member, Greenwich Finance Board, 2006-2007

Chair, Greenwich Housing Authority, 2003-2006

Commissioner, Greenwich Housing Authority, 2003-2006

Current Legislative Committees

Financial Services, Member

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member

Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member

Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, Member

Subcommittee on NSA and Cybersecurity, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on the CIA, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues

Chair, Democratic Town Committee

Professional Experience

Employee, Enterprise Community Partners, New York City

Vice President, Goldman Sachs and Company

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Advisory Board, Bridgeport-Based Family Assets, Incorporated

Former Board Chair, Bridgeport-Based Aspira of Connecticut

Board Member, Fairfield County Community Foundation

Additional Information

Awards:

Rhodes Scholarship

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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
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	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
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: 54

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/09/2014	H.R.4499	Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Enhancement Act	06/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
05/30/2014	H.Res.598	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2014 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".	05/30/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/02/2014	H.R.4552	Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Safety Act of 2013	05/02/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (All Actions)
03/20/2014	H.R.4085	Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2014	03/20/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
02/03/2014	H.R.3983	Total Learning Act	02/03/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
01/24/2014	H.R.3630	Cure for AIDS Act of 2013	01/24/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
12/16/2013	H.R.3779	To require the Director of National Intelligence to annually submit reports on violations of law or executive order by personnel of the intelligence community, and for other purposes.	12/16/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). (All Actions)
05/24/2013	H.Res.237	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2013 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".	05/24/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
12/14/2012	H.R.3283	Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act	12/14/2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512. (All Actions)
08/24/2012	H.R.6187	Cure for AIDS Act of 2012	08/24/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
05/18/2012	H.R.5615	Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2012	05/18/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.5323	To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of top-of-the-stove stainless steel cooking ware from the Republic of Korea.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.5112	To suspend temporarily the duty on copper peptide (GHK-Cu 1:1).	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade . (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.5111	To suspend temporarily the duty on copper peptide (AHK-Cu).	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade . (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.5110	To suspend temporarily the duty on 1-Methylimidazole.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade . (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.5109	To suspend temporarily the duty on 4-oxo-4-p-tolylbutyric acid adduct with 4-ethylmorpholine (NEM Salt).	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade . (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.5108	To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-benzothiazolythio butanedioic acid (2BBA).	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade . (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.5107	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain acrylic fiber tow.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade . (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.5106	To suspend temporarily the duty on hydrazine hydrate, aqueous solution.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade . (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.5105	To suspend temporarily the duty on carbonic dihydrazide.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade . (All Actions)

Total: 1181

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
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.
05/22/2017	H.Con.Res.59	Recognizing the 75th anniversary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
05/18/2017	H.R.2525	To improve the financial literacy of students.
05/17/2017	H.R.2498	To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
05/17/2017	H.Res.332	Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy 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.R.2052	PRIVATE Act
05/01/2017	H.R.2106	Partner with Korea Act
04/28/2017	H.R.2251	Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
04/28/2017	H.R.2119	Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
04/27/2017	H.R.2173	Cruise Passenger Protection Act
04/27/2017	H.R.1135	To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
04/26/2017	H.R.2180	Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017
04/19/2017	H.R.2044	America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
04/12/2017	H.R.1796	Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act
04/12/2017	H.R.1732	Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2017
04/11/2017	H.R.1673	Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017

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