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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
01/24/2012	H.R.3817	To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve the energy efficiency of electric instantaneous water heaters, and for other purposes.	01/24/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
11/18/2011	H.R.3322	Supporting State Systems of Early Learning Act	11/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
11/07/2011	H.R.1965	To amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for other purposes.	11/07/2011 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 223. (All Actions)
08/05/2011	H.R.2804	To suspend temporarily the duty on stannic oxide.	08/05/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
04/19/2011	H.R.1615	To suspend temporarily the duty on Gallium metal.	04/19/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
11/16/2010	H.R.5779	Reduce and End our Deficits Using Commonsense Eliminations in the Agriculture Program Act	11/16/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (All Actions)
06/15/2010	H.Con.Res.256	Expressing the sense of Congress that any official within the Government of Iran at the level of deputy minister or higher or officer within the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is presumptively ineligible for a travel visa to the United States.	06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions)
05/05/2010	H.Res.1332	Encouraging the continuation and further expansion of sister-city relationships between United States and Haitian municipalities as an essential instrument in the ongoing efforts to rebuild Haiti and restore hope and prosperity to its people.	05/05/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
04/27/2010	H.R.5154	Public Housing Energy Savings Act of 2010	04/27/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
12/08/2009	H.R.3973	Early Learning Innovation Act	12/08/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
11/18/2009	H.R.4106	Green Affordable Housing Act of 2009	11/18/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
09/09/2009	H.Res.556	Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the passage of the Federal Credit Union Act and the vibrant Federal credit union community that was created as a result of this important piece of legislation.	09/09/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
06/12/2009	H.R.2600	Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act of 2009	06/12/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. (All Actions)
06/03/2009	H.R.2671	To authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel M/V GEYSIR.	06/03/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. (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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