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: Experience: House: District 7, 2008-Present; Home State: Indiana; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $887,951Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: André D. Carson

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Mariama; 1 Child: Salimah

Birth Date: 10/16/1974

Birth Place: Indianapolis, IN

Home City: Center Township, IN

Religion: Islam

Education

MBA, Business Management, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2005

BA, Criminal Justice Management, Concordia University, 2003

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present

Senior Whip, House Democratic Caucus

Member, Indianapolis/Marion City Council, 2007-2008

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, March 11, 2008

Current Legislative Committees

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member

Subcommittee on Aviation, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Member

Subcommittee on the CIA, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Addiction Treatment and Recovery Caucus

Member, Afterschool Caucus

Member, Bi-Partisan Task Force on Nonproliferation

Member, Community College Caucus

Member, Congressional Automotive Caucus

Member, Congressional Black Caucus

Member, Congressional Cancer Action Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Community Health Centers

Member, Congressional Caucus on Drug Policy

Member, Congressional Children's Caucus

Member, Congressional Climate Change Caucus

Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus

Member, Congressional Study Group on Public Health

Member, Democratic Budget Group

Member, Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus

Member, House Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Caucus

Member, International Conservation Caucus

Member, International Religious Freedom Caucus

Member, International Worker's Rights Caucus

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus

Member, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Equality Caucus

Member, New Democrat Coalition

Member, Out of Poverty Caucus

Member, Progressive Caucus

Member, Renewable/Efficient Energy Caucus

Member, Spina Bifida Caucus

Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (CBC Liason)

Professional Experience

Employee, Anti-Terrorism Unit, Intelligence Fusion Center, Indiana Department of Homeland Security

Marketing Specialist, Cripe Architects and Engineers

Board Office, Indiana State Excise Police

Investigator, Indiana State Excise Police

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Advisory Board, IndyParks Kennedy-King Park

Board Member, Citizens Neighborhood Coalition

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	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
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	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no 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	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
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	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
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: 74

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
10/09/2012	H.R.6457	Preserving Healthy Food for the Hungry Act	10/09/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture . (All Actions)
09/20/2012	H.R.6458	Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act	09/20/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
08/06/2012	H.R.6256	Recidivism Reduction Act	08/06/2012 Referred for a period ending not later than August 6 2012, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Social Security, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee concerned. (All Actions)
03/19/2012	H.R.4205	Synthetics are Dangerous Act	03/19/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/23/2011	H.R.3022	Protecting Transit Through Increased Flexibility Act of 2011	09/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
09/23/2011	H.R.3021	Community Transit Promotion Act of 2011	09/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
09/23/2011	H.R.3019	Modernizing Public Transit Act of 2011	09/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
06/24/2011	H.R.1942	Service Members Mental Health Screening Act	06/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
05/24/2011	H.Res.277	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the inaugural Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1911.	05/24/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
05/20/2011	H.R.1711	Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2011	05/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
03/23/2011	H.R.401	To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Muhammad Ali in recognition of his contributions to the Nation.	03/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. (All Actions)
03/23/2011	H.R.300	Young Adults Financial Literacy Act	03/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. (All Actions)
03/21/2011	H.R.853	Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act	03/21/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
03/03/2011	H.R.535	Military Families Financial Preparedness Act	03/03/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
12/09/2010	H.Res.1758	Expressing the Nation's sincerest appreciation for the service of Muslim American veterans.	12/09/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
10/13/2010	H.R.5753	To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to award grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with the transition from middle school to high school.	10/13/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
06/15/2010	H.Res.1214	Recognizing and commending Viola Liuzzo for her extraordinary courage and for her contribution to the United States.	06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions)
04/28/2010	H.R.5049	Military Families Financial Preparedness Act	04/28/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
03/22/2010	H.R.4657	Older Americans HIV Information and Prevention Act of 2010	03/22/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. (All Actions)
03/19/2010	H.Res.1201	Recognizing the 175th anniversary of Old National Bank based in Evansville, Indiana.	03/19/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)

Total: 2209

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	H.Con.Res.64	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the United States Capitol Police and their role in securing the United States Capitol complex and protecting Members of Congress, their staff, and the general public.
06/13/2017	H.R.2895	To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts.
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
05/22/2017	H.R.695	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/19/2017	H.R.2557	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of certain DNA Specimen Provenance Assay clinical diagnostic laboratory tests.
05/19/2017	H.Res.344	Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/19/2017	H.R.1329	Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017
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.R.2510	To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
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.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.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017	H.R.2466	GRAD Act of 2017
05/09/2017	H.R.267	Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
05/05/2017	H.R.2351	Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
05/02/2017	H.Res.291	Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion.
04/27/2017	H.J.Res.100	Consolidated Authorization for Use of Military Force Resolution of 2017
04/27/2017	H.R.2150	Flags of Convenience Don't Fly Here Act

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