• MEEKS, GREGORY W.
Experience: House: District 5, 1997-Present
Home State: New York
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $754,683Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Gregory W. Meeks
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Simone-Marie; 3 Children: Ebony, Aja, Nia-Aiyana
    Birth Date: 09/25/1953
    Birth Place: New York City
    Home City: Far Rockaway, NY
    Religion: African Methodist Episcopal

Education

    JD, Howard University Law School, 1978
    BA, History, Adelphi University, 1975
    BA, Political Science, Adelphi University, 1975

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1998-present
    Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 1992-1998
    Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, February 3, 1998

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Member
    Foreign Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member
    Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Co-Chair, Caucus on US-Russian Trade and Economic Relations
    Member, Dialogue Caucus
    Member, Malaysia Caucus
    Member, Middle East Economic Partnership Caucus
    Member, National Black Caucus of State Legislators Incorporated
    Chair, New Democrat Task Force
    Chair, New Markets Initiative, Congressional Black Caucus
    Co-Chair, Organization of American States Caucus
    Co-Chair, Services Caucus

Professional Experience

    Special Narcotics Prosecutor, State of New York
    Supervising Judge, New York State Worker's Compensation Board, 1984-1992
    Counsel, New York State Investigation Commission, 1982-1984
    Assistant District Attorney, Queens County, 1978-1982

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Alpha Phi Alpha
    Member, Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church
    Member, Coalition of 100 Black Men
    Member, Council of Black Elected Democrats
    Former Chair, Council of Black Elected Democrats
    Member, Democratic Leadership Council
    Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
    Member, National Bar Association
    Member, New Democrat Coalition
    Deacon, Saint John's Baptist Church
    Founder, Thurgood Marshall Regular Democratic Club
    Member, United Black Men of Queens
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly 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

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly Oppose
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: 104
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/30/2009 H.R.1797 Compete Act of 2009 03/30/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
03/10/2009 H.R.1418 To eliminate the exemption from State regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges. 03/10/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
02/24/2009 H.R.1160 Money Market Fund Parity Act of 2009 02/24/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
06/23/2008 H.Res.1229 Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students. 06/23/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
06/19/2008 H.R.6299 To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from conducting auctions, implementing congestion pricing, limiting airport operations, or charging certain use fees at airports. 06/19/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
12/18/2007 H.R.4826 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 88-40 164th Street in Jamaica, New York, as the "Clarence L. Irving, Sr., Post Office Building". 12/18/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
12/17/2007 H.R.4752 Working American Competitiveness Act 12/17/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/24/2007 H.R.2868 To eliminate the exemption from State regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges. 10/24/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/25/2007 H.Con.Res.140 Financial Services Diversity Initiative 09/25/2007 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/17/2007 H.Res.518 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Malaysia's independence. 09/17/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/13/2007 H.Res.546 Recognizing Mukhtar Mai for her courage and her humanitarian work. 07/13/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/11/2007 H.Res.538 Recognizing Mukhtar Mai for her courage and her humanitarian work. 07/11/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/06/2007 H.Res.466 Honoring and recognizing the achievements of Barbara Hillary, the first African-American woman on record to reach the North Pole. 06/06/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
04/11/2007 H.R.1171 Money Market Fund Parity Act of 2007 04/11/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.  (All Actions)
03/30/2007 H.Res.288 Recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African-American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health crisis by designating additional funds for research, education, awareness outreach, and early detection. 03/30/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/13/2007 H.R.1508 Compete Act of 2007 03/13/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
03/01/2007 H.R.888 Business Travel Facilitation Act of 2007 03/01/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  (All Actions)
10/02/2006 H.Res.1073 Recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health crisis by designating funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how that disease affects African American men. 10/02/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
09/21/2006 H.Res.1035 Congratulating Commissioner Paul Tagliabue on his retirement from the National Football League. 09/21/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.  (All Actions)
07/24/2006 H.Con.Res.429 Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry. 07/24/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.  (All Actions)
Total: 3896
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.2884 COVFEFE Act of 2017
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.
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.
05/18/2017 H.R.2527 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
05/18/2017 H.R.2525 To improve the financial literacy of students.
05/18/2017 H.Res.316 Celebrating the success of the Marshall Plan in fostering peace and prosperity in the seven decades since its conception and affirming the continued relevance of the Marshall Plan for the United States and its global allies and the values for which it stood.
05/18/2017 H.Res.311 Recognizing that for 50 years the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has worked toward stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia.
05/18/2017 H.Res.256 Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
05/18/2017 H.Res.239 Supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, in concert with the United Nations and the donor community, to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa.
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.207 Expressing the continued support of the House of Representatives for the Good Friday Agreement (the Belfast Agreement).
05/18/2017 H.Res.172 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/18/2017 H.Res.128 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/17/2017 H.R.2499 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
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
05/12/2017 H.Res.320 Expressing support for the designation of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month".
05/08/2017 H.R.2403 Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2380 Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2017
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