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: Experience: House: District 17, 1989-Present; Home State: New York; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,561,504Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

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Full Name: Nita M. Lowey

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Stephen; 3 Children: Dana, Jackie, Douglas

Birth Date: 07/05/1937

Birth Place: Bronx, NY

Home City: Harrison, NY

Religion: Jewish

Education

BA, Marketing, Mount Holyoke College, 1959

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present

Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 2001-2002

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Founder, Afterschool Caucus

Member, Congressional Advisory Panel, National Campaign to Reduce Teen Pregnancy

Co-Chair, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Financing Task Force

Member, Congressional Armenian Caucus

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues

Member, Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional India Caucus

Member, Congressional Task Force on Terror Financing

Member, Congressional Ukranian Caucus

Former Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus

Member, Congressional Women's Caucus

Member, Democratic Steering Group

Member, Executive Committee, Albanian Issues Caucus

Former Chair, House Pro-Choice Caucus

Member, House Pro-Choice Caucus

Co-Founder, Hudson River Caucus

Co-Chair, Long Island Sound Caucus

Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus

Co-Chair, United Nations Working Group

Former Chair, United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations

Former Member, United States House Select Committee on Homeland Security

Professional Experience

Assistant Secretary of State, State of New York, 1985-1988

Employee, Division of Economic Opportunity, 1975-1985

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Close-Up Foundation

Deputy Whip, Democratic Study Group

Member, Effective Parenting Information for Children

Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group

Member, National Committee of Police Corps

Member, National Council for the Arts

Member, Westchester Jewish Conference

Member, Westchester Opportunity Program

Member, Windward School

Member, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Women's Network

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	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
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	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
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	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
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	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 461

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
12/11/1991	H.R.3993	To amend title 46, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the State of New York to regulate pilotage of vessels on the Hudson River upstream of Yonkers, New York.	12/11/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. (All Actions)
09/09/1991	H.R.3256	National Drug Treatment Goals Act of 1991	09/09/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. (All Actions)
06/17/1991	H.R.2350	National Liberty Scholarship and Partnership Act of 1991	06/17/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. (All Actions)
06/17/1991	H.R.2142	Women and Minorities in Science and Mathematics Act of 1991	06/17/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. (All Actions)
05/10/1991	H.R.2065	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose foreign gifts.	05/10/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. (All Actions)
05/10/1991	H.R.1739	Older Americans Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Act	05/10/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
05/09/1991	H.Res.130	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the United States policy on carbon dioxide emissions.	05/09/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
04/23/1991	H.Res.120	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the United States policy on carbon dioxide emissions.	04/23/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
03/25/1991	H.Res.113	Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers and calling upon the Senate to expeditiously give its advice and consent to ratification of that convention.	03/25/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations. (All Actions)
03/18/1991	H.Con.Res.88	Urging Arab states to recognize, and make peace with, Israel.	03/18/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East. (All Actions)
02/25/1991	H.R.358	To amend the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990.	02/25/1991 Executive Comment Requested from DOT. (All Actions)
02/22/1991	H.R.812	Link-up for Learning Demonstration Grant Act	02/22/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. (All Actions)
10/15/1990	H.Res.493	Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers and calling upon the Senate to expeditiously give its advice and consent to ratification of that convention.	10/15/1990 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations. (All Actions)
10/01/1990	H.R.5737	To authorize the construction of a monument in the District of Columbia to honor Thomas Paine, and for other purposes.	10/01/1990 Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials. (All Actions)
09/28/1990	H.R.5124	Anti-Drug Education Act of 1990	09/28/1990 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 881. (All Actions)
05/30/1990	H.R.4884	For the relief of Leore Shoshana Shemesh.	05/30/1990 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. (All Actions)
03/08/1990	H.R.4234	Drug Abuse Prevention and Intervention Professionals Education Act of 1990	03/08/1990 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (All Actions)
01/29/1990	H.R.3601	Drug-Free Schools Counseling Enhancement Act of 1989	01/29/1990 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. (All Actions)
08/14/1989	H.Con.Res.189	Expressing the determination of the United States to act decisively to combat terrorism, and specifiying certain immediate actions the President should take aimed at preventing and responding to terrorism.	08/14/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science. (All Actions)
08/03/1989	H.R.2453	To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide for consideration of alcohol abuse with respect to issuance, renewal, suspension, and revocation of seamen licenses, and for other purposes.	08/03/1989 See H.R.1465. (All Actions)

Total: 5127

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.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.
05/18/2017	H.Res.317	Calling for the unconditional release of United States citizens and legal permanent resident aliens being held for political purposes by the Government of Iran.
05/18/2017	H.R.1911	Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
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.2491	To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, 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.Res.332	Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
05/17/2017	H.R.2309	Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.1005	To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017	H.R.2421	Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
05/04/2017	H.R.2389	To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.
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.
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
04/28/2017	H.R.2230	To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
04/28/2017	H.Res.295	Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2017, through May 6, 2017, as "National Small Business Week" to honor the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States.
04/28/2017	H.R.2119	Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
04/25/2017	H.Res.276	Expressing the sense of the House that more should be done to instill Holocaust education in school curricula around the country.

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