• COLLINS, CHRISTOPHER C
Experience: House: District 27, 2013-Present
Home State: New York
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $945,317Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Chris Collins
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Mary; 3 Children
    Birth Date: 05/20/1950
    Birth Place: Schenectady, NY
    Home City: Clarence, NY

Education

    MBA, Finance, University of Alabama, Birmingham, 1975
    BS, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1972

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1998

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Subcommittee on Health and Technology, United States House Committee on Small Business
    Member, United States House Committee on Agriculture
    Member, United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
    Member, United States House Committee on Small Business

Professional Experience

    Owner, Audubon Machinery
    Owner, Bloch Industries
    Owner, Easom Automation
    Executive, Erie County, 2007-11
    Owner, Innate Immunotherapeutics
    Owner, Mead Supply
    Owner, Niagara Ceramics
    Owner, Oxygen Generating Systems International (OGSI)
    Owner, Schlyer Machine
    Owner, Volland Electric
    Employee, Westinghouse Electric, 1972-83
    Manager, Westinghouse Gear Division
    Owner, ZeptoMetrix Corporation
    Founder, Nutall Gear Corporation, Niagara Falls, 1983

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Assistant Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America
    Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
    Member, Executive Board, Greater Niagara Frontier Council (GNFC)
    Chair, National Jamboree, Greater Niagra Frontier Council, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2013
    Chair, World Jamboree, Greater Niagara Frontier Council (GNFC), 2007

Additional Information

Awards:

    Silver Beaver Award
    2005, Horizon Citizen of the Year.
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

No Opinion
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 37
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/19/2017 H.R.2558 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance with respect to three-dimensional human tissue models, and for other purposes. 05/19/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/01/2017 H.R.2265 Main Street Revival Act of 2017 05/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.2007 Kids Before Cons Act 04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
03/31/2017 H.R.1825 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1323 Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act 03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.931 Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.649 Protection of Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act 01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.543 Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act 01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.542 Better Accounting for Medicaid Costs Act of 2017 01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.541 Improving Oversight and Accountability in Medicaid Non-DSH Supplemental Payments Act 01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
12/07/2016 H.R.6463 Patient Safety and Toxicology Modernization Act of 2016 12/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
12/07/2016 H.R.6462 Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act 12/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
11/29/2016 H.R.6397 Protection of Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act 11/29/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/20/2016 H.J.Res.96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the President from making recess appointments. 07/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
07/20/2016 H.Res.785 Recognizing the Boy Scouts of America for its long history of service on the 100th anniversary of the day it was granted a Federal charter. 07/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
07/15/2016 H.R.4372 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Rochester Street, Bergen, New York, as the Barry G. Miller Post Office. 07/15/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-192. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
04/22/2016 H.R.5021 Better Accounting for Medicaid Costs Act of 2016 04/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/04/2016 H.R.4642 Diabetic Eye Disease Prevention Act of 2016 03/04/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/23/2016 H.R.3821 Medicaid DOC Act 02/23/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 325.  (All Actions)
01/15/2016 H.R.4267 Resettlement REFORM (Re-Evaluation of Financing Our Refugee Mission) Act 01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
Total: 688
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/02/2016 H.R.5353 Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Study Act
06/15/2016 H.R.3036 9/11 Memorial Act Passed Yea
06/14/2016 H.Res.776 Expressing support for designation of the month of November as "U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Month", in celebration of the accomplishments and contributions of United States Navy aircraft carriers in defending the freedom of the United States, protecting the security of the Nation and its allies, responding to crisis and spurring technological innovation.
06/13/2016 H.Con.Res.89 Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy. Passed Yea
06/13/2016 H.Res.343 Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
06/03/2016 H.R.5334 Stamp Out Invasive Species Act
06/03/2016 H.Res.754 Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to work to combat the nationwide problem of invasive species threatening native ecosystems.
05/24/2016 H.R.2460 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/24/2016 H.R.1769 Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2016
05/20/2016 H.R.5292 Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
05/20/2016 H.R.5230 Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act of 2016
05/18/2016 H.R.5275 Prohibiting the Usurpation of Bathroom Laws through Independent Choice School Act (PUBLIC School Act) of 2016
05/18/2016 H.Res.716 Recognizing the deep and abiding friendship between the United States and Ireland and recommending actions to further strengthen those ties.
05/17/2016 H.R.4980 Firearm Due Process Protection Act
05/17/2016 H.R.4956 End Executive Overreach Act
05/13/2016 H.R.5180 Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016
05/06/2016 H.R.5168 Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2016
05/06/2016 H.R.5127 Curb Opioid Misuse By Advancing Technology Act of 2016
05/06/2016 H.Res.717 Recognizing the importance of cancer research and the contributions of scientists, clinicians, cancer survivors and other patient advocates across the United States who are dedicated to finding a cure for cancer, and supporting the designation of May 2016 as "National Cancer Research Month".
05/02/2016 H.R.5090 To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.
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