KELLY, ROBIN L.

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KELLY, ROBIN L.
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: Experience: House: District 2, 2013-Present; Home State: Illinois; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $920,749Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Robin L. Kelly

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Nathaniel Horn; 2 Children: Kelly, Ryan

Birth Date: 04/30/1956

Birth Place: New York, NY

Home City: Matteson, IL

Education

PhD, Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 2004

MA, Counseling, Bradley University, 1982

BA, Psychology, Bradley University, 1977

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2013-present

Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives

State Treasurer, Illinois Government, 2007-10

Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, United States House of Representatives

Member, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, United States House of Representatives

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, District 2, April 9, 2013

Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2002-2006

Current Legislative Committees

Foreign Affairs, Member

Oversight and Government Reform, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Member

Subcommittee on Information Technology, Member

Subcommittee on National Security, Member

Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Member

Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Hate Crimes Commission Board, 2005-present

Commissioner, Cook County Human Rights Commission, 1998-present

Member, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability Board, present

Professional Experience

Chief of Staff, Illinois State Treasurers Office, 2010-2012

Chief Administrative Officer, Cook County, 2011

Director, Community Affairs, Village of Matteson, 1992-2006

Director, Minority Student Services, Bradley University, 1990-1992

Associate Director, The Youth Shelter, 1987-1990

Director, Crisis Nursery, Crittenton Care and Counseling Center, 1984-1987

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Trustee, Bradley University, 2003-present

Member, Bradley University Council, 1998-present

Member, Rich Township Food Pantry Board, 1994-present

Member, Illinois Theatre Center Board, 1993-present

Member, Housing Choice Partners Board

Member, Illiana Credit Union Board

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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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: 38

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/15/2017	H.R.2422	Action for Dental Health Act of 2017	05/15/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	H.R.2331	Connected Government Act	05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	H.R.2209	Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for At-Risk Youth Act	04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	H.R.2208	Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act	04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	H.R.2207	Community College to Career Fund Act	04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/10/2017	H.R.1084	Today's American Dream Act	03/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (All Actions)
11/16/2016	H.Res.926	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously, to Mrs. Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her invaluable contribution to modern science in the form of her own immortal cells-HeLa cells-without which life-saving medicines and procedures would not have been developed at critical moments in our Nation's history.	11/16/2016 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.3872	Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5475	Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
08/30/2016	H.R.5671	Urban Progress Act of 2016	08/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (All Actions)
06/01/2016	H.Res.753	Expressing support for the designation of June 2, 2016, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2016 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".	06/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.3790	DISTANCE Act	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
11/19/2015	H.R.4110	To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study the feasibility of modifying the 5-month waiting period for certain individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits under section 223 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.	11/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
07/28/2015	H.R.3076	Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2015	07/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (All Actions)
06/05/2015	H.R.2636	Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act	06/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
05/15/2015	H.R.1858	Crime Gun Tracing Act	05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
04/15/2015	H.R.1801	Promoting Financial Literacy and Economic Opportunity Act of 2015	04/15/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/23/2015	H.Res.53	Condemning the cowardly attacks on innocent men, women, and children in northeastern Nigeria by Boko Haram and urging a peaceful and credible national election.	03/23/2015 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
02/02/2015	H.R.226	Keeping Guns from High Risk Individuals Act	02/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
01/30/2015	H.R.539	Action for Dental Health Act of 2015	01/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)

Total: 699

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.2855	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to enhance Social Security benefits and maintain the commitment and the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
05/22/2017	H.R.2590	To authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to increase access to prekindergarten through grade 12 computer science education.
05/19/2017	H.Res.347	Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
05/18/2017	H.R.2526	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.
05/18/2017	H.Res.337	Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month.
05/18/2017	H.R.2227	MGT Act
05/18/2017	H.R.1997	Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.259	Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
05/18/2017	H.Res.256	Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
05/18/2017	H.R.1918	Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017
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.218	Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
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.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.145	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act

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