• DINGELL, DEBBIE
Experience: House: District 12, 2015-Present
Home State: Michigan
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $740,155Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Debbie Insley Dingell
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: John

Education

    BSFS, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
    MS, Liberal Studies, Georgetown University

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present
    Member, Democratic National Committee
    Chair, Michigan Infant Mortality Task Force

Current Legislative Committees

    Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Federal Lands, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Natural Resources), Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chaired, Metropolitan Affairs Coalition

Professional Experience

    Member, Wayne State University Board of Directors, 2006-present
    Consultant, American Automobile Policy Council
    President, D2 Strategies
    Former Vice Chair, General Motors Foundation
    Advisory Board Member, Susan B. Komen Foundation

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Chair, Baby Your Baby
    Vice Chair, Barbara Karmanos Cancer Center
    Advisory Board Member, Michigan Women's Foundation
    Advisory Board Member, National Insitute of Health Panel for Women’s Research
    Founder/Past Chair, National Women’s Health Resource Center
    Board of Directors/Past Chair, Parade Company
    Founder/Past Chair, the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Co-founder, the first Race for the Cures in Michigan and in Washington, D.C
    Advisory Board Member, the Michigan Women’s Economic Club
    Board Member, Vital Voices Global Partnership

Additional Information

Awards:

    100 Most Influential Women in Michigan by Crain's Detroit Business
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
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

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 12
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/11/2017 H.R.1649 CREATE Act of 2017 04/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1534 21st Century Worker Opportunity Act 03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.Res.84 Expressing support for designation of February 4, 2017, as National Cancer Prevention Day. 02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.R.501 VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.6141 Promoting Transparency in Trade Act 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.4106 Vehicle Innovation Act of 2015 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.  (All Actions)
07/25/2016 H.R.5765 Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016 07/25/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
06/13/2016 H.R.5343 VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2016 06/13/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/23/2015 H.R.3995 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Major Charles S. Kettles of the United States Army for acts of valor during the Vietnam War. 11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
10/02/2015 H.Res.446 Expressing support for designation of October 2 as "National Manufacturing Day". 10/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)
09/08/2015 H.R.3130 Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act 09/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
04/07/2015 H.R.1653 Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015 04/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 454
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.1109 To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.
06/08/2017 H.R.2867 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing.
05/22/2017 H.Con.Res.59 Recognizing the 75th anniversary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
05/22/2017 H.R.695 Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
05/19/2017 H.Res.347 Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017 H.R.2512 To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to expand foster parent training and provides new appropriations to support the obtainment of a driver's license.
05/18/2017 H.Res.197 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should ensure that the Canadian Government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin.
05/18/2017 H.Res.158 Celebrating the history of the Detroit River with the 16-year commemoration of the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit, Michigan, and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
05/17/2017 H.R.2479 To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health and the environment, 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.R.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2421 Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2412 Keep Our Pension Promises Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2376 Drug Diversion and Counterfeit Crackdown Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2360 Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.R.2378 Save for Success Act
05/04/2017 H.R.2366 Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
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.
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