• KAPTUR, MARCY C HON.
Experience: House: District 9, 1983-Present
Home State: Ohio
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $683,136Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Marcy Kaptur
    Gender: Female
    Family: Single
    Birth Date: 06/17/1946
    Birth Place: Toledo, OH
    Home City: Toledo, OH
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    PhD, Urban Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982
    MA, Urban Planning, University of Michigan, 1974
    BA, History, University of Wisconsin, 1968

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 9, 1982-present
    Democratic Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Defense, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Co-Vice Chair, Congressional Automotive Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
    Co-Chair, Congressional Competitiveness Caucus
    Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
    Member, Congressional Grace Caucus
    Associate Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Member, Congressional Soybean Caucus
    Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
    Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Ukrainian Caucus
    Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group
    Co-Chair, House Auto Parts Task Force

Professional Experience

Author
    Assistant Director, Urban Affairs, The White House, 1977-1979
    Director of Planning, National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs, 1975-1977
    Urban Planner, Plan Commissions, Toledo-Lucas County, 1969-1975

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, American Planning Association and American Institute of Certified Planners
    Member, Gund Foundation
    Member, Little Flower Roman Catholic Church
    Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
    Member, National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs
    Member, Polish American Historical Association
    Member, Polish Museum
    Member, Urban League
    Member, Urban Planning Alumni, University of Michigan

Additional Information

Awards:

    Barbed Wire Award, American Prisoner of War;
    Ellis Island Medal of Honor, 2002;
    Americanism Award, Veterans of Foreign Wars;
    Legislator of the Year, National Mental Health Association
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Strongly 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

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 360
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
01/15/2013 H.R.191 NAFTA Accountability Act 01/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
01/14/2013 H.R.234 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act 01/14/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
01/14/2013 H.Res.26 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the States should enact a temporary moratorium on residential mortgage foreclosures. 01/14/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
01/04/2013 H.R.195 Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2013 01/04/2013 Referred to House Judiciary  (All Actions)
01/04/2013 H.R.194 Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2013 01/04/2013 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
01/04/2013 H.R.190 Produce the Note Act of 2013 01/04/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
01/04/2013 H.R.189 Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2013 01/04/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
01/04/2013 H.R.128 Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013 01/04/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.  (All Actions)
01/03/2013 H.R.130 Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2013 01/03/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
01/03/2013 H.R.129 Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013 01/03/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
11/06/2012 H.R.6479 For the relief of Humaira Khalid Lateef, Muhammad Nadeem Aslam, Maheen Nadeem, and Daniyal Muhammad Nadeem. 11/06/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.  (All Actions)
07/10/2012 H.R.5955 Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012 07/10/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.  (All Actions)
05/08/2012 H.R.1401 Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2011 05/08/2012 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
10/25/2011 H.Res.435 Condemning the persecution of political opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as well as other political prisoners, among them former internal affairs minister Yuri Lutsenko. 10/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia.  (All Actions)
10/14/2011 H.R.3225 Community Agriculture Development and Jobs Act 10/14/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.  (All Actions)
07/29/2011 H.R.2093 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act 07/29/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.  (All Actions)
07/19/2011 H.R.2425 Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2011 07/19/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.  (All Actions)
07/08/2011 H.Res.344 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the States should enact a temporary moratorium on residential mortgage foreclosures. 07/08/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
07/07/2011 H.R.2287 NAFTA Accountability Act 07/07/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/13/2011 H.Res.213 Honoring the memory of Poland's President, national leaders, and cultural leaders who were killed in the tragic plane crash at Smolensk, Russia on April 10, 2010. 05/13/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia.  (All Actions)
Total: 8535
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.627 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/08/2017 H.R.2862 To provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes.
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.
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.
05/19/2017 H.Res.347 Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
05/18/2017 H.R.2525 To improve the financial literacy of students.
05/18/2017 H.Res.337 Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month.
05/18/2017 H.R.1997 Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017
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.252 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the challenges posed to long-term stability in Lebanon by the conflict in Syria and supporting the establishment of safe zones in Syria.
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
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.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.
05/17/2017 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.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
05/12/2017 H.Res.320 Expressing support for the designation of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month".
05/05/2017 H.R.2239 Breaking Addiction Act of 2017
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