BOYLE, BRENDAN F

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BOYLE, BRENDAN F
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: Experience: House: District 13, 2015-Present; Home State: Pennsylvania; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $859,696Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Brendan F. Boyle

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Jennifer; 1 Child: Abigail

Birth Date: 02/06/1977

Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA

Home City: Philadelphia, PA

Religion: Catholic

Education

MPP, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2005

BA, Government, University of Notre Dame, 1999

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 13, 2014-present

Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 170, 2008-2014

Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 170, 2004, 2006

Current Legislative Committees

Foreign Affairs, Member z

Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, Member

Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Member

Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, Member

Professional Experience

Teacher, Kaplan Test Preparation, 2002-present

Adjunct Professor, Drexel University, present

Former Sportscaster, 640 WVFI-AM

Consultant, American Management Systems, 1999-2002

Fundraiser, Bob Casey for Governor, 2002

Coordinator, Ed Rendell for Mayor, 1995

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Fox Chase Homeowners Association, 2003-present

Member, Lawncrest Community Association, 2003-present

Member, Parkwood Civic Association, 2003-present

Member, Somerton Civic Association, 2003-present

Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians, 1998-present

Member, Knights of Columbus, 1997-present

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	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
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	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	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	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	Support Individuals should be given at least some control over how their retirement funds are invested.

Total: 14

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/12/2017	H.R.2873	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 Glenside Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building".	06/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
05/18/2017	H.R.1997	Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017	05/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats. (All Actions)
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.	04/25/2017 Referred to House Foreign Affairs (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.1998	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives and certain Members of Congress before the expiration or termination of a HUD-VASH contract, and for other purposes.	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/13/2017	H.R.528	Stop Act	01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.6449	Clean Money Act of 2016	12/07/2016 Referred to House Energy and Commerce (All Actions)
09/22/2016	H.R.6125	To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds, and for other purposes.	09/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.R.5793	Citizenship Empowerment Act	07/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
02/03/2016	H.R.4346	Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016	02/03/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
02/03/2016	H.R.4327	Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016	02/03/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
01/15/2016	H.R.4173	To provide that an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the 5-year period prior to the alien's application for admission is ineligible to be admitted to the United States under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.	01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
10/09/2015	H.Res.463	Recognizing October 7th as National Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day.	10/09/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
08/20/2015	H.R.2729	American Export Promotion Act of 2015	08/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. (All Actions)
06/04/2015	H.R.2645	To amend title 5, United States Code, to prevent the Thrift Savings Fund from investing in any company that boycotts Israel.	06/04/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)

Total: 491

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
04/16/2015	H.Con.Res.38	Supporting the goals and ideals of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network's (GLSEN) National Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.
04/16/2015	H.R.456	Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2015
04/14/2015	H.Con.Res.35	Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.
04/14/2015	H.R.1726	Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2015
04/08/2015	H.R.1424	Infection Reduction Labeling Act
04/07/2015	H.R.1608	Lymphedema Treatment Act
04/07/2015	H.R.1559	Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act of 2015
04/01/2015	H.R.1516	Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2015
03/31/2015	H.R.1258	Pet and Women Safety Act of 2015
03/31/2015	H.R.1217	Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015
03/31/2015	H.R.1112	Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2015
03/31/2015	H.R.1019	Partner with Korea Act
03/30/2015	H.R.20	Government By the People Act of 2015
03/27/2015	H.R.1220	Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015
03/20/2015	H.R.1427	Medicare CGM Access Act of 2015
03/20/2015	H.Res.130	To express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe and to encourage greater cooperation with the European governments, the European Union, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in preventing and responding to anti-Semitism.
03/19/2015	H.R.1492	Child CARE Act
03/19/2015	H.R.1439	Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act
03/19/2015	H.R.1343	Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015
03/18/2015	H.R.1342	Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015

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