BLUMENAUER, EARL

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: Experience: House: District 3, 1995-Present; Home State: Oregon; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,139,611Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Earl Blumenauer

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Margaret; 2 Children: Jon, Anne

Birth Date: 08/16/1948

Birth Place: Portland, OR

Home City: Portland, OR

Religion: Non-denominational Protestant

Education

JD, Lewis and Clark College, 1976

BA, Political Science, Lewis and Clark College, 1970

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present

Commissioner of Public Works, Portland City Council, 1986-1995

Candidate, Mayor of Portland, 1992

Commissioner, Multnomah County Commission, 1978-1986

Candidate, Portland City Council, 1980

Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 1973-1978

Current Legislative Committees

Budget, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member

Subcommittee on Social Security, Member

Subcommittee on Trade, Member

Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Army Corps Reform Caucus

Founder, Bike Caucus

Chair, Bike Caucus

Member, City/Suburb/Rural Transit Caucus

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues

Member, Diabetes Caucus

Member, Governor's Commission on Higher Education

Member, Greenscissors Caucus

Member, House Sustainable Development Caucus

Co-Chair, House Trails Caucus

Vice Chair, Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Congressional Caucus

Founder, Livable Communities Task Force

Former Co-Chair, Livable Communities Task Force

Member, New Democrat Coalition

Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus

Member, Sustainable Development Caucus

Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2007-2012

Vice-Chair, Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, United States House of Representatives, 2007-2010

Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2001-2007

Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1996-2007

Chair, House Education and Revenue Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives, 1977-1978

Professional Experience

Attorney

Assistant, President, Portland State University, 1970-1977

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Board Member, National Civic League

Member, Oregon Environmental Council

Member, Oregon Public Broadcasting

Member, Transportation Committee, National League of Cities

Member, Board of Directors, Portland Community College, 1975-1981

Additional Information

Priority Issues:

Saving Public Broadcasting

Rebuilding and Renewing America

Marijuana Reform

End of Life Care

Clean Water, Not Nuclear Weapons

Fixing A Broken Government

Protecting Taxpayers

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	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
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	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
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	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	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	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
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	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	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
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	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
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	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 259

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/12/2017	H.R.2877	To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to prohibit any subsidy for flood insurance coverage for any property owned or operated by the President, and for other purposes.	06/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
05/01/2017	H.R.2093	Strengthening and Clarifying the 25th Amendment Act of 2017	05/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
04/24/2017	H.R.1824	Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017	04/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
04/11/2017	H.R.1727	Limiting Inhumane Federal Trapping Act	04/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (All Actions)
03/31/2017	H.R.1820	Veterans Equal Access Act	03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/30/2017	H.R.1823	Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act	03/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/28/2017	H.R.1755	Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act	03/28/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/27/2017	H.R.1630	Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act	03/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.R.1647	Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2017	03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
03/23/2017	H.R.1368	Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act	03/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.Res.204	Declaring support for Brain Awareness Week.	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1531	Superfund Reinvestment Act	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
03/09/2017	H.R.1458	RAISE IT Act	03/09/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/09/2017	H.R.1452	No TRUMP Act of 2017	03/09/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/02/2017	H.R.1266	Vision Zero Act of 2017	03/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.4432	Commercial UAS Modernization Act	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. (All Actions)
09/23/2016	H.R.5954	Limiting Inhumane Federal Trapping for Public Safety Act	09/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.4790	Recreation Not Red-Tape Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
08/04/2016	H.R.5811	Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act	08/04/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.R.5819	Vote By Mail Act of 2016	07/14/2016 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)

Total: 5054

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
02/14/2017	H.R.512	WINGMAN Act
02/13/2017	H.R.1022	Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017
02/13/2017	H.R.1016	Federal Executive Accountability Act of 2017
02/13/2017	H.R.1001	Veterans Federal Hiring Protection Act of 2017
02/10/2017	H.R.993	Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2017
02/10/2017	H.R.982	TREAT Act
02/10/2017	H.R.975	Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017
02/10/2017	H.R.959	Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017
02/10/2017	H.R.931	Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017
02/10/2017	H.Res.90	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 115th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.
02/10/2017	H.R.807	Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
02/10/2017	H.R.786	ACHE Act
02/10/2017	H.R.771	Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017
02/10/2017	H.R.676	Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act
02/10/2017	H.R.502	To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
02/10/2017	H.R.227	Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act
02/10/2017	H.R.169	West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017
02/08/2017	H.J.Res.53	Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
02/08/2017	H.J.Res.48	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.
02/08/2017	H.R.532	DREAMer Information Protection Act

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