TSONGAS, NICOLA S

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TSONGAS, NICOLA S
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: Experience: House: District 3, 2007-Present; Home State: Massachusetts; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,025,769Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Nicola 'Niki' S. Tsongas

Gender: Female

Family: Widowed; 3 Children: Ashley, Katina, Molly

Birth Date: 04/26/1946

Birth Place: Chico, CA

Home City: Lowell, MA

Education

Attended, Michigan State University

JD, Boston University, 1988

BA, Smith College, 1968

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2007-present

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, 2007

Volunteer, Eugene McCarthy Presidential Campaign, 1968

Current Legislative Committees

Armed Services, Member

Natural Resources, Member

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member

Subcommittee on Federal Lands, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Member

Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Equity Caucus for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans

Member, Lowell Civic Stadium and Arena Commission

Professional Experience

Employee, Catholic Charitable Bureau

Social Worker, New York Department of Welfare

Attorney, Private Practice

Dean, External Affairs, Middlesex Community College, 1997-2007

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	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
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	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	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
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	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
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	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 50

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
09/10/2012	H.R.5319	Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act	09/10/2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 476. (All Actions)
03/29/2012	H.R.3471	HIRE Act	03/29/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
07/19/2011	H.R.1931	Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2011	07/19/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions)
06/06/2011	H.R.2103	SSI Savers Act of 2011	06/06/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
05/24/2011	H.R.1890	SAFER Drilling Act	05/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (All Actions)
05/24/2011	H.R.1731	To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit notifications to Congress with respect to the failure by the Secretary to comply with statutory body armor procurement budget information requirements.	05/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces. (All Actions)
05/24/2011	H.R.1679	WE CARE Act	05/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
05/18/2011	H.R.1529	Defense Sexual Trauma Response Oversight and Good Governance Act	05/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
05/02/2011	H.R.1660	Faster Access and Shorter Transaction Time for Checks Act of 2011	05/02/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. (All Actions)
04/15/2011	H.R.1661	Small Business Tax Relief and Retirement Restoration Act of 2011	04/15/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/01/2011	H.R.1024	No Taxpayer Money for Corporate Campaigns Act of 2011	04/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections. (All Actions)
07/29/2010	H.R.5978	Small Business Tax Relief and Retirement Restoration Act of 2010	07/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/08/2010	H.R.5709	Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act	07/08/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (All Actions)
06/18/2010	H.R.5225	iVETS Act	06/18/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
06/18/2010	H.R.5224	Women's Excellence of Care and Accessibility Review and Evaluation Act	06/18/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
05/06/2010	H.R.5197	Defense STRONG Act	05/06/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
04/28/2010	H.R.5134	Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2010	04/28/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
04/28/2010	H.R.5063	LT WARRIOR Act	04/28/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (All Actions)
04/26/2010	H.R.4550	No Taxpayer Money for Corporate Campaigns Act of 2010	04/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions)
03/29/2010	H.R.4937	SSI Savers Act of 2010	03/29/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. (All Actions)

Total: 1486

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/13/2017	H.R.627	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
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.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.
06/08/2017	H.R.2827	To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/18/2017	H.Res.341	Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the "Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017".
05/18/2017	H.Res.268	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the trafficking of illicit fentanyl into the United States from Mexico and China.
05/17/2017	H.R.2498	To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
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.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017	H.R.2464	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 New Chardon Street Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, as the "John Fitzgerald Kennedy Post Office".
05/11/2017	H.R.2421	Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
05/11/2017	H.R.2272	COAST Anti-Drilling Act
05/11/2017	H.R.2248	To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022.
05/05/2017	H.R.2380	Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
05/02/2017	H.R.2135	Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
05/02/2017	H.R.2052	PRIVATE Act
04/28/2017	H.Res.284	Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.

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