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: Experience: Senate: 2012-Present; Home State: Hawaii; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,880,543Coverage End: Thursday, March 31, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

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Full Name: Brian Emmaneul Schatz

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Linda; 2 Children: Tyler, Mia

Birth Date: 10/20/1972

Birth Place: Ann Arbor, MI

Religion: Jewish

Education

BA, Philosophy, Pomona College, 1994

Political Experience

Senator, United States Senate, 2012-present

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Consumer Protection and Commerce, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Economic Development Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Energy and Environmental Protection Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Majority Whip, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Water, Land and Ocean Resources, Hawaii State House of Representatives

Special Election, Won, United States Senate, 2014

Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawaii, 2010-2012

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2006, 2012

Chair, Democratic Party of Hawaii, 2008-2010

Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1998-2006

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Commerce, Science and Transportation, Member

Indian Affairs, Member

Select Committee on Ethics, Member

Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Member

Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, Member

Subcommittee on Science, Space, and Competitiveness, Member

Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, Member

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Democratic Party State Central Committee, 1997-1998

Professional Experience

Former Teacher, Punahou High School

Chief Executive Officer, Helping Hands Hawaii, 2002-2010

President, Helping Hands Hawaii, 2002-2010

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Temple Emanu-El, present

Former Director, Center for a Sustainable Future

Former Board Member, Hawaii Elections Project

Former Executive Director, Hawaii Elections Project

Former Member, Kuhio Lions Club

Director, Makiki Community Library

Founder/ Former President, Youth for Environmental Service

Founder, Hawaii Draft Obama Campaign, 2006

Member, Sierra Club Executive Committee, 1998

Total: 5

Brian Schatz Steps Into Spotlight on College, Climate, Foreign Policy

06/11/2015

By Niels Lesniewski | Roll Call

Senator Schatz Helps Introduce Amendment to Ban Deployment of American Ground Troops to Iraq & Syria

06/09/2015

Brain Schatz's Official Personal Website

Senator Schatz Introduces Legislation to Improve and Renovate Schools

06/04/2015

Brain Schatz's Official Personal Website

Senate Committee Advances Military Construction and VA Appropriations Bill with Hawai'i Priorities

05/21/2015

Brain Schatz's Official Personal Website

Schatz Latest Dem Senator to Boycott Netanyahu's Speech

02/10/2015

By DYLAN SCOTT | Talking Points Memo

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 Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration 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	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
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	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
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	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: 70

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/17/2017	S.1167	A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft.	05/17/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
05/17/2017	S.1157	A bill to establish the Vulnerability Equities Review Board, and for other purposes.	05/17/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
05/17/2017	S.760	OPEN Government Data Act	05/17/2017 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	S.1016	CONNECT for Health Act of 2017	05/03/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
04/05/2017	S.770	MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017	04/05/2017 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. (All Actions)
02/16/2017	S.437	Red Hill Oversight and Environmental Protection Act of 2017	02/16/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
02/13/2017	S.362	Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017	02/13/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
02/01/2017	S.272	Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2017	02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
02/01/2017	S.255	FAIR Act	02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
02/01/2017	S.250	A bill to prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of, a public shipyard.	02/01/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
12/12/2016	S.2852	OPEN Government Data Act	12/12/2016 Held at the desk. (All Actions)
12/08/2016	S.3525	Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2016	12/08/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
12/06/2016	S.3097	SelectUSA Authorization Act of 2016	12/06/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 703. (All Actions)
09/23/2016	S.1579	NATIVE Act	09/23/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-221. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
06/29/2016	S.3122	REAL Act of 2016	06/29/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
06/20/2016	S.3077	MEDS Act	06/20/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
05/26/2016	S.3003	Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2016	05/26/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
05/26/2016	S.2996	FAIR Energy Policy Act	05/26/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
05/25/2016	S.Res.416	A resolution recognizing the contributions of Hawaii to the culinary heritage of the United States and designating the week beginning on June 12, 2016, as "National Hawaiian Food Week".	05/25/2016 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
04/06/2016	S.1336	South Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act	04/06/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 419. (All Actions)

Total: 729

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
05/04/2017	S.Res.155	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should work in cooperation with the international community and continue to exercise global leadership to address the causes and effects of climate change, and for other purposes.
05/03/2017	S.1036	Marine Energy Act
05/03/2017	S.1023	Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/03/2017	S.129	National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2017
05/02/2017	S.1006	Equality Act
05/02/2017	S.662	NO HATE Act
05/01/2017	S.999	COAST Anti-Drilling Act
04/28/2017	S.Con.Res.14	A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I.
04/27/2017	S.959	Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
04/27/2017	S.954	Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017
04/27/2017	S.Res.145	A resolution designating April 2017 as "Financial Literacy Month".
04/26/2017	S.948	America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2017
04/26/2017	S.947	TICKETS Act
04/25/2017	S.928	Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
04/24/2017	S.924	National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2017
04/24/2017	S.913	Senior Home Modification Assistance Initiative Act
04/19/2017	S.544	A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes.
04/07/2017	S.901	A bill to prohibit any reduction in the amount of the per diem allowance to which members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps or civilian employees of the Department of Defense are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel, and for other purposes.
04/07/2017	S.Res.124	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the National Sea Grant College Program is a valuable program that protects and enhances the coastal communities and economy of the United States.
04/07/2017	S.861	Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017

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