• 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
08/02/1996 H.R.3987 End the Trade Deficit Act 08/02/1996 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/02/1996 H.R.2833 To amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to require that perishable agricultural products be labeled or marked as to their country of origin. 01/02/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops.  (All Actions)
12/22/1995 H.Con.Res.128 To establish a Commission on Women's Art in the United States Capitol. 12/22/1995 Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.  (All Actions)
11/21/1995 H.R.2651 NAFTA Accountability Act 11/21/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
11/06/1995 H.R.2499 Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 1995 11/06/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
11/06/1995 H.R.2498 Foreign Agents Compulsory Ethics in Trade Act of 1993 11/06/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
11/06/1995 H.J.Res.114 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections for Federal and State office. 11/06/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
07/18/1995 H.R.1567 Professional Trade Service Corps Act 07/18/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
03/01/1995 H.Res.80 Requesting the President to submit information to the House of Representatives concerning actions taken through the exchange stabilization fund to strengthen the Mexican peso and stabilize the economy of Mexico. 03/01/1995 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
10/06/1994 H.J.Res.406 To approve the location of a World War II Memorial in the Nation's Capitol. 10/06/1994 Provisions of Measure Incorporated into S.J.Res.227.  (All Actions)
10/03/1994 H.R.5088 To recognize and grant a Federal charter to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. 10/03/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.  (All Actions)
09/28/1994 H.R.1626 To extend until January 1, 1995, the existing temporary suspension of duty on umbrella frames. 09/28/1994 See H.R.5110.  (All Actions)
08/08/1994 H.R.4832 Fair Standards in Trade Act 08/08/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.  (All Actions)
08/05/1994 H.R.4080 To suspend until January 1, 1998, the duty on di-pentaerythritol. 08/05/1994 Executive Comment Received from ITC.  (All Actions)
07/26/1994 H.J.Res.388 Recognizing the anniversaries of the Warsaw uprising and the Polish resistance to the invasion of Poland during World War II. 07/26/1994 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/01/1994 H.R.4580 Geno Baroni Commemorative Neighborhood Policy Act 07/01/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.  (All Actions)
11/23/1993 H.Con.Res.195 Expressing the sense of Congress that the government should require that all tax benefits or other subsidies afforded to businesses operating in the United States as part of health care reform should be used for investment and job creation within the borders of the United States. 11/23/1993 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/09/1993 H.R.682 To authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a memorial, in the District of Columbia or its environs, to honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II, and to commemorate the participation of the United States in that war. 11/09/1993 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
08/19/1993 H.R.2952 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for a Great Lakes pollution prevention demonstration program. 08/19/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
07/14/1993 H.R.1226 Professional Trade Service Corps Act 07/14/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.  (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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