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: Experience: House: District 25, 2015-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,041,479Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Stephen 'Steve' Knight

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Lily; 2 Children: Christopher, Michael

Birth Place: Edwards Air Force Base, CA

Home City: Palmdale, CA

Education

Diploma, Palmdale High School

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 25, 2014-present

Former Vice Mayor, City of Palmdale

Senator, California State Senate, 2012-2014

Assistant Minority Leader, California State Assembly, 2010-2012

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 2008-2012

Member, Palmdale City Council, 2005-2008

Current Legislative Committees

Armed Services, Member

Science, Space, and Technology, Member

Small Business, Member

Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, Member

Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations, Member

Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Member

Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Member

Subcommittee on Space, Member

Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Member

Professional Experience

Former Officer, Los Angeles Police Department

Served, United States Army

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums, Los Angeles Police Department

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Oppose A Flat Tax is a good idea. It would simplify the entire tax system and get rid of loopholes that drive tax-avoiding behaviors.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Oppose Voter fraud undermines the most fundamental process of democracy, and we need to fight it. Campaign donations are free speech, and should not be limited for corporations, nor for individuals.
8. Prioritize green energy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.

Total: 23

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/17/2017	H.R.1162	No Hero Left Untreated Act	05/17/2017 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
05/05/2017	H.R.2375	Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2017	05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	H.R.2333	Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2017	05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	H.R.2156	Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act	05/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	H.R.2116	Perchlorate Reclamation and Water Replenishment Act	04/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. (All Actions)
04/04/2017	H.R.1890	Workplace Advancement Act	04/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/30/2017	H.R.1557	Soledad Canyon Consistency Act	03/30/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (All Actions)
03/22/2017	H.R.1680	Women's Business Centers Improvements Act of 2017	03/22/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
02/03/2017	H.Res.69	Expressing support for designation of the 17th day in May as "DIPG Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general.	02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
11/30/2016	H.R.5600	No Hero Left Untreated Act	11/30/2016 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.5466	Aeronautics Innovation Act	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. (All Actions)
09/08/2016	H.R.5968	Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2016	09/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
07/12/2016	H.R.5638	Solar Fuels Innovation Act	07/12/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
07/06/2016	H.R.5244	Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act	07/06/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
06/02/2016	H.R.5349	Energy Contracting Opportunities Act	06/02/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
02/25/2016	H.R.4610	To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in a series of water reclamation projects to provide a new water supply to communities previously impacted by perchlorate contamination plumes.	02/25/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. (All Actions)
02/17/2016	H.R.4566	Soledad Canyon Consistency Act	02/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (All Actions)
02/11/2016	H.R.4489	FLIGHT R&D Act	02/11/2016 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
02/05/2016	H.R.4429	Natural Gas Leak Prevention Act of 2016	02/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
01/15/2016	H.Res.586	Expressing support for designation of the fourth week in May as "DIPG Awareness Week" to raise awareness and encourage the research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general.	01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)

Total: 286

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
02/18/2016	H.R.3033	Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act
02/12/2016	H.Res.469	Urging North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to meet or exceed the two percent gross domestic product commitment to spending on defense.
02/11/2016	H.R.4499	PROP Act of 2016
02/11/2016	H.R.3293	Scientific Research in the National Interest Act	Passed	Aye
01/15/2016	H.R.4291	SAFER Act of 2015
01/15/2016	H.R.4237	Protect America Act of 2015
01/15/2016	H.R.4183	Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2015
01/13/2016	H.R.4377	American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015
01/12/2016	H.R.4279	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain information to State controlled substance monitoring programs.
12/09/2015	H.R.3668	California Minerals, Off-Road Recreation, and Conservation Act
12/04/2015	H.R.4073	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2015
12/04/2015	H.R.4007	ALERTED Act of 2015
12/04/2015	H.R.3999	American SAFE Act of 2015
12/02/2015	H.R.4149	Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act
11/19/2015	H.Res.534	Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses.
11/16/2015	H.R.2400	SIGMA Act of 2015
12/02/2015	H.R.427	Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015	Passed	Aye
12/01/2015	H.R.3459	Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
11/25/2015	H.R.2262	U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act	Failed	Aye
11/23/2015	H.R.2742	To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that military working dogs be retired in the United States, and for other purposes.

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