• YARMUTH, JOHN A MR
Experience: House: District 3, 2007-Present
Home State: Kentucky
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $415,903Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: John A. Yarmuth
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Catherine; 1 Child: Aaron
    Birth Date: 11/04/1947
    Birth Place: Louisville, KY
    Home City: Louisville, KY
    Religion: Jewish

Education

    BA, American Studies, Yale University, 1969

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2006-present
    Senior Whip, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

    Budget, Member
    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Professional Experience

    Editor/Owner, Kentucky Golfer
    Commentator, "Hot Button," WAVE 3 Television, 2004-2005
    Columnist, Louisville Eccentric Observer (LEO), 1990-2005
    Founder/Executive Editor, Louisville Eccentric Observer (LEO), 1990-2003
    Co-Host, "Yarmuth and Ziegler," WAVE 3 Television, 2003
    Public Relations & Marketing, Caretenders Healthcorp, 1986-1990
    Associate Vice President, University Relations, University of Louisville, 1983-1986
    Founder/Publisher, Louisville Today, 1976-1982
    Legislative Aide, Senator Marlow Cook, United States Senate, 1971-1974

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Founder/President, Center for Kentucky Progress
    Director, Jewish Community Center
    Member, Kentucky Golf Association
    Member, Louisville Forum
    Member, Planned Parenthood
    Member, Society of Professional Journalists

Additional Information

Awards:

    "Outstanding New Member of Congress" (The Committee for Education Funding)
    "Legislator of the Year" (The Kentucky Reading Association)
    "Best of Congress" (Working Mother magazine)
    "Best Representative for Kids" (The Children's Defense Fund Action Council)
    "Distinguished Community Health Superhero" (National Association of Community Health Centers)
    "Congressional Literacy Leader" (International Reading Association)
    Honored for "Outstanding Commitment to Fight Drunk Driving & Underage Drinking" (Century Council)
    Honored for "Outstanding Leadership to Protect Mountains & Communities of Appalachia" (Alliance for Appalachia)
    100% rating from the League of Conservation Voters
    100% rating from Children's Defense Fund Action Council
    100% rating from National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
    100% rating from American Association of University Women
    96% rating from NAACP
    Elected by peers as President of the Freshman Class of Congress
    Named At-Large Whip
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
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

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 65
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/21/2012 H.Res.593 Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Safe Place Week". 03/21/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
01/18/2012 H.R.3795 Muhammad Ali Legacy Act 01/18/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/06/2012 H.J.Res.97 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections. 01/06/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
11/18/2011 H.R.3036 Ready-to-Compete Act 11/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
10/18/2011 H.R.3183 To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to exempt licensed independent insurance producer remuneration from the medical loss ratio. 10/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
09/21/2011 H.R.3007 Give Credit to Main Street Act of 2011 09/21/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
09/08/2011 H.R.2272 LEARN Act 09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
07/08/2011 H.R.2481 Expanding Dependent and Child Care Act of 2011 07/08/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/19/2011 H.R.1503 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain hydrogenated polymers of norbornene derivatives. 04/19/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
03/08/2011 H.Res.154 Recognizing the week beginning March 21, 2011, as "National Safe Place Week". 03/08/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
01/20/2011 H.Res.46 Restoring the democratic process by providing that section 3(b) of H. Res. 5 shall have no force or effect during the remainder of the 112th Congress. 01/20/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
07/26/2010 H.Res.1275 Expressing disapproval of the decision issued by the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. 07/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.  (All Actions)
07/15/2010 H.R.5744 Revitalizing American Manufacturing Act of 2010 07/15/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/28/2010 H.R.5477 Ready to Compete Act 05/28/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.  (All Actions)
05/11/2010 H.R.5263 Real Estate Investment Incentive Act of 2010 05/11/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/04/2010 H.R.4037 LEARN Act 01/04/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
12/16/2009 H.Res.905 Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the retirement of Justice Louis D. Brandeis from the United States Supreme Court. 12/16/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
12/10/2009 H.R.4265 To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish and carry out a direct lending program for small business concerns, and for other purposes. 12/10/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Tax.  (All Actions)
11/19/2009 H.R.4158 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain hydrogenated polymers of norbornene derivatives. 11/19/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/18/2009 H.R.4112 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for nonbusiness energy property. 11/18/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 1441
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
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.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.
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/19/2017 H.Res.345 Urging the President to faithfully carry out the Affordable Care Act.
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017 H.R.2527 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
05/18/2017 H.R.2526 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.
05/18/2017 H.Res.337 Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month.
05/17/2017 H.R.2499 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
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.Res.332 Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2412 Keep Our Pension Promises Act
05/09/2017 H.R.267 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.Res.310 Expressing support for the designation of May as "National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month".
05/05/2017 H.R.2273 Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/03/2017 H.R.2317 United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
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