• COLLINS, CHRISTOPHER C
Experience: House: District 27, 2013-Present
Home State: New York
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $945,317Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Chris Collins
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Mary; 3 Children
    Birth Date: 05/20/1950
    Birth Place: Schenectady, NY
    Home City: Clarence, NY

Education

    MBA, Finance, University of Alabama, Birmingham, 1975
    BS, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1972

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1998

Current Legislative Committees

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

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Subcommittee on Health and Technology, United States House Committee on Small Business
    Member, United States House Committee on Agriculture
    Member, United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
    Member, United States House Committee on Small Business

Professional Experience

    Owner, Audubon Machinery
    Owner, Bloch Industries
    Owner, Easom Automation
    Executive, Erie County, 2007-11
    Owner, Innate Immunotherapeutics
    Owner, Mead Supply
    Owner, Niagara Ceramics
    Owner, Oxygen Generating Systems International (OGSI)
    Owner, Schlyer Machine
    Owner, Volland Electric
    Employee, Westinghouse Electric, 1972-83
    Manager, Westinghouse Gear Division
    Owner, ZeptoMetrix Corporation
    Founder, Nutall Gear Corporation, Niagara Falls, 1983

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Assistant Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America
    Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
    Member, Executive Board, Greater Niagara Frontier Council (GNFC)
    Chair, National Jamboree, Greater Niagra Frontier Council, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2013
    Chair, World Jamboree, Greater Niagara Frontier Council (GNFC), 2007

Additional Information

Awards:

    Silver Beaver Award
    2005, Horizon Citizen of the Year.
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

No Opinion
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

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

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 37
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
11/16/2015 H.R.3327 Kids Before Cons Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/08/2015 H.R.3328 Small Business Regulatory Sunset Act of 2015 09/08/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
06/01/2015 H.R.2267 PACT (Protecting All College Tuition) Act of 2015 06/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
05/22/2015 H.R.2439 To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research Service. 05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/22/2015 H.R.2438 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to broader application of Bayesian statistics and adaptive trial designs. 05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/01/2015 H.R.2218 REVAMP Act of 2015 05/01/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
05/01/2015 H.R.2151 Improving Oversight and Accountability in Medicaid Non-DSH Supplemental Payments Act 05/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/21/2015 H.R.1488 Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2015 04/21/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
04/17/2015 H.R.1859 Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015 04/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/27/2015 H.R.1066 Clinical Trials Modernization Act of 2015 02/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
08/08/2014 H.R.3472 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, as the "Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office". 08/08/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-151. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
06/13/2014 H.R.4081 To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice from being used to provide postsecondary courses in prisons. 06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
06/03/2014 H.R.4725 Care for our Heroes Act 06/03/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/20/2014 H.R.3933 Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 03/20/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
12/05/2013 H.R.2981 TRANSFER Act of 2013 12/05/2013 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
09/26/2013 H.R.3160 Government Shutdown Fairness Act 09/26/2013 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
04/23/2013 H.R.1558 Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 04/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 688
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.2292 To extend a project of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission involving the Cannonsville Dam.
06/08/2017 H.R.2853 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make qualified biogas property and qualified manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and to permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.Res.346 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, and that Congress should fund programs that support specialty crops.
05/18/2017 H.R.1222 Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
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.
05/16/2017 H.R.2450 FILM Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2334 Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.281 Family Farm Relief Act of 2017
04/28/2017 H.Res.295 Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2017, through May 6, 2017, as "National Small Business Week" to honor the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States.
04/24/2017 H.R.1945 Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act
04/12/2017 H.R.1777 To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes.
04/07/2017 H.R.1871 Property Tax Reduction Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.19 Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
04/03/2017 H.R.1861 Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
04/03/2017 H.Res.92 Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
03/31/2017 H.R.1847 PAST Act
03/29/2017 H.R.1698 Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Not Voting
03/27/2017 H.R.1580 Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2017
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