MCDERMOTT, JAMES

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: Experience: House: District 7,1989-Present; Home State: Washington; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $277,749Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: James 'Jim' A. McDermott

Gender:Male

Family: Wife: Therese; 2 Children: Katherine, James

Birth Date: 12/28/1936

Birth Place: Chicago, IL

Home City: Seattle, WA

Religion: Episcopalian

Education

MD, Psychology, University of Washington Medical Center

MD, Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois, 1963

BS, Wheaton College, 1958

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present

Senator, Washington State Senate, 1975-1987

Candidate, Governor, State of Washington, 1980

Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, 1971-1972

Current Legislative Committees

Budget, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Ranking Member

Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Chair, African Trade and Investment Caucus

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional Friends of Animals

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Former Co-Chair, Congressional India and Indian Americans Caucus

Founder, Congressional India and Indian Americans Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Kidney Caucus

Co-Founder, Congressional Kidney Caucus

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus

Founder, Congressional Task Force on International HIV/AIDS

Chair, Congressional Task Force on International HIV/AIDS

Member, Congressional Urban Caucus

Member, Congressional Wine Caucus

Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force

Commissioner, Japan-United States Friendship Commission

Member, Minor League Baseball Caucus

Member, National Bipartisan Commission on Future of Medicare

Member, Rural Health Care Coalition

Professional Experience

Regional Medical Officer, Kinshasa, Zaire, United States Foreign Service, 1987-1988

Member, Public Health Associates of Seattle, 1983-1986

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington Hospitals, 1970-1983

Consultant, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 1972-1983

Consultant, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Division of Juvenile Rehabilitation, 1972-1979

Chief Psychiatrist, Seattle/King County Jail, 1978

Lieutenant Commander, Chief Psychiatrist, Long Beach Naval Station, United States Navy Medical Corps, 1968-1970

Residency in Child Psychiatry, University of Washington Hospitals, 1966-1968

Residency in Adult Psychiatry, University of Illinois Hospitals, 1964-1966

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Advisory Board, Childhaven

Member, Advisory Board, Tom C. Wales Foundation

Member, Advisory Board, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility

National President, Americans for Democratic Action

Member, Board of Directors, Washington State China Relations Council

Founding Member, Emil Verban Society

Member, Honorary Board, Northwest AIDS Foundation

Member, Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral

Member, Visiting Committee, The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

Member, Washington State Medical Association

Additional Information

Awards:

Physicians for Social Responsibility Congressional Achievement Award, 2002

Recognition of Outstanding Leadership on the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, Coalition of AGOA Supporters, 2001

Recognition of Leadership and Commitment to Universal and Comprehensive Health Coverage for all Americans, Public Citizen, 2001

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2002

President's Award, Minority Executive Directors Coalition of King County, 2003

Ralph Bunche Peace and Justice Award, Washington State Bar Association, 2004

Sami Nasser Community Activism Award, American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, San Diego Chapter, 2002

American Mental Health Counselors Award, 2003

Leadership in Justice in Government Award, HateFreeZone Campaign of WA.

Service Award, Indian American Friendship Council, 2001

Distinguished House Defender, Healthy Communities Access Coalition, 2003

The Don Kazama Human Rights Award, Seattle Chapter, U.N. Association of U.S.A., 2001

Treasury Guardian, Taxpayers for Common Sense Action, 2004

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Award for Community Service, University of Washington Medical School and Health Sciences Center, 2004

Outstanding Alumnus Award, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago Medical Alumni Association, 2000

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	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
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	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
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	Support The government should subsidize health insurance for groups which are at risk. Universal health insurance is a good goal, although some market methods can work as well as government systems.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
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: 331

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
09/24/2010	H.R.6156	To renew the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs.	09/24/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
09/23/2010	H.Res.1657	Congratulating Ichiro Suzuki, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, for becoming the first player in the history of Major League Baseball with at least 200 base hits in 10 consecutive seasons.	09/23/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
09/15/2010	H.R.6128	Fair Playing Field Act of 2010	09/15/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/14/2010	H.R.6117	Clean Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2010	09/14/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/19/2010	H.Res.1519	Congratulating the crew of the Ocean Watch for their remarkable voyage around North and South America and recognizing the importance of ocean and coastal conservation.	07/19/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. (All Actions)
07/14/2010	H.R.5618	Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010	07/14/2010 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 459. (All Actions)
07/13/2010	H.Con.Res.290	Expressing support for designation of June 30 as "National ESIGN Day".	07/13/2010 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
06/29/2010	H.Res.1396	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of increasing the funding of Job Corps, AmeriCorps, and the Peace Corps.	06/29/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. (All Actions)
06/28/2010	H.R.5617	Home Energy Conservation Act of 2010	06/28/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/20/2010	H.Res.1339	Expressing support for designation of May as National Foster Care Month and acknowledging the responsibility that Congress has to promote safety, well-being, improved outcomes, and permanency for the Nation's collective children.	05/20/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
04/30/2010	H.R.4976	Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2010	04/30/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. (All Actions)
03/09/2010	H.Res.1151	Recognizing and congratulating Apolo Anton Ohno for his historic performances in short track speed skating at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Olympic Winter Games and congratulating him for winning more Olympic Winter Games medals than any other American athlete.	03/09/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
02/24/2010	H.R.4564	Emergency Jobs Program and Assistance for Families Extension Act	02/24/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. (All Actions)
01/27/2010	H.Res.1024	Expressing support for designation of January as Poverty in America Awareness Month.	01/27/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
01/19/2010	H.Res.1018	Requesting the Senate to adjust its rules to reflect the intent of the framers of the Constitution by amending the Senate's filibuster rule, Rule 22, to facilitate the consideration of bills and amendments.	01/19/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
01/04/2010	H.Res.777	Honoring all those participating in a production of "The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later" in remembrance of Matthew Shepard.	01/04/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions)
12/08/2009	H.R.4183	Helping Unemployed Workers Act	12/08/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. (All Actions)
12/08/2009	H.R.3925	To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to preclude preemption of a State cause of action relating to a denial of a claim for benefits under a health care plan.	12/08/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
11/19/2009	H.R.4128	Conflict Minerals Trade Act	11/19/2009 Referred to House Armed Services (All Actions)
11/18/2009	H.R.4101	New Partnership for Trade Development Act of 2009	11/18/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 7216

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
12/23/2016	H.R.3713	Sentencing Reform Act of 2015
12/22/2016	H.R.6501	Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board Act of 2016
12/16/2016	H.R.4352	Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
12/16/2016	H.R.2726	Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
12/14/2016	H.R.3471	Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2016
12/12/2016	H.Con.Res.40	Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.
12/08/2016	H.R.6485	Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2016
10/07/2016	H.R.5147	BABIES Act	Passed	Yea
12/07/2016	H.R.3381	Childhood Cancer STAR Act
12/05/2016	H.R.6382	No Religious Registry Act
12/05/2016	H.R.6346	NO HATE Act of 2016
12/05/2016	H.R.6340	Presidential Accountability Act
12/01/2016	H.R.2992	Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
10/07/2016	H.R.1475	Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
10/06/2016	H.R.6187	VET MD Act
09/30/2016	H.R.5288	Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act
09/30/2016	H.R.4776	National Landslide Loss Reduction Act
09/29/2016	H.R.6139	Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016
09/28/2016	H.Res.907	Recognizing Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.
09/28/2016	H.R.6109	Medicare Affordability and Enrollment Act of 2016

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