• ROBY, MARTHA
Experience: House: District 2, 2011-Present
Home State: Alabama
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,237,922Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Martha D. Roby
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Riley; 2 Children: Margaret, George
    Birth Date: 07/26/1976
    Birth Place: Montgomery, AL
    Home City: Montgomery, AL
    Religion: Presbyterian

Education

    JD, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 2001
    BA, Music, New York University, 1998

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2010-present
    Member, Montgomery City Council, District 7, 2003-2010

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Select Committee on Benghazi, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Caucus for Women’s Issues
    Member, Congressional National Guard Caucus
    Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
    Member, GOP Transition Team
    Member, Prolife Caucus
    Member, Whip Team
    Member, Wounded to Work Congressional Caucus

Professional Experience

    Attorney, Copeland, Franco, Screws, and Gill

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Alabama Bar Association
    Member, Executive Board, Montgomery Weed and Seed
    Member, Mississippi Bar Association
    Member, Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts
    Board Member, Save-A-Life Montgomery
    Member, Trinity Presbyterian Church
    Member, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Britton
    Member, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Cleveland Avenue
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
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

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

No Opinion
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 20
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/22/2017 H.R.1862 Global Child Protection Act of 2017 05/22/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 H.R.1180 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 05/03/2017 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 H.R.1712 Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act 03/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
10/18/2016 H.R.6219 Unsecured Server Act of 2016 10/18/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 H.J.Res.101 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year. 09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/13/2016 H.R.5128 Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act 05/13/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/10/2016 H.R.3234 VA Medical Center Recovery Act 02/10/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
10/02/2015 H.Con.Res.79 Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 10/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.755 Defending State Authority Over Education Act of 2015 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.465 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2015 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
01/28/2015 H.R.31 Prevention of Executive Amnesty Act of 2015 01/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.2089 Defending State Authority Over Education Act of 2013 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
05/09/2013 H.R.1406 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 05/09/2013 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
04/12/2013 H.Res.144 Expressing support for designation of April 2013 as "National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month". 04/12/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/19/2013 H.R.1270 Honest Budget Act of 2013 03/19/2013 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
02/04/2013 H.R.349 Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 02/04/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
01/25/2013 H.J.Res.17 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year. 01/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
08/01/2012 H.J.Res.116 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year. 08/01/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
02/02/2012 H.R.3844 Honest Budget Act of 2012 02/02/2012 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
12/19/2011 H.R.3454 Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2011 12/19/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
Total: 425
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/23/2014 H.R.685 American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act Passed Yea
05/22/2014 H.R.4031 Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014 Passed Yea
05/22/2014 H.R.1779 Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013
05/21/2014 H.R.4225 SAVE Act of 2014 Passed Yea
03/12/2014 H.R.1814 EACH Act
03/12/2014 H.R.311 FUELS Act
05/08/2014 H.R.3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Passed Aye
04/30/2014 H.R.627 National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act Passed Yea
01/23/2014 H.R.915 To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
04/24/2014 H.R.3 Northern Route Approval Act Passed Yea
04/08/2014 H.R.2575 Save American Workers Act of 2014 Passed Aye
04/03/2014 H.R.2019 Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act Passed Yea
03/06/2014 H.R.938 United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 Passed Yea
02/14/2014 H.R.4060 Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2014
02/10/2014 H.R.2385 CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2013
01/29/2014 H.R.7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2014 Passed Yea
01/24/2014 H.R.3788 To repeal the reductions in military retirement benefits made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and to require inclusion of the taxpayer's social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
01/22/2014 H.R.3121 American Health Care Reform Act of 2013
01/08/2014 H.R.3685 Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act
12/26/2013 H.R.3304 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 Motion Agreed to (84-15) Not Voting
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