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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Womens 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 Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
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	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Strongly Support The earth is humankind's domain, and human needs should be placed first. EPA regulations are too restrictive and wrong.
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	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

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
04/02/2012	H.R.886	United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act	Passed	Aye
03/29/2012	H.R.3770	Executive Appointments Reform Act
03/29/2012	H.R.1946	Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011
03/16/2012	H.R.452	Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011
03/08/2012	H.R.3610	Streamlining Workforce Development Programs Act of 2011
03/01/2012	H.Res.562	Directing the Office of the Historian to compile oral histories from current and former Members of the House of Representatives involved in the historic and annual Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, marches, as well as the civil rights movement in general, for the purposes of expanding or augmenting the historic record and for public dissemination and education.	Passed	Yea
02/29/2012	H.R.2117	Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act	Passed	Aye
02/28/2012	H.R.1173	Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011	Passed	Aye
02/16/2012	H.J.Res.103	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures.
01/25/2012	H.Res.509	Disapproving of the President's appointment of four officers or employees of the United States during a period when no recess of the Congress for a period of more than three days was authorized by concurrent resolution and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that those appointments were made in violation of the Constitution.
01/24/2012	H.Res.516	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance.	Passed	Yea
01/18/2012	H.Res.518	Congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team for winning the 2011 Bowl Championship Series National Championship.
01/17/2012	H.R.2059	To prohibit funding to the United Nations Population Fund.
01/06/2012	H.R.3634	Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011
12/23/2011	H.R.3421	Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act	Passed	Aye
12/16/2011	H.R.3094	Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act	Passed	Aye
12/14/2011	H.R.3601	Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act
12/08/2011	H.R.10	Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011	Passed	Aye
12/07/2011	H.R.3096	Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011
12/05/2011	H.R.2369	To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional power for the American Legion under its Federal charter.

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