• SERRANO, JOSE E.
Experience: House: District 15, 1989-Present
Home State: New York
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $217,827Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: José E. Serrano
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Mary; 5 Children
    Birth Date: 10/24/1943
    Birth Place: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
    Home City: Bronx, NY
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    Attended, Lehman College, The City University of New York

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1990-present
    Senior Minority Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
    Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 1974-1990
    Candidate, Democratic Primary for Bronx Borough President, 1985

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Civil Rights Task Force, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Member, Congressional Black Caucus
    Member, Congressional Children's Working Group
    Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
    Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
    Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Former Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Member, Congressional Narcotics Abuse and Control Caucus
    Member, Congressional Older Americans Caucus
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus
    Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
    Vice Chair, Democratic Steering Committee
    Member, Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Member, Executive Committee, Albanian Issues Caucus

Professional Experience

    Employee, Community School District 7, District 7, 1969-1974
    Employee, Manufacturers Hanover Bank, 1961-1969
    Private, United States Army Medical Corps, 172nd Support Battalion, 1964-1966
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly 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

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

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 235
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/19/2017 H.R.2576 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of small business start-up savings accounts. 05/19/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/17/2017 H.R.2508 To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States. 05/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 H.R.2343 United States Library Trust Fund Act 05/03/2017 Referred to House Education and the Workforce  (All Actions)
04/28/2017 H.R.2253 Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 2017 04/28/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.R.2064 Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 H.R.1714 Expanding Small Business Opportunities to all Women Act of 2017 03/23/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1586 Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act of 2017 03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/10/2017 H.R.1189 Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2017 03/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.  (All Actions)
02/28/2017 H.R.1260 GRAND Act 02/28/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
02/21/2017 H.R.569 Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act 02/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
02/08/2017 H.R.574 Cuba Reconciliation Act 02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
02/08/2017 H.R.573 Baseball Diplomacy Act 02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
02/08/2017 H.R.572 Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2017 02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.571 To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members. 01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.570 Solar Villages Initiative Act 01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/05/2017 H.R.341 Support Our Startups Act of 2017 01/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/05/2017 H.R.340 Next Generation American Manufacturing Act of 2017 01/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
12/16/2016 H.R.6282 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, as the "Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office Building". 12/16/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-310. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
10/19/2016 H.R.5998 Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act of 2016 10/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.6097 Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
Total: 5434
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/01/2005 H.R.4145 To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall, and for other purposes.
12/01/2005 H.R.2183 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 Tompkins Avenue in Staten Island, New York, as the "Vincent Palladino Post Office".
12/01/2005 H.R.1973 Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 Passed Not Voting
12/01/2005 H.R.539 Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005
11/30/2005 H.R.4298 To clarify the effective date of the modification of treatment for retirement annuity purposes of part-time service before April 7, 1986, of certain Department of Veterans Affairs health-care professionals.
11/22/2005 H.R.4223 Medicaid Preservation Act of 2005
11/22/2005 H.R.3339 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2061 South Park Avenue in Buffalo, New York, as the "James T. Molloy Post Office Building". Failed No
11/17/2005 H.R.4158 School Energy Crisis Relief Act
11/16/2005 H.R.4351 Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2005
11/16/2005 H.R.4343 To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks.
11/16/2005 H.Con.Res.289 Supporting the goal and mission of America Recycles Day.
11/16/2005 H.R.323 To redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the "Bob Hope Memorial Library". Passed Yea
11/15/2005 H.Con.Res.297 Honoring the life and expressing the deepest condolences of Congress on the passing of Edward Roybal, former United States Congressman.
11/15/2005 H.Res.515 Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in his possession relating to the anticipated effects of climate change on the coastal regions of the United States.
11/10/2005 H.Res.505 Requesting the President of the United States and directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to the White House Iraq Group.
11/10/2005 H.Con.Res.260 Concurrent resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council's promulgation of Noestra Aetate, the declaration on the relation of the Roman Catholic Church to non-Christian religions, and the historic role of Nostra Aetate in fostering mutual interreligious respect and dialogue. Passed Not Voting
11/08/2005 H.R.1409 Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005 Failed Nay
11/07/2005 H.Con.Res.292 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the late Rosa Parks.
11/04/2005 H.R.4232 End the War in Iraq Act of 2005
11/04/2005 H.R.4062 Pandemic Preparedness and Response Act
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