• BROWN, CORRINE
Experience: House: District 5, 1993-Present
Home State: Florida
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $470,296Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Corrine Brown
    Gender: Female
    Family: Single; 1 Child: Shantrel
    Birth Date: 11/11/1946
    Birth Place: Jacksonville, FL
    Home City: Jacksonville, FL
    Religion: Protestant

Education

    MA, Educational Specialist, University of Florida, 1974
    EdS, University of Florida, 1971
    BS, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) University, 1969

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 5, 1992-present
    Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 1983-1992

Current Legislative Committees

    Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Member
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
    Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member
    Transportation and Infrastructure, Member
    Veterans' Affairs, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Aerospace Caucus, present
    Second Vice Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, present
    Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Native American Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Older Americans Caucus, present

Professional Experience

    Former Faculty, Edward Waters College
    Former Owner, Springfield Travel Agency
    Former Faculty, University of Florida
    Counselor, Florida Community College, 1977-1992
    Faculty, Florida Community College, 1977-1992

Additional Information

Awards:

    Legislative Leadership Award, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, 2002
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly 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

Strongly 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

No Opinion
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: 99
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/22/2016 H.R.5448 To expand the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to include members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the families of such members. 06/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
06/16/2016 H.Res.789 Condemning the horrific acts of terrorism and hatred in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy. 06/16/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
06/13/2016 H.R.5407 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Labor to prioritize the provision of services to homeless veterans with dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs, and for other purposes. 06/13/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.  (All Actions)
05/24/2016 H.R.3715 Final Farewell Act of 2016 05/24/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/13/2016 H.R.5059 Love Lives On Act of 2016 05/13/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.3828 Land-Grant Opportunity Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.  (All Actions)
11/06/2015 H.R.3768 SES TRUST Act 11/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.  (All Actions)
11/02/2015 H.R.1575 To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces. 11/02/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 242.  (All Actions)
08/05/2015 H.R.3246 To provide for the temporary use of Veterans Choice Funds for certain programs, and for other purposes. 08/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
08/05/2015 H.R.3200 To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer unobligated amounts previously made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs to the medical accounts of the Department to improve the furnishing of health care to veterans. 08/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/26/2015 H.R.2054 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans. 05/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.1680 Police CAMERA Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
03/25/2015 H.R.216 Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act of 2015 03/25/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/11/2015 H.Res.46 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the recent terrorist attacks in Nigeria that resulted in the deaths of over 2,000 innocent persons and offering condolences to those personally affected by this cowardly act. 02/11/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.  (All Actions)
02/06/2015 H.R.218 CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2015 02/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/08/2015 H.R.215 Defending Veterans from Sequestration Act of 2015 01/08/2015 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
04/10/2014 H.R.4439 To ensure that minority-owned and women-owned businesses have a full and fair opportunity to compete in covered rail projects and contracts, and that the Federal Government does not subsidize discrimination in covered rail projects. 04/10/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
10/19/2012 H.R.6455 Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 10/19/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
08/02/2012 H.R.6301 To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service shall maintain the number of officers and employees necessary to meet its homeland security and natural disaster assistance responsibilities, and for other purposes. 08/02/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
06/15/2012 H.Con.Res.128 Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Montford Point Marines. 06/15/2012 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
Total: 4748
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/07/2000 H.R.357 Violence Against Women Act of 1999
05/31/2000 H.R.4361 To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend to National Guard military technicians the applicability of certain provisions concerning separation and retirement of Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve military technicians.
05/31/2000 H.R.4360 To amend title 32, United States Code, to end the prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians.
05/30/2000 H.Con.Res.323 Supporting peace and democracy in the Republic of Sierra Leone.
05/26/2000 H.R.1070 Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 1999
05/26/2000 H.R.371 Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000
05/25/2000 H.R.2420 Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 1999
05/25/2000 H.R.306 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act
05/23/2000 H.J.Res.98 Supporting the Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.
05/19/2000 H.R.4268 Veterans and Dependents Millennium Education Act
05/18/2000 H.R.434 Trade and Development Act of 2000
05/15/2000 H.Con.Res.321 Urging increased Federal funding for juvenile (Type 1) diabetes research.
05/11/2000 H.R.4434 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that ancestors and lineal descendants of past or present members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining whether a veterans' organization is exempt from tax.
05/09/2000 H.R.4378 Farmers for Africa Act of 2000
05/09/2000 H.Con.Res.318 Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to demonstrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.
05/09/2000 H.R.1237 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit grants for the national estuary program to be used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management plan, to reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for other purposes.
05/09/2000 H.R.1093 Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 1999
05/08/2000 H.R.1106 Alternative Water Sources Act of 2000 Passed Not Voting
05/04/2000 H.R.4384 To authorize the President to award gold medals on behalf of the Congress to the family of Andrew Jackson Higgins and the wartime employees of Higgins Industries, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation and to the Allied victory in World War II.
05/04/2000 H.R.3320 Consumer's Right to Financial Privacy Act
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