• BONAMICI, SUZANNE MS.
Experience: House: District 1, 2012-Present
Home State: Oregon
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $749,328Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Suzanne Bonamici
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Michael; 2 Children: Andrew, Sara
    Birth Date: 10/14/1954
    Birth Place: Detroit, MI
    Home City: Vista Hills, OR

Education

    JD, University of Oregon School of Law, 1983
    BA, Journalism, School of Journalism, University of Oregon, 1980
    AA, Legal Assistant Program, Lane Community College, 1978

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present
    Former Assistant Majority Leader, Oregon State Senate
    Senator, Oregon State Senate, 2008-2011
    Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2006-2008
    Appointed, Oregon State Senate, May 2008

Current Legislative Committees

    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Science, Space, and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member
    Subcommittee on Environment, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight (Science, Space, and Technology), Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Professional Experience

    Attorney, Credit Practices Division, Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
    Attorney, Federal Trade Commission
    Attorney, Lane County Legal Aid Service
    Legal Assistant, Lane County Legal Aid Service
    Attorney, Private Practice
    Legislative Assistant, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2001

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Advisory Board, Meet Will Shakespeare
    Volunteer, Art Literacy
    Vice Chair, Beaverton Education Foundation
    Member, Board of Directors, Northwest Children's Theater and School
    Member, Citizens for Beaverton Schools
    Member, Citizens for School Support
    Volunteer, Classroom Law Project
    Volunteer, Full Esteem Ahead
    Member, Local School Committee
    President, Parent Teacher Organization
    Member, Parent Teacher Organization
    Member, Site Council

Additional Information

Priority Issues:

    Protecting the Right of Women to Make Their Own Reproductive Health Care Decisions
    Restore Consumer Protections and Rebuild Consumer Confidence
    Confront Climate Change and Create a Renewable Energy Economy
    Rebuild our Economy
    Increase Access to Affordable Health Care for All
    Serve Our Veterans
    Strengthen Education for our Children and Prepare Them for the Jobs of Tomorrow
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

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly 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: 42
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/18/2017 H.R.2523 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the scope of employee pension benefit plans. 05/18/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
05/04/2017 H.R.2362 Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2017 05/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
04/25/2017 H.R.312 Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017 04/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.1996 Tax Refund Protection Act of 2017 04/06/2017 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
03/20/2017 H.R.1455 Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act 03/20/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 H.R.1332 Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act 03/02/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
12/13/2016 H.R.34 21st Century Cures Act 12/13/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-255.  (All Actions)
09/08/2016 H.R.5962 SIMPLE Act 09/08/2016 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 H.R.5762 Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2016 07/14/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
05/26/2016 H.Res.756 Expressing support for a whole child approach to education and recognizing the role of parents, educators, and community members in providing a whole child approach to education for each student. 05/26/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/21/2016 H.R.5023 SAFE Lending Act of 2016 04/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.3886 Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
12/17/2015 H.Res.568 Honoring the Portland Timbers as the champions of Major League Soccer in 2015. 12/17/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
10/27/2015 H.R.3736 Clatsop-Nehalem Restoration Act 10/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
10/02/2015 H.R.3652 21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015 10/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/28/2015 H.Res.386 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the availability of high-quality child care for working parents should be increased. 07/28/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
07/23/2015 H.R.3175 Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2015 07/23/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.408 SMART Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
04/14/2015 H.R.1778 Tax Refund Protection Act of 2015 04/14/2015 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
12/08/2014 H.R.5807 SMART Act 12/08/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
Total: 1028
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/15/2014 H.R.4663 Protect Patient Access and Promote Hospital Efficiency Act
05/12/2014 H.R.2548 Electrify Africa Act of 2014 Passed Yea
05/08/2014 H.Res.577 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/08/2014 H.R.863 Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act Passed Yea
05/07/2014 H.Res.418 Urging the Government of Burma to end the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups within Burma.
05/06/2014 H.R.4578 Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014
05/06/2014 H.R.4567 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to broaden the special rules for certain governmental plans under section 105(j) to include plans established by political subdivisions.
05/06/2014 H.R.4551 Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act
04/30/2014 H.R.627 National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act Passed Yea
04/29/2014 H.R.4511 Protecting Students From Automatic Default Act of 2014
04/16/2014 H.J.Res.113 Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
04/16/2014 H.R.4143 Children in Families First Act of 2014
04/04/2014 H.R.4401 Social Security Temporary Emergency Payee Act
04/04/2014 H.R.4351 Alzheimer's Accountability Act of 2014
04/03/2014 H.R.2646 REFI Pacific Act
04/02/2014 H.R.2413 Weather Forecasting Improvement Act of 2014
03/27/2014 H.Res.526 Recognizing the important work of the Meals On Wheels Association of America and its member programs throughout the country in addressing senior hunger and improving the quality of life for millions of our nation's seniors each year.
03/26/2014 H.R.15 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
03/24/2014 H.R.4273 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in The Dalles, Oregon, as the "Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans' Clinic".
03/21/2014 H.R.3370 Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 Bill Passed (72-22, 3/5 majority required) Not Voting
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