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: Experience: House: District 4, 2009-Present; Home State: Connecticut; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,668,666Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: James 'Jim' Himes

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Mary; 2 Children: Emma, Linley

Birth Date: 07/05/1966

Birth Place: Lima, Peru

Home City: Greenwich, CT

Religion: Christian (Presbyterian)

Education

Masters, Philosophy, Oxford University, 1990

BA, Harvard University, 1988

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present

Member, Greenwich Finance Board, 2006-2007

Chair, Greenwich Housing Authority, 2003-2006

Commissioner, Greenwich Housing Authority, 2003-2006

Current Legislative Committees

Financial Services, Member

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member

Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member

Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, Member

Subcommittee on NSA and Cybersecurity, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on the CIA, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues

Chair, Democratic Town Committee

Professional Experience

Employee, Enterprise Community Partners, New York City

Vice President, Goldman Sachs and Company

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Advisory Board, Bridgeport-Based Family Assets, Incorporated

Former Board Chair, Bridgeport-Based Aspira of Connecticut

Board Member, Fairfield County Community Foundation

Additional Information

Awards:

Rhodes Scholarship

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 54

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/09/2017	H.R.1448	Reclamation of War Powers Act	03/09/2017 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
01/31/2017	H.R.770	American Innovation $1 Coin Act	01/31/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
01/11/2017	H.Res.44	Expressing support for designation of February 12, 2017, as "Darwin Day" and recognizing the importance of science in the betterment of humanity.	01/11/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (All Actions)
12/05/2016	H.R.6437	Reclamation of War Powers Act	12/05/2016 Referred to House Armed Services (All Actions)
09/22/2016	H.R.6145	Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Labeling Act of 2016	09/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/14/2016	H.R.6025	American Innovation $1 Coin Act	09/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
06/07/2016	H.R.5220	Cyber Act of War Act of 2016	06/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. (All Actions)
05/17/2016	H.R.4962	Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2016	05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
02/12/2016	H.Res.508	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should use the full authority of his office to convene international negotiations intended to stop the civil war in Syria.	02/12/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa. (All Actions)
12/03/2015	H.Res.548	Expressing support for designation of February 12, 2016, as "Darwin Day" and recognizing the importance of science in the betterment of humanity.	12/03/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.2537	College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2015	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
06/01/2015	H.R.2108	Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Enhancement Act	06/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
05/01/2015	H.Res.239	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to childhood stroke and recognizing May 2015 as "National Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month".	05/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.375	Total Learning Act	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.374	Supporting Early Learning Act	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
03/25/2015	H.R.1625	Insider Trading Prohibition Act	03/25/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
02/02/2015	H.Res.67	Expressing support for designation of February 12, 2015, as "Darwin Day" and recognizing the importance of science in the betterment of humanity.	02/02/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (All Actions)
11/17/2014	H.R.5674	College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2014	11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
06/26/2014	H.R.5004	Multifamily Housing Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014	06/26/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
06/13/2014	H.R.3984	Supporting Early Learning Act	06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)

Total: 1181

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/24/2014	H.R.4950	Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act
06/24/2014	H.R.4092	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014
06/20/2014	H.R.4630	Caring for Military Children with Developmental Disabilities Act of 2014
06/19/2014	H.Res.109	Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
06/10/2014	H.R.1726	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.
06/10/2014	H.R.318	To authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain private contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance.
06/13/2014	H.R.4415	Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014
06/12/2014	H.Res.623	Sydney Crawford Resolution
06/09/2014	H.R.2939	To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres.
05/23/2014	H.R.4707	To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
05/23/2014	H.R.685	American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act	Passed	Yea
05/20/2014	H.R.4510	Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014
05/15/2014	H.R.4664	Social Security and Marriage Equality Act
05/09/2014	H.R.4592	Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2014
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.
05/07/2014	H.R.4576	To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish and implement a fatigue management plan, and for other purposes.
05/06/2014	H.R.4578	Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014
05/02/2014	H.R.4522	To establish the Green Bank to assist in the financing of qualified clean energy projects and qualified energy efficiency projects.
05/01/2014	H.R.4542	Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2014
04/30/2014	H.R.4414	Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014	Passed	Yea

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