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: Experience: House: District 7, 2008-Present; Home State: Indiana; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $887,951Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: André D. Carson

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Mariama; 1 Child: Salimah

Birth Date: 10/16/1974

Birth Place: Indianapolis, IN

Home City: Center Township, IN

Religion: Islam

Education

MBA, Business Management, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2005

BA, Criminal Justice Management, Concordia University, 2003

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present

Senior Whip, House Democratic Caucus

Member, Indianapolis/Marion City Council, 2007-2008

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, March 11, 2008

Current Legislative Committees

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member

Subcommittee on Aviation, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Member

Subcommittee on the CIA, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Addiction Treatment and Recovery Caucus

Member, Afterschool Caucus

Member, Bi-Partisan Task Force on Nonproliferation

Member, Community College Caucus

Member, Congressional Automotive Caucus

Member, Congressional Black Caucus

Member, Congressional Cancer Action Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Community Health Centers

Member, Congressional Caucus on Drug Policy

Member, Congressional Children's Caucus

Member, Congressional Climate Change Caucus

Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus

Member, Congressional Study Group on Public Health

Member, Democratic Budget Group

Member, Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus

Member, House Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Caucus

Member, International Conservation Caucus

Member, International Religious Freedom Caucus

Member, International Worker's Rights Caucus

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus

Member, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Equality Caucus

Member, New Democrat Coalition

Member, Out of Poverty Caucus

Member, Progressive Caucus

Member, Renewable/Efficient Energy Caucus

Member, Spina Bifida Caucus

Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (CBC Liason)

Professional Experience

Employee, Anti-Terrorism Unit, Intelligence Fusion Center, Indiana Department of Homeland Security

Marketing Specialist, Cripe Architects and Engineers

Board Office, Indiana State Excise Police

Investigator, Indiana State Excise Police

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Advisory Board, IndyParks Kennedy-King Park

Board Member, Citizens Neighborhood Coalition

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	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
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	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no 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	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
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	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
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: 74

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/04/2017	H.R.2363	To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster hazard mitigation program.	05/04/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	H.Res.309	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Poppy Day.	05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/03/2017	H.Res.157	Expressing support for the designation of the last day of February each year, as "Rare Disease Day".	03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/16/2017	H.Res.136	Equality for All Resolution of 2017	02/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
02/01/2017	H.R.791	To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Muhammad Ali, in recognition of his contributions to the Nation.	02/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
01/24/2017	H.R.647	Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act	01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5357	Interstate Teaching Mobility Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
05/20/2016	H.R.4957	To designate the Federal building located at 99 New York Avenue, N.E., in the District of Columbia as the "Ariel Rios Federal Building".	05/20/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-160. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
05/18/2016	H.Res.738	Commemorating "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing", the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, and recognizing the groundbreaking impact the race has had on the Nation and the sport of automobile racing.	05/18/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/31/2016	H.R.4833	Food Deserts Act of 2016	03/31/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (All Actions)
03/04/2016	H.Res.627	Expressing support for the designation of February 29, 2016, as "Rare Disease Day".	03/04/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.1866	Young Americans Financial Literacy Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.1574	Students Helping Young Students Act of 2015	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.1573	Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.541	Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
06/19/2015	H.R.2806	Recidivism Reduction Act	06/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/17/2015	H.Res.322	Recognizing the importance of providing services to children of incarcerated parents.	06/17/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
05/15/2015	H.Res.208	Equality for All Resolution of 2015	05/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
05/05/2015	H.R.2234	Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2015	05/05/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
04/17/2015	H.R.1850	FPS Improvement Act of 2015	04/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)

Total: 2209

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
03/20/2015	H.Res.145	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
03/19/2015	H.R.1464	Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2015
03/19/2015	H.R.1439	Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act
03/19/2015	H.R.1356	Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015
03/19/2015	H.R.1336	Social Impact Partnership Act
03/18/2015	H.Res.159	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current record breaking wealth gap is a national problem for the nation's economic security, and that broad-based, generational and systemic inequities continue to distort economic progress and opportunity for tens of millions of Americans -especially low and middle-income Americans and communities of color.
03/18/2015	H.Res.156	Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz.
03/18/2015	H.R.1342	Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015
03/17/2015	H.Res.128	Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit In.
03/17/2015	H.Res.123	Expressing support for designation of August 6 as National Voting Rights Day.
03/17/2015	H.Con.Res.17	Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
03/17/2015	H.R.684	Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or Peoples in Trademark Registration Act of 2015
03/17/2015	H.R.624	Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
03/16/2015	H.R.1062	Pilot's Bill of Rights 2
03/16/2015	H.R.768	Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2015
03/16/2015	H.R.731	Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2015
03/11/2015	H.R.751	Bringing Terrorists to Justice Act
03/07/2015	H.R.431	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.	Passed	No
03/06/2015	H.Con.Res.23	Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama that took place over the course of several weeks in March 1965.
03/06/2015	H.R.1197	Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2015

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