• LOWEY, NITA M
Experience: House: District 17, 1989-Present
Home State: New York
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,561,504Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Nita M. Lowey
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Stephen; 3 Children: Dana, Jackie, Douglas
    Birth Date: 07/05/1937
    Birth Place: Bronx, NY
    Home City: Harrison, NY
    Religion: Jewish

Education

    BA, Marketing, Mount Holyoke College, 1959

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present
    Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 2001-2002

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Founder, Afterschool Caucus
    Member, Congressional Advisory Panel, National Campaign to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
    Co-Chair, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Financing Task Force
    Member, Congressional Armenian Caucus
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
    Member, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
    Member, Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Member, Congressional India Caucus
    Member, Congressional Task Force on Terror Financing
    Member, Congressional Ukranian Caucus
    Former Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus
    Member, Congressional Women's Caucus
    Member, Democratic Steering Group
    Member, Executive Committee, Albanian Issues Caucus
    Former Chair, House Pro-Choice Caucus
    Member, House Pro-Choice Caucus
    Co-Founder, Hudson River Caucus
    Co-Chair, Long Island Sound Caucus
    Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus
    Co-Chair, United Nations Working Group
    Former Chair, United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
    Former Member, United States House Select Committee on Homeland Security

Professional Experience

    Assistant Secretary of State, State of New York, 1985-1988
    Employee, Division of Economic Opportunity, 1975-1985

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Close-Up Foundation
    Deputy Whip, Democratic Study Group
    Member, Effective Parenting Information for Children
    Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group
    Member, National Committee of Police Corps
    Member, National Council for the Arts
    Member, Westchester Jewish Conference
    Member, Westchester Opportunity Program
    Member, Windward School
    Member, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Women's Network
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

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly 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

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
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

Oppose
Total: 461
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
07/31/2001 H.R.2611 Food Freshness Disclosure Act of 2001 07/31/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/31/2001 H.R.2610 Mothers and Newborns Health Insurance Act of 2001 07/31/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/20/2001 H.R.1682 Asthma Act 06/20/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.  (All Actions)
06/18/2001 H.R.2024 Veterans' Memorials Protection Act of 2001 06/18/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
05/15/2001 H.R.1723 Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2001 05/15/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/25/2001 H.R.1356 Food Ingredient Right to Know Act 04/25/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/19/2001 H.R.1314 To provide an enhanced penalty for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property. 04/19/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
04/19/2001 H.R.1187 To end the use of steel-jawed leghold traps on animals in the United States. 04/19/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
04/02/2001 H.R.1276 To expand the enforcement options under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to include the imposition of civil money penalties. 04/02/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.  (All Actions)
04/02/2001 H.R.1116 Quiet Communities Act of 2001 04/02/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
02/27/2001 H.R.755 Global Democracy Promotion Act of 2001 02/27/2001 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
11/08/2000 H.R.5619 Save Consumers Aggravation and Money Act of 2000 11/08/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.  (All Actions)
11/08/2000 H.R.5532 Food Allergen Consumer Protection Act 11/08/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)
11/03/2000 H.R.5578 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability. 11/03/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
11/03/2000 H.R.5576 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement. 11/03/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
11/03/2000 H.R.5575 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce. 11/03/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
11/01/2000 H.R.5577 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age. 11/01/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
06/28/2000 H.R.4487 Investment in Quality School Leadership Act 06/28/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.  (All Actions)
06/26/2000 H.R.4699 Breast Cancer Research Extension Act of 2000 06/26/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.  (All Actions)
06/26/2000 H.R.4663 Access to Safety and Advocacy for Victims of Violence Against Women Act 06/26/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.  (All Actions)
Total: 5127
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/18/2017 H.Res.317 Calling for the unconditional release of United States citizens and legal permanent resident aliens being held for political purposes by the Government of Iran.
05/18/2017 H.R.1911 Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.2498 To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
05/17/2017 H.R.2491 To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.Res.332 Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
05/17/2017 H.R.2309 Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.1005 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2421 Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
05/04/2017 H.R.2389 To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 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.
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
04/28/2017 H.R.2230 To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
04/28/2017 H.Res.295 Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2017, through May 6, 2017, as "National Small Business Week" to honor the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States.
04/28/2017 H.R.2119 Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
04/25/2017 H.Res.276 Expressing the sense of the House that more should be done to instill Holocaust education in school curricula around the country.
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