• FUDGE, MARCIA L
Experience: House: District 11, 2008-Present
Home State: Ohio
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $492,645Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Marcia L. Fudge
    Gender: Female
    Family: Single
    Birth Date: 10/29/1952
    Birth Place: Cleveland, OH
    Home City: Warrensville Heights, OH
    Religion: Christian

Education

    JD, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, 1983
    BS, Business Administration, Ohio State University, 1980

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 11, 2008-present
    Director, Budget Commission, Cuyahoga County
    Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, November 18, 2008
    Mayor, Warrensville Heights, 2000-2007

Current Legislative Committees

    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Member
    Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight and Nutrition, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Nutrition, Member
    Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, 2012-present
    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, present
    Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Military Family Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Rock and Roll Caucus, present
    Member, Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Professional Experience

    Solo Practitioner
    Attorney
    Former Law Clerk
    Deputy County Auditor, Estate Tax Department
    Director, Personal Property Tax Department
    Chief of Staff, United States Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, 1998-2000

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Young Democrats of America, present
    Member, Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, present
    Board Member, Alcoa Aluminum
    Board Member, Cleveland Public Library
    Former Member, Executive Committee, Cuyahoga County Mayors and Managers
    Board Member, Judge Lloyd O. Brown Scholarship Committee
    Member, Zion Chapel Baptist Church
    Co-Chair, National Social Action Commission, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 2000-2004
    National President, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, 1996-2000

Additional Information

Awards:

    Inductee, Alumni Hall of Fame, Shaker Heights High School, 2003;
    Municipal Leader of the Year, Northeast Ohio Municipal Leader Magazine, 2007;
    Who's Who in Black Cleveland, 2004-2005, 2005-2006;
    Patricia Roberts Harris Medallion (National) Award for Excellence in Government Service, 2007;
    Member, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Mission-Israel, 2008;
    Trailblazer of the Year Award, Norman S. Minor Bar Association, 2005;
    Russell T. Adrine Citizen of the Year Award, 2005
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

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

No Opinion
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

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 78
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/14/2012 H.R.5389 To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on Zinc sulfide, copper chloride doped. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5388 To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on Solvent Yellow 131. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5387 To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on Solvent Orange 115. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5386 To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on Invisible blue dye. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5385 To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on Huron Yellow dye. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5384 To suspend temporarily the duty on Basic Violet 11:1. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/14/2012 H.R.5383 To suspend temporarily the duty on Basic Violet 11. 05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4918 To suspend temporarily the duty on sodium thiocyanate. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
04/19/2012 H.Res.626 Expressing support for designation of the week of April 16 through April 20, 2012, as National Assistant Principals Week. 04/19/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
01/12/2012 H.R.3259 National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 01/12/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.  (All Actions)
11/18/2011 H.R.3250 Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act 11/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
11/18/2011 H.R.2869 School Athletic Facilities Restoration Act of 2011 11/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
11/18/2011 H.R.2818 No Child Left Outside Act of 2011 11/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
11/18/2011 H.R.2817 National Youth Sports Program Revitalization Act of 2011 11/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
11/18/2011 H.R.2816 Promoting Health as Youth Skills In Classrooms And Life Act 11/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
10/04/2011 H.R.2795 Fit for Life Act of 2011 10/04/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.  (All Actions)
09/22/2011 H.Res.410 Expressing support for the designation of September 24, 2011, as "Worldwide Day of Play". 09/22/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
09/08/2011 H.R.2539 National Youth Summer Jobs Act of 2011 09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
08/25/2011 H.R.2540 Voter Protection Hotline Act of 2011 08/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
08/01/2011 H.R.2742 Hire, Train, Retain Act of 2011 08/01/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 1517
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.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.2590 To authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to increase access to prekindergarten through grade 12 computer science education.
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.R.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2355 Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act
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.Res.291 Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion.
05/01/2017 H.R.2262 Free Credit Score Act of 2017
04/28/2017 H.Res.284 Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.
04/27/2017 H.R.1135 To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
04/25/2017 H.R.1907 Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2017
04/25/2017 H.R.1358 Scientific Integrity Act
04/18/2017 H.R.1992 Camp Nelson Heritage Park Study Act
04/17/2017 H.R.1927 African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
04/12/2017 H.R.1900 National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act
04/07/2017 H.R.1953 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.1902 Social Security 2100 Act
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