Member, Animal Protection Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Building Trade Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Hellenic Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Co-Chair, I-11 Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, LGBT Equality Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Nuclear Cleanup Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Pro-Choice Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Public Lands Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, RV Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Taiwan Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, United States-Japan Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, United States-Philippines Friendship Caucus, present
Member, Victim's Rights Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Former Member, Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Animal Protection Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Building Trade Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Hellenic Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Co-Chair, I-11 Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, LGBT Equality Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Nuclear Cleanup Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Pro-Choice Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Public Lands Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, RV Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Taiwan Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, United States-Japan Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Member, United States-Philippines Friendship Caucus, present
Member, Victim's Rights Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present
Former Member, Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Ranking Member, Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans' Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs
Member, Committee on Homeland Security
Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Member, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation
Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
Chair, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
Member, Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber
Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability
Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security
— Awards:
— Father's Name:
— Mother's Name:
Spouse's Occupation:
Latin American Historian
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- No
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes
1. Abortions should always be legally available.
- No Answer
2. Abortions should be legally available when the procedure is completed within the first trimester of pregnancy.
- No Answer
3. Abortions should be legal only when the pregnancy resulted from incest, rape, or when the life of the woman is endangered.
- No Answer
4. Abortions should be legal only when the life of the woman is endangered.
- No Answer
5. Abortions should always be illegal.
- No Answer
6. Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and parental notification requirements.
- No Answer
7. Should Nevada government funding be provided to clinics and medical facilities that provide abortion services?
- No Answer
1. The Nevada government should prosecute cases of discrimination in the public and private sectors.
- No Answer
2. The Nevada government should provide no affirmative action programs.
- No Answer
3. Do you believe that the Nevada government should recognize same-sex marriages?
- No
4. Do you believe that sexual orientation should be added to Nevada's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
1. Increase state funding for programs to prevent teen pregnancy.
- X
2. Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their employees.
- X
3. Deny or suspend state-issued permits and licenses to parents who are delinquent in paying court-ordered child support.
- X
1. Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff.
- X
2. Expand and promote "community policing" programs.
- X
3. Support "truth in sentencing" for violent criminals so they serve their full sentences with no chance of parole.
- X
4. Expand the use of the death penalty for additional circumstances relating to murder.
- X
5. Oppose the death penalty.
- No Answer
6. Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
- X
7. Require mandatory life sentences for third-time, violent felons.
- X
8. Inform communities when a convicted sex offender moves into the community.
- X
9. Increase state funds for programs which rehabilitate and educate inmates during and after their prison sentences.
- X
10. Decriminalize the possession and private use of certain illegal drugs such as marijuana.
- No Answer
11. Strengthen penalties and sentences associated with drug-related crimes.
- X
12. Implement chain gangs in which prison inmates work together in chained work groups.
- No Answer
13. Limit the number of appeals allowed for inmates on death row.
- No Answer
14. Strengthen "victims' rights" laws to enable victims to recover more damages from offenders.
- X
15. Support the concept of equally applied punishment for the same crime for all persons regardless of age, gender, or race.
- No Answer
16. Support contracting with private sector firms to manage state prisons.
- X
1. Prosecute juveniles who commit murder or other serious, violent crimes as adults.
- X
2. Provide state funding for military-style "boot camps" for juvenile first-time felons.
- X
3. Increase state funding for local community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.
- X
4. Support state government funding of programs for at-risk youth such as guaranteed college loans and job training and placement.
- X
5. Allow courts to hold parents accountable for a minor child who violates the law.
- X
6. Allow cities to impose curfews for minors in high crime areas.
- X
1. Increase state funds for improving the state's transportation system, including major roadways, railways and airports.
- X
2. Provide low interest loans and tax credits for expanding, start-up, or relocating businesses.
- X
3. Expand legalized gambling.
- No Answer
4. Reduce state government regulations on the private sector.
- X
5. Remove state government controls or caps from wages, prices, rents, profits, production and interest rates.
- No Answer
6. Support limits on cash damages in lawsuits against businesses and professionals for product liability or malpractice.
- No Answer
7. Increase state funding for programs to re-train unemployed workers.
- X
8. Implement "right to work" legislation that allows employees to work without joining a union or paying union dues.
- No Answer
9. Curtail legalized gambling in Nevada.
- No Answer
1. Increase state funds for professional development and salaries of public school faculty.
- X
2. Endorse teacher-led voluntary school prayer in public schools.
- No Answer
3. Encourage private or corporate investment in certain public school programs.
- X
4. Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any participating school (public, private, religious, technical).
- No Answer
5. Implement charter schools where teachers and other professionals receive state authorization and funding to establish new schools.
- X
6. Require the use of state-wide achievement standards for all state public schools.
- No Answer
7. Emphasize local control of education as long as the school district meets state health and safety standards.
- X
8. Support sex education programs which stress abstinence.
- No Answer
9. Support sex education programs which stress safe sexual practices.
- No Answer
10. Require high school students to perform community service as a graduation requirement.
- No Answer
11. Should the Clark County School District be split into smaller districts?
- No
1. Enact tougher environmental standards to encourage the sale of cleaner burning fuels throughout Nevada.
- X
2. Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for polluting industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution.
- X
3. Require a cost/benefit analysis be completed on the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented.
- No Answer
4. Require the state to reimburse citizens when state-sponsored environmental regulations limit the use of privately owned land.
- No Answer
5. Provide funding for recycling programs in Nevada.
- X
6. Request flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environmental regulations.
- X
7. Suspend Nevada's participation in unfunded, federally mandated environmental protection legislation.
- No Answer
8. Maintain minimum environmental quality as mandated by current federal regulations.
- X
9. Require state residents to conserve water by limiting the use of water for lawns and gardens.
- X
10. The Endangered Species Act should continue to require property owners to protect threatened plants and animals on their land.
- X
11. The Endangered Species Act should be amended to provide incentives to encourage property owners to protect threatened plants and animals on their land.
- No Answer
12. Do you support the selection of Yucca Mountain in southwest Nevada as a storage site for used nuclear fuel?
- No
13. Federal
- X
14. State
- X
15. Local
- X
16. None
- No Answer
1. Do you support the law, to take effect in 2006, that will limit Nevada's State Representatives to twelve years in office?
- Yes
2. Do you support the law, to take effect in 2008, that will limit Nevada's State Senators to twelve years in office?
- Yes
3. Do you support the current law that limits Nevada's Governor to two, four-year terms?
- Yes
4. Do you support amending the U.S. Constitution to require an annual balanced federal budget?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring limits on individual contributions to state legislative candidates?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring limits on PAC contributions to state legislative candidates?
- Yes
7. Do you support requiring limits on corporate contributions to state legislative candidates?
- Yes
8. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
9. Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?
- Yes
10. Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns?
- No
11. Do you support imposing a fine on legislators who do not provide campaign contribution information in a timely manner?
- Yes
1. Support expanding the nationwide federal ban on the public sale of assault weapons to include all forms of semi-automatic weapons.
- No Answer
2. Increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
- No Answer
3. Maintain all state registration procedures and state restrictions on possessing firearms.
- X
4. Ease state procedures and restrictions on the purchase and registration of firearms.
- No Answer
5. Repeal all state bans and measures that restrict law-abiding citizens from obtaining firearms.
- No Answer
6. Continue to allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms.
- X
1. Expand state funding for pre-natal and infant care programs available in the state, including immunizations.
- X
2. Provide tax incentives to assist small businesses in providing health care to their employees.
- X
3. Ensure that Nevada citizens have access to basic health care, through managed care, insurance reforms, or state-funded care where necessary.
- X
4. Guaranteeing medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government.
- No Answer
5. Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
- No Answer
6. Request a waiver from the federal government to provide Medicaid services through managed care programs.
- X
1. Abortion
- No Answer
2. Affirmative Action
- No Answer
3. Agriculture
- Maintain Status
4. AIDS Programs
- Slightly Increase
5. Education
- Greatly Increase
6. Environment
- Slightly Increase
7. Health care
- Slightly Increase
8. Law enforcement
- Slightly Increase
9. State Employee Salaries
- Slightly Increase
10. Welfare
- Slightly Decrease
1. Alcohol Taxes
- Maintain Status
2. Business Taxes
- Maintain Status
3. Capital gains taxes
- No Answer
4. Gaming Taxes
- Maintain Status
5. Property taxes
- Maintain Status
6. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status
7. State Fees
- Maintain Status
8. Would you support a state income tax in Nevada?
- No
9. Do you support a flat tax structure for a state income tax, should one be enacted?
- No Answer
1. Provide child care services to welfare recipients who work or attend school.
- X
2. Allow welfare recipients to work and still receive state-funded health care and child care (if needed) until they become self-sufficient.
- X
3. Require that able-bodied welfare recipients receive job training, attend school, or work in order to receive welfare benefits.
- X
4. Require that unwed mothers under the age of 18 attend school and live with a parent or guardian (if possible) to receive welfare benefits.
- No Answer
5. Limit the welfare benefits given to recipients if they have additional children.
- No Answer
6. Provide two-parent families living in poverty the same welfare benefits as one-parent families.
- No Answer
7. Eliminate government-funded welfare and advocate privately-funded assistance to people in need.
- No Answer
8. Impose a two-year limit on welfare benefits for recipients who are able to work.
- X
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position
Latest Action: House - 06/21/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Tracker:Thur 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Wed 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Thur 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT