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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Member, Bipartisan Congressional Privacy Caucus

Former Member, Communications and Technology Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Chair, Community College Caucus

Member, Congressional Asthma and Allergy Caucus

Member, Congressional Bicameral High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Biotechnology Caucus

Secretary, Congressional Black Caucus

Chair, Congressional Caucus on Access to Capital and Credit

Former Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues

Member, Congressional Caucus on Community Health Centers

Member, Congressional Caucus on Crime Prevention and Youth Development

Chair, Congressional Caucus on Educating, Engaging, and Employing America’s Youth

Member, Congressional Caucus on Green Jobs

Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans

Chair, Congressional Collegiate Sports Caucus

Member, Congressional Creative Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Member, Congressional Direct Selling Caucus

Chair, Congressional Energy Caucus

Member, Congressional Entertainment Technology Caucus

Former Associate Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Hunger Caucus

Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus

Member, Congressional National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Caucus

Member, Congressional Natural Gas Caucus

Member, Congressional Pakistan Caucus

Memeber, Congressional Peace Corps Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Postal Caucus

Member, Congressional Soccer Caucus

Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus

Member, Congressional Ukrainian Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Urban Caucus

Member, Congressional Veterans Job Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Vietnam-Era Veterans Caucus

Member, Democratic Study Group

Memeber, Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus

Member, Great Lakes Task Force

Memeber, House Army Caucus

Member, House Cancer Caucus

Member, House General Aviation Caucus

Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus

Member, Midwest High Speed Rail Congressional Caucus

Member, Northeast Midwest Congressional Coalition, Congressional Task Force on Manufacturing

Member, Northeast Midwest Congressional Coalition, Great Lakes Task Force

Member, Out of Poverty Caucus

Former Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives

Member, United States-China Working Group

Education

  • MA, Theological Studies, McCormick Theological Seminary, 1998
  • MA, Political Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1994
  • BA, General Studies, Roosevelt University, 1973

Professional Experience

  • MA, Theological Studies, McCormick Theological Seminary, 1998
  • MA, Political Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1994
  • BA, General Studies, Roosevelt University, 1973
  • Pastor, Beloved Community Christian Church, present
  • Private, United States Army, 1963-1968

Political Experience

  • MA, Theological Studies, McCormick Theological Seminary, 1998
  • MA, Political Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1994
  • BA, General Studies, Roosevelt University, 1973
  • Pastor, Beloved Community Christian Church, present
  • Private, United States Army, 1963-1968
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 1993-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Illinois, District 1, 2018
  • Candidate, Mayor of Chicago, 1999
  • Member, Chicago City Council, 1983-1992
  • Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, 1978
  • Candidate, Chicago City Council, 1975

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Bipartisan Congressional Privacy Caucus

Former Member, Communications and Technology Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Chair, Community College Caucus

Member, Congressional Asthma and Allergy Caucus

Member, Congressional Bicameral High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Biotechnology Caucus

Secretary, Congressional Black Caucus

Chair, Congressional Caucus on Access to Capital and Credit

Former Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues

Member, Congressional Caucus on Community Health Centers

Member, Congressional Caucus on Crime Prevention and Youth Development

Chair, Congressional Caucus on Educating, Engaging, and Employing America’s Youth

Member, Congressional Caucus on Green Jobs

Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans

Chair, Congressional Collegiate Sports Caucus

Member, Congressional Creative Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Member, Congressional Direct Selling Caucus

Chair, Congressional Energy Caucus

Member, Congressional Entertainment Technology Caucus

Former Associate Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Hunger Caucus

Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus

Member, Congressional National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Caucus

Member, Congressional Natural Gas Caucus

Member, Congressional Pakistan Caucus

Memeber, Congressional Peace Corps Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Postal Caucus

Member, Congressional Soccer Caucus

Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus

Member, Congressional Ukrainian Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Urban Caucus

Member, Congressional Veterans Job Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Vietnam-Era Veterans Caucus

Member, Democratic Study Group

Memeber, Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus

Member, Great Lakes Task Force

Memeber, House Army Caucus

Member, House Cancer Caucus

Member, House General Aviation Caucus

Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus

Member, Midwest High Speed Rail Congressional Caucus

Member, Northeast Midwest Congressional Coalition, Congressional Task Force on Manufacturing

Member, Northeast Midwest Congressional Coalition, Great Lakes Task Force

Member, Out of Poverty Caucus

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives

Member, United States-China Working Group

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Agriculture Committee

Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce

Member, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit

Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce

Chair, Subcommittee on Energy (Energy and Commerce)

Member, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture

Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MA, Theological Studies, McCormick Theological Seminary, 1998
  • MA, Political Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1994
  • BA, General Studies, Roosevelt University, 1973
  • Pastor, Beloved Community Christian Church, present
  • Private, United States Army, 1963-1968
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 1993-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Illinois, District 1, 2018
  • Candidate, Mayor of Chicago, 1999
  • Member, Chicago City Council, 1983-1992
  • Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, 1978
  • Candidate, Chicago City Council, 1975
  • Member, Democratic Whip Organization
  • Coordinator, Free Medical Clinic
  • Member, Iota Phi Theta
  • United States Delegate, North Atlantic Assembly
  • Deputy Chair, Illinois State Democratic Party, 1990
  • Central Committee Member, Illinois State Democratic Party, 1990
  • Member, Democratic Committee, Chicago Ward 2, 1984, 1988
  • Co-Founder, Illinois Black Panther Party, 1968
  • Member, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, 1966-1968

Other Info

Astrological Sign:

Sagittarius

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

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

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

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

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

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

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

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

Immigration

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

National Security

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)?
- No

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

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?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

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

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy & Environment

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

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

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

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

Congress Bills
Speeches
Events

2019

Jun. 6
Community Alert Meeting

Thur CDT

North Eastern University Carruthers Center For Inner City Studies Chicago, IL

Apr. 6
Housing Resource Fair

Sat 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM CDT

Kroc Center Chicago Chicago, IL

Feb. 9
Winter Resource Fair

Sat 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM CST

Gary Comer Youth Center Chicago, IL