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Brian Higgins
DWon the General, 2022 New York U.S. House District 26
New York U.S. House, District 26 (2004 - Present)
To be claimed
Former Member, Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Cancer Caucus
Former Co-Chair, Congressional Cancer Caucus
Member, Congressional Great Lakes Task Force
Former Co-Chair, Congressional Great Lakes Task Force
Co-Chair, Congressional Older Cities Task Force
Former Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Historic Preservation Caucus
Former Member, Homeland Security Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition
Member, Northern Border Caucus
Former Co-Chair, Northern Border Caucus
Former Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, United States House of Representatives
Member, Ways & Means Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2009-2010
Member, Committee Government & Oversight, United States House of Representatives, 2005-2008
Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives, 2005-2008
Former Member, Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Cancer Caucus
Former Co-Chair, Congressional Cancer Caucus
Member, Congressional Great Lakes Task Force
Former Co-Chair, Congressional Great Lakes Task Force
Co-Chair, Congressional Older Cities Task Force
Former Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Historic Preservation Caucus
Former Member, Homeland Security Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition
Member, Northern Border Caucus
Former Co-Chair, Northern Border Caucus
Former Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, United States House of Representatives
Member, Ways & Means Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2009-2010
Member, Committee Government & Oversight, United States House of Representatives, 2005-2008
Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives, 2005-2008
Member, Committee on the Budget
Member, Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means)
Member, Subcommittee on Social Security
Member, Subcommittee on Trade
Member, Ways and Means Committee
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Libra
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Special Education Teacher, Buffalo Public School System
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?
- Unknown Position
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?
- Yes
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. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes
2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
3. Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
- No
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
3. Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- No
2. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
3. Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry?
- Yes
1. Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?
- 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 requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
Do you support same-sex marriage?
- Yes
1. Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support?
- No
2. Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes
Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- No
1. Agriculture
- Slightly Decrease
2. Arts
- Maintain Status
3. Defense
- Slightly Decrease
4. Education
- Greatly Increase
5. Environment
- Slightly Increase
6. Homeland Security
- Slightly Increase
7. International aid
- Maintain Status
8. Medical Research
- Greatly Increase
9. Scientific Research
- Greatly Increase
10. Space exploration
- Maintain Status
11. United Nations
- Maintain Status
12. Welfare
- Maintain Status
13. Capital gains taxes
- Slightly Increase
14. Corporate taxes
- Maintain Status
15. Small business taxes
- Slightly Decrease
16. Excise taxes (alcohol)
- Maintain Status
17. Excise taxes (cigarettes)
- Maintain Status
18. Excise taxes (transportation fuel)
- Maintain Status
19. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
20. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
21. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Increase
22. Inheritance taxes
- Maintain Status
23. Payroll taxes
- Maintain Status
24. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
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?
- Yes
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?
- Unknown Position
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?
- Unknown Position
Latest Action: House - 06/19/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/18/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/18/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Tracker:Fri 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Sat 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
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