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Carol Shea-Porter

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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Education and the Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, United States House of Representatives

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

Former Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, United States House of Representative

Education

  • MPA, University of New Hampshire, 1979
  • BA, Social Services, University of New Hampshire, 1975

Political Experience

  • MPA, University of New Hampshire, 1979
  • BA, Social Services, University of New Hampshire, 1975
  • Former Staff, General Wesley Clark Presidential Campaign
  • Former Campaign Coordinator, State Representative Campaign
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2006-2010, 2012-2014, 2016-2019
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2014
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2010

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Education and the Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, United States House of Representatives

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

Former Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, United States House of Representative

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MPA, University of New Hampshire, 1979
  • BA, Social Services, University of New Hampshire, 1975
  • Former Staff, General Wesley Clark Presidential Campaign
  • Former Campaign Coordinator, State Representative Campaign
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2006-2010, 2012-2014, 2016-2019
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2014
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2010
  • Former Chair, Rochester City Democrats

Other Info

Favorite Musician:

Coldplay, The Beatles, Ben Folds.

Favorite Quote:

"Are you a citizen or just a spectator?"

Favorite TV Shows:

The West Wing

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

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

Budget

In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
- Unknown Position

Economy

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

Education

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

Energy

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

Environment

Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

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

Immigration

Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marriage

Do you support same-sex marriage?
- Yes

National Security

Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support?
- No

Social Security

Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- No

Congress Bills
Speeches