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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Central Intelligence Agency Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues

Former Member, Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • MPhil, Latin American Studies, Oxford University, 1988-1990
  • BA, Social Studies, Harvard University, 1984-1988

Professional Experience

  • MPhil, Latin American Studies, Oxford University, 1988-1990
  • BA, Social Studies, Harvard University, 1984-1988
  • Vice President, Enterprise Community Partners, New York City, 2003-2007
  • Vice President, Goldman Sachs and Company, 1990-2002

Political Experience

  • MPhil, Latin American Studies, Oxford University, 1988-1990
  • BA, Social Studies, Harvard University, 1984-1988
  • Vice President, Enterprise Community Partners, New York City, 2003-2007
  • Vice President, Goldman Sachs and Company, 1990-2002
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Connecticut, District 4, 2008-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Connecticut, District 4, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Central Intelligence Agency Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues

Former Member, Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Financial Services

Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Member, Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support (DIWS)

Member, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets

Chair, Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy

Chair, Subcommittee on Strategic Technologies and Advanced Research (STAR)

Member, Subcommittee on the CIA

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MPhil, Latin American Studies, Oxford University, 1988-1990
  • BA, Social Studies, Harvard University, 1984-1988
  • Vice President, Enterprise Community Partners, New York City, 2003-2007
  • Vice President, Goldman Sachs and Company, 1990-2002
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Connecticut, District 4, 2008-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Connecticut, District 4, 2020
  • Member, Advisory Board, Bridgeport-Based Family Assets, Incorporated
  • Former Board Chair, Bridgeport-Based Aspira of Connecticut
  • Board Member, Fairfield County Community Foundation
  • Member of Session, First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich
  • Chair, Greenwich Democratic Town Committee, 2004-2008
  • Member, Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation, 2006-2007
  • Member, Greenwich Finance Board, 2006-2007
  • Chair/Commissioner, Greenwich Housing Authority, 2003-2006

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Rhodes Scholarship

Favorite Book:

Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner, The Moviegoer by Walker Percy, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin, Refiner's Fire by Mark Helprin

Favorite Movie:

Apocalypse Now, A Fish Called Wanda, A River Runs Through It, Caddyshack

Favorite Musician:

Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Peter Green, Ben Harper, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd

Favorite TV Shows:

West Wing, Daily Show, Boston Legal

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Running, hanging out with my wife and daughters, clamming, working outdoors, rowing, meeting people throughout the 4th Congressional District

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?
- Unknown Position

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?
- No

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?
- Yes

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)?
- Unknown Position

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

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?
- No

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?
- Yes

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?
- Unknown Position

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

2020

Oct. 17
Stamford Women's March to Save Democracy

Sat EDT

123 Hoyt Street, Stamford, CT 06905