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Member, Air Force Caucus, present
Co-Chair, American Sikh Caucus, present
Member, Anti-Bullying Caucus, present
Member, Beef Caucus, present
Member, Bike Caucus, present
Member, Defense Energy Security Caucus, present
Member, Democratic Caucus, present
Member, Maritime Caucus, present
Member, Military Families Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Mobility Air Forces Caucus, present
Member, Organic Caucus, present
Member, Populist Caucus, present
Member, Ports Caucus, present
Member, Rice Caucus, present
Member, Safe Climate Caucus, present
Member, Shipbuilding Caucus, present
Member, Specialty Crop Caucus, present
Member, United Service Organizations (USO) Caucus, present
Member, Wine Caucus, present
Former Member, Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Aviation, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, United States House of Representatives
Member, Air Force Caucus, present
Co-Chair, American Sikh Caucus, present
Member, Anti-Bullying Caucus, present
Member, Beef Caucus, present
Member, Bike Caucus, present
Member, Defense Energy Security Caucus, present
Member, Democratic Caucus, present
Member, Maritime Caucus, present
Member, Military Families Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Mobility Air Forces Caucus, present
Member, Organic Caucus, present
Member, Populist Caucus, present
Member, Ports Caucus, present
Member, Rice Caucus, present
Member, Safe Climate Caucus, present
Member, Shipbuilding Caucus, present
Member, Specialty Crop Caucus, present
Member, United Service Organizations (USO) Caucus, present
Member, Wine Caucus, present
Former Member, Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Aviation, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, United States House of Representatives
Member, Armed Services Committee
Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Chair, Subcommittee on Readiness
Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Favorite Book:
Guns Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond; Master and Commander series, Patrick O'Brian; the Bible; Men to Match My Mountains, Irving Stone; The World Rushed In, J.S. Holiday
Favorite Movie:
Casablanca, An Inconvenient Truth, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Last Ark
Favorite Musician:
Peter Paul and Mary, John Denver, Garth Brooks, The Eagles
Favorite Quote:
"The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those who have much. It is whether we provide enough to those who have little."- Franklin D. Roosevelt.
"The best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." -Theodore Roosevelt.
Favorite TV Shows:
60 Minutes, Meet the Press, Planet Earth
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Public Policy, Reading, Fishing, Horses and Backpacking;
Raising children and cattle, cooking Sunday meals for the family (my enchiladas are famous), writing poetry, staying in touch with old friends and colleagues in California and the Peace Corps
— Number of Grandchildren:
Spouse's Occupation:
Former Assistant Director, Peace Corps;
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
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?
- Yes
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 an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No
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?
- No
Latest Action: House - 06/21/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/18/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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Thur 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
