• FRANKEL, LOIS J.
Experience: House: District 22, 2013-Present
Home State: Florida
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,435,952Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Lois J. Frankel
    Gender: Female
    Family: Divorced; 1 Child: Benjamin
    Birth Date: 05/16/1948
    Birth Place: New York City, NY
    Home City: West Palm Beach, FL
    Religion: Jewish

Education

    JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 1973
    BA, Boston University, 1970

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 22, 2012-present
    Mayor, West Palm Beach, 2003-2011
    Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 1986-1992, 1994-2002
    Minority Leader, Florida State House of Representatives, 2000-2002
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 23, 1992
    Majority Whip, Human Resources Development, 1988-1990

Current Legislative Committees

    Foreign Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Member
    Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats, Member
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
    Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Member
    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member
    Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, present
    Member, Congressional Everglades Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Ports Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, present
    Member, Democratic Israel Working Group, present
    Member, Florida Ports Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Chair, AIDS Task Force, 1986-1990

Professional Experience

    Partner, Ricci, Hubbard, Leopold, Frankel, 1990-present
    Partner, Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, 1978-1994
    Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, 1974-1978
    Law Clerk, Honorable Judge David Norman, Washington, District of Columbia, 1973-1974

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
    Member, Executive Women of the Palm Beaches
    Former President, Florida Association of Women Lawyers
    Member, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
    Member, League of Women Voters
    Member, National Association of Women Artists
    Member, National Council of Jewish Women
    Former President, National Organization for Women
    Co-Founder, National Organization for Women
    Member, Palm Beach Bar Association
    Member, Palm Beach County Women's Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Palms West Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Southern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments, Human Resources Committee
    Member, West Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce
    Chair, Health and Rehabilitative Services, 1990-1992
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

No Opinion
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 22
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
08/01/2014 H.R.5340 Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2014 08/01/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/09/2013 H.Con.Res.28 Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women. 04/09/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
Total: 723
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.1973 Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
05/22/2017 H.R.1625 Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
05/18/2017 H.R.2510 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.218 Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
05/18/2017 H.Res.199 Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/18/2017 H.Res.172 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/18/2017 H.R.672 Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.2491 To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.Res.332 Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/04/2017 H.R.2354 Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/03/2017 H.R.2200 Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.R.2203 Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2052 PRIVATE Act
04/28/2017 H.R.2230 To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
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