LEAHY, PATRICK J

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: Experience: Senate: 1975-Present; Home State: Vermont; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $2,609,231Coverage End: Thursday, March 31, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Patrick J. Leahy

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Marcelle; 3 Children: Kevin, Alicia, Mark

Birth Date: 03/31/1940

Birth Place: Montpelier, VT

Home City: Middlesex, VT

Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

JD, Georgetown University Law School, 1964

BA, Saint Michael's College, 1961

Political Experience

Senator, United States Senate, 1974-present

President Pro Tempore, United States Senate, 2012-2015

Current Legislative Committees

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Member

Appropriations, Member

Joint Committee on the Library, Member

Judiciary, Ranking Member

Rules and Administration, Member

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member

Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, Member

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member

Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security, Member

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research, Member

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus, 2003-present

Co-Founder, Congressional Internet Caucus, 2003-present

Member, Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee

Co-Chair, Senate National Guard Caucus, present

Professional Experience

Attorney

State's Attorney, Chittenden County, 1966-1974

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Vermont Bar Association, 1964

Total: 3

Leahy: Senate Should Have Full, Open Debate On Nation's Cybersecurity

06/11/2015

Patrick Leahy's Official Personal Website

Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Retirement Of Librarian of Congress James Billington

06/10/2015

Patrick Leahy's Official Personal Website

Patrick Leahy, Washington's Longest-Serving Senator, Will Seek Eighth Term

02/02/2015

By BOB KINZEL | Vermont Public Radio

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Support It is reasonable to restrict "Partial-Birth Abortions" for safe reasons, but clinic access should be unrestricted.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 750

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/02/1998	S.1928	Consumer Pay Telephone Protection Act of 1998	04/02/1998 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. (All Actions)
04/02/1998	S.1915	Omnibus Mercury Emissions Reduction Act of 1998	04/02/1998 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions)
03/06/1998	S.1721	A bill to provide for the Attorney General of the United States to develop guidelines for Federal prosecutors to protect familial privacy and communications between parents and their children in matters that do not involve allegations of violent or drug trafficking conduct and the Judicial Conference of the United States to make recommendations regarding the advisability of amending the Federal Rules of Evidence for such purpose.	03/06/1998 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. (All Actions)
02/26/1998	S.1368	Medical Information Privacy and Security Act	02/26/1998 Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. (All Actions)
02/05/1998	S.1612	Equal Access to Justice for Taxpayers Act of 1998	02/05/1998 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. (All Actions)
10/30/1997	S.1350	A bill to amend section 332 of the Communications Act of 1934 to preserve State and local authority to regulate the placement, construction, and modification of certain telecommunications facilities, and for other purposes.	10/30/1997 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. (All Actions)
07/21/1997	S.1044	Criminal Copyright Improvement Act of 1997	07/21/1997 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. (All Actions)
07/17/1997	S.546	Northern Forest Stewardship Act	07/17/1997 Subcommittee on Forestry and Rural Revitalization. Hearings held. (All Actions)
07/09/1997	S.376	Encrypted Communications Privacy Act of 1997	07/09/1997 Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-263. (All Actions)
06/26/1997	S.213	A bill to amend section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 to repeal amendments on obscene and harassing use of telecommunications facilities made by the Communications Decency Act of 1996 and to restore the provisions of such section on such use in effect before the enactment of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.	06/26/1997 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
06/12/1997	S.896	Landmine Elimination Act of 1997	06/12/1997 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
05/22/1997	S.Con.Res.28	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress the study of mercury required under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.	05/22/1997 Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions)
10/03/1996	S.2199	A bill to provide funding for the nutrition education and training program authorized under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and for other purposes.	10/03/1996 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. (All Actions)
09/28/1996	S.2155	A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer funds to the farmers' market nutrition program, and for other purposes.	09/28/1996 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. (All Actions)
09/19/1996	S.1090	Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act of 1996	09/19/1996 Held at the desk. (All Actions)
04/01/1996	S.J.Res.38	A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact.	04/01/1996 Became Public Law No: 104-126. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
03/05/1996	S.1587	Encrypted Communications Privacy Act of 1996	03/05/1996 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. (All Actions)
02/29/1996	S.1582	Runaway and Homeless Youth Reauthorization Act of 1996	02/29/1996 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. (All Actions)
02/09/1996	S.1567	A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to repeal the amendments relating to obscene and harassing use of telecommunications facilities made by the Communications Decency Act of 1995.	02/09/1996 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. (All Actions)
09/29/1995	S.1287	A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that Federal employees who are erroneously covered by the Civil Service Retirement System may elect to continue such coverage or transfer to coverage under the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes.	09/29/1995 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)

Total: 4934

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/12/2017	S.905	Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2017
06/08/2017	S.1328	A bill to extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	S.Res.184	A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
06/08/2017	S.782	PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017
06/08/2017	S.363	North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
05/22/2017	S.419	Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2017
05/18/2017	S.Res.173	A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2017, as "National Police Week".
05/17/2017	S.1162	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	S.842	Fair Chance Act
05/17/2017	S.324	State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
05/16/2017	S.1127	Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017
05/11/2017	S.1114	A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order laying a foundation for discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, women, religious minorities, and others under the pretext of religious freedom.
05/10/2017	S.1082	United States Employee Ownership Bank Act
05/10/2017	S.1081	WORK Act
05/04/2017	S.1045	Save Women's Preventive Care Act
05/03/2017	S.1034	Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017
05/03/2017	S.1018	Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act of 2017
05/03/2017	S.Res.153	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, during Public Service Recognition Week, public servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the United States.
05/02/2017	S.1010	Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017
05/02/2017	S.1006	Equality Act

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