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
09/28/1995	S.1122	Criminal Copyright Improvement Act of 1995	09/28/1995 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
09/21/1995	S.1265	Community Food Security Act of 1995	09/21/1995 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. (All Actions)
08/10/1995	S.1163	Northern Forest Stewardship Act	08/10/1995 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. (All Actions)
08/10/1995	S.1146	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the excise tax treatment of draft cider.	08/10/1995 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
08/02/1995	S.1114	Food Stamp Fraud Reduction Act of 1995	08/02/1995 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. (All Actions)
07/28/1995	S.1089	Lake Champlain Zebra Mussel Control Act of 1995	07/28/1995 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions)
07/21/1995	S.940	A bill to support proposals to implement the United States goal of eventually eliminating antipersonnel landmines; to impose a moratorium on use of antipersonnel landmines except in limited circumstances; to provide for sanctions against foreign governments that export antipersonnel landmines, and for other purposes.	07/21/1995 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
04/07/1995	S.714	A bill to require the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on means of controlling the flow of violent, sexually explicit, harassing, offensive, or otherwise unwanted material in interactive telecommunications systems.	04/07/1995 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. (All Actions)
02/14/1995	S.401	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the excise tax treatment of hard apple cider.	02/14/1995 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (All Actions)
01/31/1995	S.307	Counterfeiting and Money Laundering Deterrence Act of 1995	01/31/1995 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. (All Actions)
12/06/1994	S.2560	A bill to allow the collection and payment of funds following the completion of cooperative work involving the protection, management, and improvement of the National Forest System, and for other purposes.	12/06/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
11/30/1994	S.J.Res.219	A joint resolution to commend United States rice producers and millers, and for other purposes.	11/30/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities. (All Actions)
10/22/1994	S.2500	Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1994	10/22/1994 Became Public Law No: 103-407. (All Actions)
10/07/1994	S.2375	A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make clear a telecommunications carrier's duty to cooperate in the interception of communications for law enforcement purposes, and for other purposes,	10/07/1994 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions)
10/05/1994	S.Con.Res.77	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the United States position on the disinsection of aircraft at the 11th meeting of the Facilitation Division of the International Civil Aviation Organization.	10/05/1994 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
10/04/1994	S.1970	Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994	10/04/1994 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
09/15/1994	S.1782	Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act of 1994	09/15/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Information, Justice, Transportation and Agriculture. (All Actions)
08/25/1994	S.2095	Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act of 1994	08/25/1994 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
08/12/1994	S.2069	A bill to grant consent of Congress to the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact.	08/12/1994 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 567. (All Actions)
08/05/1994	S.2216	A bill to state the sense of Congress on the production, possession, transfer, and use of anti-personnel landmines, to place a moratorium on United States production of anti-personnel landmines, and for other purposes.	08/05/1994 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (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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