• KNIGHT, STEVE
Experience: House: District 25, 2015-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,041,479Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Stephen 'Steve' Knight
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Lily; 2 Children: Christopher, Michael
    Birth Place: Edwards Air Force Base, CA
    Home City: Palmdale, CA

Education

    Diploma, Palmdale High School

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 25, 2014-present
    Former Vice Mayor, City of Palmdale
    Senator, California State Senate, 2012-2014
    Assistant Minority Leader, California State Assembly, 2010-2012
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 2008-2012
    Member, Palmdale City Council, 2005-2008

Current Legislative Committees

    Armed Services, Member
    Science, Space, and Technology, Member
    Small Business, Member
    Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, Member
    Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations, Member
    Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Member
    Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Member
    Subcommittee on Space, Member
    Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Member

Professional Experience

    Former Officer, Los Angeles Police Department
    Served, United States Army

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums, Los Angeles Police Department
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Oppose
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 23
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/17/2017 H.R.1162 No Hero Left Untreated Act 05/17/2017 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
05/05/2017 H.R.2375 Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2017 05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 H.R.2333 Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2017 05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 H.R.2156 Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act 05/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
04/27/2017 H.R.2116 Perchlorate Reclamation and Water Replenishment Act 04/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
04/04/2017 H.R.1890 Workplace Advancement Act 04/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
03/30/2017 H.R.1557 Soledad Canyon Consistency Act 03/30/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
03/22/2017 H.R.1680 Women's Business Centers Improvements Act of 2017 03/22/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.Res.69 Expressing support for designation of the 17th day in May as "DIPG Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general. 02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/30/2016 H.R.5600 No Hero Left Untreated Act 11/30/2016 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.5466 Aeronautics Innovation Act 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.  (All Actions)
09/08/2016 H.R.5968 Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2016 09/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
07/12/2016 H.R.5638 Solar Fuels Innovation Act 07/12/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
07/06/2016 H.R.5244 Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act 07/06/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
06/02/2016 H.R.5349 Energy Contracting Opportunities Act 06/02/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
02/25/2016 H.R.4610 To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in a series of water reclamation projects to provide a new water supply to communities previously impacted by perchlorate contamination plumes. 02/25/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
02/17/2016 H.R.4566 Soledad Canyon Consistency Act 02/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
02/11/2016 H.R.4489 FLIGHT R&D Act 02/11/2016 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
02/05/2016 H.R.4429 Natural Gas Leak Prevention Act of 2016 02/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
01/15/2016 H.Res.586 Expressing support for designation of the fourth week in May as "DIPG Awareness Week" to raise awareness and encourage the research into cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and pediatric cancers in general. 01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 286
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/15/2015 H.Res.259 Expressing support for designation of September 2015 as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month".
05/15/2015 H.R.1733 Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015
05/14/2015 H.R.1331 Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015
05/01/2015 H.R.2221 Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015
05/01/2015 H.Res.250 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should pass no law that would exempt from its obligations or provide any other special consideration to elected or appointed Federal officials or any other Federal employee.
04/30/2015 H.R.2039 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017
04/29/2015 H.R.953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015
04/29/2015 H.R.612 National Right-to-Work Act
04/23/2015 H.R.2001 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
04/23/2015 H.J.Res.47 Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council.
04/21/2015 H.R.1457 AMP Act
04/17/2015 H.R.1886 To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes.
04/16/2015 H.R.1842 Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act of 2015
04/07/2015 H.R.1604 Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act
04/07/2015 H.R.1559 Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act of 2015
03/31/2015 H.R.1283 Songwriter Equity Act of 2015
03/27/2015 H.R.1220 Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015
03/27/2015 H.R.1147 Legal Workforce Act
03/25/2015 H.R.1610 Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2015
03/24/2015 H.R.1595 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft.
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