U.S. Senate Martin Heinrich

1 u.s. senate

1.1 elections
1.2 tenure

1.2.1 gun laws
1.2.2 health care


1.3 committee assignments
1.4 bipartisan survival trip

u.s. senate
elections

2012

heinrich announced leave house run united states senate seat held jeff bingaman, retired @ end of term. in march, politico reported al gore had signed fundraising letter heinrich. heinrich defeated state auditor hector balderas in democratic primary. heinrich faced republican heather wilson, predecessor in congress, in general election on november 6, 2012. defeated wilson, 51% 45%.

tenure
gun laws

on april 17, 2013, heinrich voted expand background checks gun purchases.

health care

on september 27, 2013, heinrich voted restore funding patient protection , affordable care act part of amendment legislation funding government operations 45 days, , omitted house-passed language prioritizing debt payments if congress fails increase nation’s borrowing limits.

committee assignments

committee on armed services

subcommittee on emerging threats , capabilities (ranking member, 115th congress)
subcommittee on strategic forces


committee on energy , natural resources

subcommittee on energy
subcommittee on national parks
subcommittee on public lands, forests , mining


select committee on intelligence
joint economic committee (ranking member, 115th congress)

bipartisan survival trip

in 2014, heinrich , republican senator jeff flake of arizona traveled small island called eru in marshall islands. discovery channel sent film crew document trip , plan air film show called rival survival. heinrich , flake had survive 6 days few resources, including no natural sources of drinkable water. after trip, heinrich told reporters , flake decided go on trip demonstrate politicians different political parties can work together, , in case, survive.