• DENHAM, JEFF
Experience: House: District 10, 2011-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $2,290,988Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Jeffrey 'Jeff' Denham
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Sonia; 2 Children: Austin, Samantha
    Birth Date: 07/29/1967
    Birth Place: Hawthorne, CA
    Home City: Turlock, CA

Education

    BA, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1992
    AA, Victor Valley Junior College, 1989

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2010-present
    Senator, California State Senate, 2002-2010
    Candidate, California State Assembly, 2000

Current Legislative Committees

    Agriculture, Member
    Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Member
    Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Member
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
    Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Chair
    Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member
    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member
    Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives, present
    Member, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, present
    Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives, present

Professional Experience

    Entrepreneur
    Almond Rancher
    Owner/Operator, Denham Plastics
    Served, United States Air Force Reserve, 1988-2000
    Served, United States Air Force, 1984-1988
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

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

No Opinion
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 56
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/11/2017 H.R.1818 Big Cat Public Safety Act 04/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.R.1493 ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017 03/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.597 Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2017 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.R.434 New WATER Act 02/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.R.60 ENLIST Act 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
12/16/2016 H.R.6451 Federal Property Management Reform Act of 2016 12/16/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-318.  (All Actions)
12/16/2016 H.R.4465 Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 12/16/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-287. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/01/2016 H.R.6316 VET Bonus Act 12/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
11/14/2016 H.R.4937 PIPES Act of 2016 11/14/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 631.  (All Actions)
09/20/2016 H.R.6022 New WATER Act 09/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
07/06/2016 H.R.4582 SOS Act 07/06/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
04/28/2016 H.R.5091 Appropriate Care for Disabled Veterans Act 04/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
08/13/2015 H.R.498 Efficient Service for Veterans Act 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
08/13/2015 H.R.342 To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges, without time-period limitation, to members of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and also to extend such privileges to their dependents. 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
08/06/2015 H.Con.Res.72 Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. 08/06/2015 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
07/14/2015 H.R.1688 To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry. 07/14/2015 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
05/26/2015 H.R.2086 To direct the Secretary of Commerce, with the Oakdale Irrigation District and the South San Joaquin Irrigation District, California, to develop and conduct a pilot program to remove nonnative predator fishes from the Stanislaus River, California, and for other purposes. 05/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
05/26/2015 H.R.2085 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into negotiations with interested local water and power providers for the transfer of ownership, control, and operation of the New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project, and for other purposes. 05/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
05/22/2015 H.R.2497 NEPA Reciprocity Act 05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
04/23/2015 H.R.1989 ENLIST Act 04/23/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
Total: 521
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 H.R.381 To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
04/28/2017 H.R.2254 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building".
06/12/2017 H.R.2372 VETERAN Act
06/12/2017 H.R.1873 Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
05/19/2017 H.R.1725 Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/17/2017 H.R.1162 No Hero Left Untreated Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2320 Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance 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.
04/27/2017 H.R.660 Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act
04/26/2017 H.R.2170 Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017
04/24/2017 H.R.1891 Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017
04/17/2017 H.R.1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act
04/06/2017 H.R.1988 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Merle Haggard Post Office Building".
04/06/2017 H.R.1346 To repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform".
03/31/2017 H.R.1847 PAST Act
03/28/2017 H.R.1214 Disaster SAVE Act
03/24/2017 H.R.1532 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act
03/22/2017 H.Res.220 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding past genocides, and for other purposes.
03/22/2017 H.R.1468 Recognizing America's Children Act
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