GARAMENDI, JOHN

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: Experience: House: District 3, 2009-Present; Home State: District of Columbia; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $783,719Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: John Garamendi

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Patricia; 6 Children

Birth Date: 01/24/1945

Birth Place: Mokelumne Hill, CA

Home City: Walnut Grove, CA

Education

MBA, Harvard Business School, 1970

BA, Business, University of California, Berkeley, 1966

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2009-present

Former Senate Majority Leader, California State Senate

Lieutenant Governor, State of California, 2006-2009

Won Special Election, Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, November 3, 2009

Insurance Commissioner, State of California, 1991-1994, 2002-2006

Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Interior, 1995-1998

Senator, California State Senate, 1976-1991

Assemblyman, California State Assembly, 1974-1976

Current Legislative Committees

Armed Services, Member

Subcommittee on Aviation, Member

Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Member

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Member

Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Air Force Caucus, present

Member, Alzheimer's Task Force, present

Co-Chair, American Sikh Caucus, present

Member, Anti-Bullying Caucus, present

Member, Beef Caucus, present

Member, Bike Caucus, present

Member, Defense Energy Security Caucus, present

Member, Democratic Caucus, present

Member, Make It In America Task Force, present

Member, Maritime Caucus, present

Member, Military Families Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Mobility Air Forces Caucus, present

Member, Organic Caucus, present

Member, Populist Caucus, present

Member, Ports Caucus, present

Member, Rice Caucus, present

Member, Safe Climate Caucus, present

Member, Shipbuilding Caucus, present

Member, Specialty Crop Caucus, present

Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, present

Member, United Service Organizations (USO) Caucus, present

Member, Wine Caucus, present

Member, California Emergency Council, 2007-2009

Chair, California State Lands Commission, 2007-2009

Chair, Commission for Economic Development, 2007-2009

Member, Ocean Protection Council, 2007-2009

Professional Experience

Businessman, present

Cattle Rancher, present

Volunteer, United States Peace Corps, 1966-1968

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Board Member, California State Summer School for the Arts, present

Leader, Congo Civil War, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Team, present

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Former Board Member, International Fund for Animal Welfare

Trustee, California State University, 2007-2009

Member, Don Bren School of Management, University of California, 1998-2009

Chair, Merced Foundation, University of California, 1999-2009

Regent, University of California, 2007-2009

Board, Natural Heritage Institute, 1998-2002

Board, Operation Respect, 1998-2002

Board, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, 1998-2001

Board, National Park Foundation, 1998-2001

Leader, Ethiopian-Eritrea war, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Team, 1998-2000

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
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	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
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: 45

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/04/2017	H.R.1738	Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act	04/04/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
03/27/2017	H.R.1251	CPI-E Act of 2017	03/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/10/2017	H.Res.189	Recognizing the historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi, and for other purposes.	03/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/03/2017	H.R.1240	Energizing American Maritime Act	03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.6455	Energizing American Maritime Act	12/07/2016 Referred to House Foreign Affairs (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.6454	Energizing American Shipbuilding and Maritime Act	12/07/2016 Referred to House Foreign Affairs (All Actions)
12/01/2016	H.R.6319	National Guard Pay Integrity Act	12/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
11/14/2016	H.R.6299	American Food for American Schools Act of 2016	11/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.5247	California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
09/26/2016	H.R.6170	To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to the consolidation of public water systems, and for other purposes.	09/26/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5274	Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/03/2015	H.R.3669	SAFE DRONE Act of 2015	11/03/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
10/26/2015	H.R.3692	Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015	10/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (All Actions)
08/13/2015	H.R.1678	National Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2015	08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. (All Actions)
04/13/2015	H.Res.192	Honoring the Sikh American community's celebration of Vaisakhi.	04/13/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/27/2015	H.R.1679	Bakken Crude Stabilization Act of 2015	03/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
03/23/2015	H.R.1208	Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act	03/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
07/31/2014	H.R.5270	Growing American Shipping Act of 2014	07/31/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. (All Actions)
04/10/2014	H.Res.550	Honoring the Sikh American community's celebration of Vaisakhi.	04/10/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
11/14/2013	H.R.3475	Cruise Vessel Consumer Confidence Act of 2013	11/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. (All Actions)

Total: 1463

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
04/07/2017	H.R.19	Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
04/06/2017	H.R.2045	Community College Energy Training Act of 2017
04/06/2017	H.R.2015	Equitable Student Aid Access 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.907	Newborn Care Improvement Act
04/05/2017	H.R.1931	Corporate EXIT Fairness Act
04/05/2017	H.R.1672	Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act
04/05/2017	H.R.1433	Strengthening Preventive Health Care for Service Members Act
04/05/2017	H.R.1384	Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act
04/05/2017	H.R.305	Presidential Tax Transparency Act
04/05/2017	H.R.299	Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/04/2017	H.R.1869	Paycheck Fairness Act
04/04/2017	H.Con.Res.44	Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.
04/03/2017	H.R.1719	John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1847	PAST Act
03/31/2017	H.R.1838	Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017
03/31/2017	H.Res.184	Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications with the government of Russia.
03/30/2017	H.R.1833	Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2017
03/30/2017	H.R.1827	Medical Leave for Disabled Veterans Act
03/30/2017	H.Res.186	Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives the tax returns and other specified financial information of President Donald J. Trump.

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