• HONDA, MIKE
Experience: House: District 17, 2001-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $2,190,805Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Michael 'Mike' M. Honda
    Gender: Male
    Family: Widowed; 2 Children: Mark, Michelle
    Birth Date: 06/27/1941
    Birth Place: Walnut Creek, CA
    Home City: San José, CA
    Religion: Protestant

Education

    MA, Education, San José State University, 1974
    BS, Biological Sciences, San José State University, 1968
    BS, Spanish, San José State University, 1968

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2001-present
    Senior Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
    Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2001-2006
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1996-2000
    Member, Board of Supervisors, Santa Clara County, 1990-1996
    Member, San José Unified School Board, 1981-1990

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair Emeritus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, 2003-present
    Founding Co-Chair, Congressional Ethiopia and Ethiopian American Caucus, 2003-present
    Vice Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force, present
    Co-Chair, House LGBT Caucus, present
    Member, New Democrat Coalition, present
    Former Vice Chair, Democratic National Committee
    Former Member, Gang Task Force, Office of the Mayor, San José, California
    Co-Founder, New Media Working Group, Democratic Caucus
    Former Commissioner, San José Planning Commission
    Former Chair, South County Agriculture Preservation Task Force
    Founder, Wireless Task Force, Congressional Internet Caucus
    Chair, South County Agriculture Preservation Task Force, 1995-1996

Professional Experience

    Former Science Teacher
    Former Principal, Hillsdale Elementary School
    Former Principal, McKinley Elementary School
    Vice Principal, Sylvandale Middle School, 1975-1978
    Associate Researcher, Urban-Rural School Development Program, Stanford University, 1974-1975

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Chair, Countywide Trails Committee
    Volunteer, Peace Corps, El Salvador, 1965-1967
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 205
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
10/24/2007 H.R.3944 National Hepatitis B Act 10/24/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
10/12/2007 H.Res.735 Congratulating Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and recognizing their important work to increase awareness about and evidence of the dangers of global warming. 10/12/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
10/09/2007 H.R.3727 One America, Many Voices Act 10/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.  (All Actions)
05/02/2007 H.Res.366 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Hepatitis B Awareness Week. 05/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/05/2007 H.R.1728 Global Warming Education Act 04/05/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.  (All Actions)
08/24/2007 H.R.3235 Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act 08/24/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.  (All Actions)
07/30/2007 H.Res.121 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Forces' coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II. 07/30/2007 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
06/27/2007 H.R.1492 Innovations for our Nation's Vital Educational Needs for Technology Act 06/27/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
06/05/2007 H.R.1346 Student Privacy Protection Act of 2007 06/05/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
03/08/2007 H.R.1397 To provide for immigration relief in the case of certain immigrants who are innocent victims of immigration fraud. 03/08/2007 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
02/13/2007 H.Res.122 Recognizing the significance of the 65th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and supporting the goals of the Japanese American, German American, and Italian American communities in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance to increase public awareness of the events surrounding the restriction, exclusion, and internment of individuals and families during World War II. 02/13/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
10/10/2006 H.Res.1069 Honoring Edward Day Cohota, Joseph L. Pierce, and other veterans of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War. 10/10/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
09/27/2006 H.Res.1048 Honoring the courageous actions of Minnie Vautrin during the Rape of Nanking during World War II. 09/27/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.  (All Actions)
07/14/2006 H.R.5477 Innovations for our Nation's Vital Educational Needs for Technology Act 07/14/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.  (All Actions)
05/26/2006 H.R.5498 Equitable Access to Disaster Relief and Preparedness Services Act 05/26/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
05/09/2006 H.R.3561 Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act 05/09/2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
07/28/2005 H.R.3560 Food Choking Prevention Act 07/28/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
07/27/2005 H.R.3475 To require the prompt review by the Secretary of the Interior of Petition No. 120 for Federal recognition of the Amah Mutsun of Mission San Juan Bautista as an Indian tribe, and for other purposes. 07/27/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Resources.  (All Actions)
06/28/2005 H.R.2966 To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the availability of emergency medical care for veterans in non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. 06/28/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/09/2005 H.R.1914 To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide that the calculation of the duty imposed on imported cherries that are provisionally preserved does not include the weight of the preservative materials of the cherries. 05/09/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
Total: 4937
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/23/2016 H.R.3713 Sentencing Reform Act of 2015
12/23/2016 H.R.320 Rapid DNA Act of 2016
12/22/2016 H.R.6501 Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board Act of 2016
12/22/2016 H.Res.948 Honoring the individuals who lost their lives in the tragic fire in Oakland, California, on December 2, 2016.
12/16/2016 H.R.6323 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long Beach, California, the "Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center".
12/16/2016 H.R.6138 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California, as the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion "Seabees" Fallen Heroes Post Office Building.
12/16/2016 H.R.5948 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, California, as the "Jonathan 'J.D.' De Guzman Post Office Building".
12/16/2016 H.R.3218 Designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1221 State Street, Suite 12, Santa Barbara, California, as the "Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis 'Lou' J. Langlais Post Office Building".
12/16/2016 H.R.2726 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
12/14/2016 H.R.3471 Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2016
12/12/2016 H.Con.Res.40 Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.
12/08/2016 H.Res.953 Recognizing the 68th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day".
12/08/2016 H.R.4919 Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016 Passed Yea
12/07/2016 H.R.4481 Education for All Act of 2016
12/07/2016 H.R.3381 Childhood Cancer STAR Act
12/07/2016 H.R.756 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2015
12/06/2016 H.Res.932 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to third-party charges on consumer telephone bills.
12/05/2016 H.R.6346 NO HATE Act of 2016
12/01/2016 H.R.2992 Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/30/2016 H.Con.Res.176 Honoring in praise and remembrance the extraordinary life, steady leadership, and remarkable, 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
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