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: Experience: House: District 37, 2011-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $403,127Coverage End: Wednesday, May 18, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Karen Bass

Gender: Female

Family: Divorced; 1 Child: Emilia

Birth Date: 10/03/1953

Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA

Home City: Los Angeles, CA

Religion: Christian

Education

MA, Physician's Assistant Program, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

BS, Health Services, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1990

Political Experience

Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 37, 2011-present

Speaker, California State Assembly, 2008-2010

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 2004-2010

Majority Floor Leader, California State Assembly, 2006-2008

Member, Los Angeles School Board, 2000

Current Legislative Committees

Foreign Affairs, Member

Judiciary, Member

Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member

Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member/Whip, Congressional Black Caucus, present

Founder, Congressional Coalition on Adoption, present

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Foster Youth Caucus, present

Board Member, Homeless Health Care Policy, present

Professional Experience

Former Clinical Instructor, School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Former Physician's Assistant, University of Southern California Hospital

Executive Director, Community Coalition, 1990-2004

Adjunct Instructor, California State University, 1989-1996

Founder, Community Coalition, 1990

Project Director, Health Careers Opportunity Program, 1986-1990

Former Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Gangs, Youth, and Violence, Los Angeles City Council

Founder, Bipartisan Youth Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Professional Caucus

Founder, Foster Youth Caucus

Former Vice Chair, Legislative Black Caucus

Former Chair, Legislative Black Caucus

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Founder, 33rd Congressional Council

Former National Co-Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committees Women LEAD

Former Chair, National Advisory Board, National Leadership Forum Community

Founder, Peoples Council

Founding Member, 8th District Empowerment Congress, 2002

Senior Policy Fellow, School of Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles, 1998

Member, Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, 1997

Board Member, California Council on Alcohol, 1992-1995

Board Member, Liberty Hill Foundation, 1990-1992

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	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
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	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with 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	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
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: 56

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/07/2013	H.Res.203	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.	05/07/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/06/2013	H.Res.186	Congratulating the people of Kenya on their commitment to peaceful elections, as demonstrated on March 4, 2013, and calling on Kenyans to come together to continue to implement political, institutional, and accountability reforms envisioned in the Kenyan constitution.	05/06/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. (All Actions)
05/03/2013	H.R.1790	Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013	05/03/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/23/2013	H.R.1330	Student Loan Fairness Act	04/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/26/2012	H.R.5895	Graduate Success Act	09/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/26/2012	H.R.5871	A Plus Act	09/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
07/11/2012	H.R.5884	Homeownership Preservation Education Act of 2012	07/11/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions)
05/16/2012	H.Res.659	Recognizing the goals and ideals of National Foster Care Month.	05/16/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/29/2012	H.R.3486	SOS Child Abuse Act	03/29/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
09/26/2011	H.R.3067	Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2011	09/26/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/12/2011	H.R.2801	E-SAFETI Task Force Act	09/12/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
09/08/2011	H.R.2012	Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011	09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
08/05/2011	H.R.2730	Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking Act of 2011	08/05/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
08/05/2011	H.R.2729	Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2011	08/05/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/06/2011	H.R.2022	To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the recruitment and retention of foster parents in the United States.	06/06/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
05/03/2011	H.Res.242	Recognizing May as "National Foster Care Month".	05/03/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)

Total: 1072

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	H.R.381	To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2866	Reducing Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act
06/08/2017	H.R.2847	Improving Services for Older Youth in Foster Care Act
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2834	Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act
05/22/2017	H.R.1625	Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
05/18/2017	H.R.2539	To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.Res.239	Supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, in concert with the United Nations and the donor community, to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa.
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.1477	No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
05/18/2017	H.Res.172	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/18/2017	H.Res.128	Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2476	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/03/2017	H.R.2325	Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2200	Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
05/02/2017	H.Con.Res.52	Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.

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