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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
05/04/2017	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.	05/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/02/2017	H.R.2115	Wakiesha's Law	05/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
04/25/2017	H.Res.187	Relating to efforts to respond to the famine in South Sudan.	04/25/2017 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 2 (Roll no. 222). (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.R.1605	Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017	03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.R.1604	Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017	03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1603	Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/10/2017	H.R.1496	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4040 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the "Marvin Gaye Post Office".	03/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/08/2017	H.R.1432	SUCCESS Act	03/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
02/16/2017	H.R.1127	Student Loan Fairness Act	02/16/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.Res.867	Expressing support for designation of September 2016 as "National Kinship Care Month".	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.3944	Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2015	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5487	Student Loan Fairness Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/13/2016	H.R.6006	Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act	09/13/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
05/17/2016	H.Res.733	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.	05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.4004	SUCCESS Act	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/17/2015	H.R.4005	Local Hire Act	11/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
11/06/2015	H.R.3943	Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2015	11/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
10/02/2015	H.R.3641	Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act	10/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/28/2015	H.R.3160	Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015	07/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
05/22/2015	H.R.2571	M-CORE Act	05/22/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)

Total: 1072

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
09/06/2011	H.R.2835	Joint Select Committee on Job Creation Act of 2011
08/25/2011	H.R.2688	Runaway Reporting Improvement Act of 2011
08/25/2011	H.R.2643	Medical Neutrality Protection Act of 2011
08/25/2011	H.R.2607	HELP Separated Children Act
08/25/2011	H.R.2492	Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2011
08/25/2011	H.Res.312	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions.
08/22/2011	H.R.2759	Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act
08/22/2011	H.R.2669	Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
08/05/2011	H.R.2763	To amend section 402(a)(2)(M) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend by two years the special rule relating to eligibility for benefits under the supplemental security income program for certain aliens and victims of trafficking.
08/05/2011	H.Con.Res.72	Expressing the sense of Congress that any legislative language approved by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients.
08/02/2011	H.R.2792	African Higher Education Advancement and Development Act of 2011
08/02/2011	H.Con.Res.65	Welcoming the independence of the Republic of South Sudan, congratulating the people of South Sudan for freely and peacefully expressing their will through an internationally accepted referendum, and calling on the Governments and people of Sudan and South Sudan to peacefully resolve outstanding issues including the final status of Abyei.
08/02/2011	H.R.1880	Status Report on the 30th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS Act
07/22/2011	H.R.923	Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011
07/20/2011	H.R.2499	Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011
08/02/2011	H.Res.258	Honoring and supporting women in the Middle East and North Africa for their bravery and leadership and calling on the United States Government and the international community to recognize their vital role in democracy movements and promote the rights and empowerment of women and girls in the region.
08/01/2011	H.R.2678	Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011
07/27/2011	H.R.2663	America Pays Its Bills Act of 2011
07/27/2011	H.R.2644	Aviation Jobs and Safety Act of 2011
07/22/2011	H.Res.365	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should cut the United States' true debt burden by reducing home mortgage balances, forgiving student loans, and bringing down overall personal debt.

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