• BECERRA, XAVIER
Experience: House: District 34, 1993-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,422,976Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Xavier Becerra
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Carolina; 3 Children: Clarisa, Olivia, Natalia
    Birth Date: 01/26/1958
    Birth Place: Sacramento, CA
    Home City: Los Angeles, CA
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    JD, Stanford University Law School, 1984
    BA, Economics, Stanford University, 1980

Political Experience

    Chair, Minority Caucus, United States House of Representatives, 2013-present
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 34, 1993-present
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1990-1992

Current Legislative Committees

    Subcommittee on Social Security, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Trade, Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Children's Working Group, present
    Vice Chair, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Executive Committee, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present
    Member, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, present
    Secretary, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group Steering Committee
    Former Vice Chair, House Democratic Caucus
    Vice Chair, Minority Caucus, United States House of Representatives
    Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 1997-1998

Professional Experience

    Former Assistant to the Speaker, United States House of Representatives
    Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice, 1987-1990
    Administrative Assistant, Office of California Senator Art Torres, 1986
    Staff Attorney, Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts, 1984-1985
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly 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

Support
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: 121
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
09/28/2016 H.Con.Res.167 Honoring Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully, the baseball broadcaster who has magnificently served as the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 Major League Baseball seasons since 1950. 09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.6001 Smithsonian American Latino Museum Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
09/13/2016 H.Res.862 Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 09/13/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/15/2016 H.Con.Res.142 Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid. 07/15/2016 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
02/04/2016 H.Res.603 Ranking Members of a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 02/04/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/06/2015 H.Res.8 Providing for the designation of certain minority employees. 01/06/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/06/2015 H.Res.7 Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 01/06/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/03/2014 H.Res.537 Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 04/03/2014 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
11/30/2015 H.R.4128 Taxpayer Rights Act of 2015 11/30/2015 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
07/28/2015 H.Res.387 Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 07/28/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/27/2015 H.R.3150 One Social Security Act 07/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
07/23/2015 H.Res.372 Recognizing the importance of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games hosted by the United States of America in Los Angeles, California. 07/23/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/22/2015 H.Res.219 Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 04/22/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/27/2015 H.R.1419 Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2015 03/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
03/25/2015 H.Res.172 Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 03/25/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
02/25/2015 H.Res.124 Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 02/25/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
02/03/2015 H.Res.77 Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 02/03/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
02/02/2015 H.Res.71 Electing Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 02/02/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/21/2015 H.Res.40 Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 01/21/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/13/2015 H.Res.30 Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 01/13/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
Total: 1962
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/17/1993 H.J.Res.196 To designate July 1, 1993, as "National NYSP Day".
05/17/1993 H.Res.170 Requesting the President to designate July 2, 1993, as "Thurgood Marshall Day".
05/17/1993 H.R.2043 Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1993
05/11/1993 H.R.1800 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that needs of pregnant and parenting teenagers are addressed by the education system, and for other purposes.
05/11/1993 H.R.1795 Sexual Harassment Free Schools Act
05/06/1993 H.J.Res.134 Designating April 25 through May 1, 1993, as "National Crime Victims' Rights Week".
05/06/1993 H.J.Res.127 To authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1993 as "National Arbor Day".
04/28/1993 H.R.1705 Civic Education Act of 1993
04/26/1993 H.R.1538 Comprehensive HIV Prevention Act of 1993
04/26/1993 H.J.Res.166 Providing for the United States to assume a strong leadership role in implementing the decisions made at the Earth Summit by developing a national strategy to implement Agenda 21 and other Earth Summit agreements through domestic policy and foreign policy, by cooperating with all countries to identify and initiate further agreements to protect the global environment, and by supporting and participating in the high-level United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.
04/21/1993 H.R.1408 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address gender equity in mathematics and science education.
04/21/1993 H.R.26 Reproductive Health Equity Act
04/20/1993 H.R.1722 Every Fifth Child Appropriations Act
04/19/1993 H.Res.35 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Bosnia-Hercegovina.
04/16/1993 H.R.1579 Free Trade in Ideas Act of 1993
03/17/1993 H.R.1172 Justice for Wards Cove Workers Act
03/16/1993 H.Con.Res.56 Expressing the sense of the Congress that access to basic health care services is a fundamental human right.
03/16/1993 H.R.1151 Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Act
03/16/1993 H.R.1022 Comprehensive Services for Youth Act of 1993
03/16/1993 H.R.1021 Neighborhood Infrastructure Improvement and Inner City Job Creation Act
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