• VARGAS, JUAN C.
Experience: House: District 51, 2013-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $886,957Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Juan C. Vargas
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Adrienne; 2 Children: Rosa, Helena
    Birth Date: 03/07/1961
    Birth Place: National City, CA
    Home City: San Diego, CA
    Religion: Catholic

Education

    Attended, Jesuit Seminary
    JD, Harvard Law School, 1991
    MA, Humanities, Fordham University, 1987
    BA, Political Science, University of San Diego, 1983

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 51, 2012-present
    Senator, California State Senate, District 40, 2010-2012
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 79, 2000-2006
    Assistant Majority Leader, California State Assembly, 2000-2006
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 51, 2006
    Member, San Diego City Council, 1993-2001

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Member
    House Administration, Member
    Joint Committee on Printing, Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Border Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, present
    Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Foster Youth Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional High Tech Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, present
    Member, Diabetes Caucus, present
    Member, House Guard and Reserve Component Caucus, present
    Member, House Specialty Crops Caucus, present
    Member, Israel Allies Caucus Foundation, present
    Member, Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus, present
    Member, LGBT Equality Caucus, present
    Member, Library of Congress Caucus, present
    Member, Military Veterans Caucus, present
    Member, Native American Caucus, present
    Member, New Democrat Coalition, present
    Member, Ports Caucus, present
    Member, Small Business Caucus, present
    Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus, present
    Member, U.S.-Mexico Friendship Caucus, present
    Former Member, Latino Caucus
    Former Member, Moderate Caucus

Professional Experience

    Former Vice President of Corporate Legal, Liberty Mutual Group
    Former Associate Attorney, Luce, Forward, Hamilton and Scripps
    Former Vice President of External Affairs, Safeco Insurance
    Former Jesuit Worker

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Sponsor, Operation Restore
    Former Member, San Diego Foundation
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

No Opinion
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

No Opinion
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

No Opinion
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 27
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
09/26/2014 H.R.5430 Nineveh Plain Refugee Act of 2014 09/26/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
09/02/2014 H.Res.663 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the current situation in Iraq and the urgent need to protect religious minorities from persecution from the Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) as it expands its control over areas in northwestern Iraq. 09/02/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
08/01/2014 H.Res.683 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the current situation in Iraq and the urgent need to protect religious minorities from persecution from the Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) as it expands its control over areas in northwestern Iraq. 08/01/2014 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/18/2014 H.R.5022 Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2014 07/18/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/24/2013 H.R.1691 Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range Transfer Act of 2013 06/24/2013 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 89.  (All Actions)
06/14/2013 H.R.1690 Hazel's Law 06/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
06/07/2013 H.Res.241 Recognizing the importance of the United States International Boundary Water Commission (USIBWC) and its recent efforts to address trash, sediment, and water quality issues with their Mexican counterparts, Comision Internacional de Limites y Aguas (CILA), through a proposed minute. 06/07/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.  (All Actions)
Total: 962
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 H.R.381 To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/08/2017 H.R.2856 To provide for nonpreemption of measures by State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in commerce-related or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2845 To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
05/22/2017 H.Con.Res.59 Recognizing the 75th anniversary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
05/19/2017 H.R.2572 To establish humane practices for the repatriation of aliens at the border, establish effective standards for the treatment of certain aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.2526 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017 H.Res.338 Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.
05/17/2017 H.R.2508 To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.
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.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
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.
05/03/2017 H.R.2318 Military Spouse Hiring Act
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.
05/02/2017 H.R.1312 Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act Passed Yea
05/01/2017 H.R.2268 Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act
05/01/2017 H.R.2073 To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word "police".
04/28/2017 H.R.2254 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building".
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