• DAVIS, SUSAN
Experience: House: District 53, 2001-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $358,008Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Susan A. Davis
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Steven; 2 Children: Jeffery, Benjamin
    Birth Date: 04/13/1944
    Birth Place: Cambridge, MA
    Home City: San Diego, CA
    Religion: Jewish

Education

    MA, Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1968
    BA, Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, 1964

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 53, 2001-present
    Vice President, Board of Education, San Diego Unified School District
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1994-2000
    Member, Board of Education, San Diego Unified School District, 1983-1992
    President, Board of Education, San Diego Unified School District, 1989-1992

Current Legislative Committees

    Armed Services, Member
    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member
    Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Member
    Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Readiness, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus, present
    Member, Democratic Leadership Council, present
    Co-Chair, House Mentoring Caucus, present
    Member, LGBT Equality Caucus, present
    Executive Board, New Democrat Coalition, present
    Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, present
    Member, United States-China Working Group, present
    Former Chair, Committee on Consumer Protection, Government Efficiency, and Economic Development, California State Assembly
    Former Member, Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus
    Former Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Former Co-Chair, National Security Interagency Reform Working Group
    Former Member, Pro-Choice Caucus

Professional Experience

    Former Medical and Psychiatric Social Worker
    Executive Director, Aaron Price Fellowship Mentoring Program, 1990-1994
    Development Associate, KPBS-TV, 1979-1983
    Development Associate, KPBS-FM, 1977

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Member, June Burnett Institute for Children and Families
    Member, National Conference of Christians and Jews
    Member, San Diego Consortium and Private Industry Council
    Former Youth Volunteer, United Way
    President, San Diego League of Women Voters, 1997

Additional Information

Awards:

    Susan was honored to receive the Humane Society of the United States' Humane Advocate Award, an honor bestowed in recognition of her commitment to animal welfare legislation in Congress.
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
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

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

Oppose
Total: 201
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
11/17/2014 H.R.5277 SOS Campus Act 11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
11/17/2014 H.R.5242 Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2014 11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
08/01/2014 H.Res.711 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers. 08/01/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
07/09/2014 H.Res.662 Expressing support for designation of October 2014 as "National Principals Month". 07/09/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
06/13/2014 H.R.4509 Supporting Emotional Learning Act 06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
03/13/2014 H.R.4236 Student Loan Fair Prepayment Act 03/13/2014 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
01/09/2014 H.Con.Res.73 Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. 01/09/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
12/16/2013 H.R.3778 EARLY Act 12/16/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
11/13/2013 H.R.3473 Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Tax Credit Extension Act of 2013 11/13/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/20/2013 H.Res.353 Expressing support for designation of October 2013 as "National Principals Month". 09/20/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
09/13/2013 H.R.2933 Helping Military Children Succeed in Schools Act 09/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
07/10/2013 H.R.2608 For the relief of Flavia Maboloc Cahoon. 07/10/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.1736 School Principal Recruitment and Training Act of 2013 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
06/28/2013 H.R.2487 E-SHOP Act 06/28/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)
06/03/2013 H.R.2074 Transparency for Lethal Control Act 06/03/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.  (All Actions)
05/08/2013 H.R.1885 Veterans Home Loan Refinance Opportunity Act of 2013 05/08/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/30/2013 H.R.1435 Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2013 04/30/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.  (All Actions)
04/23/2013 H.R.768 STELLAR Act 04/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
04/23/2013 H.R.536 Diverse Teachers Recruitment Act of 2013 04/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
04/18/2013 H.R.1636 Federal Election Integrity Act of 2013 04/18/2013 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
Total: 2795
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/08/2017 H.R.2859 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish demonstration projects for competency-based education.
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.
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.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/22/2017 H.Con.Res.59 Recognizing the 75th anniversary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
05/18/2017 H.R.2544 To require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to carry out a study to add to the scientific knowledge on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and well-being, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.Res.341 Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the "Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017".
05/18/2017 H.Res.339 Calling upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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.
05/18/2017 H.Res.199 Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/17/2017 H.R.2499 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2498 To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
05/17/2017 H.R.2487 To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the housing treatment of members of the Armed Forces and their spouses and dependents undergoing a permanent change of station in the United States, and for other purposes.
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.1162 No Hero Left Untreated Act
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.274 Modernizing Government Travel 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.
05/04/2017 H.R.1809 Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
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