• 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
04/15/2010 H.R.5047 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2010 04/15/2010 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
12/24/2009 H.R.3224 To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct a vehicle maintenance building at the vehicle maintenance branch of the Smithsonian Institution located in Suitland, Maryland, and for other purposes. 12/24/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.  (All Actions)
11/19/2009 H.R.4132 Clean Renewable Water Supply Act of 2009 11/19/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/21/2009 H.R.3608 Tribal Health Benefits Clarification Act of 2009 09/21/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/20/2009 H.R.3260 Brownfields Remediation Permanent Tax Incentive Act 07/20/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/26/2009 H.R.3085 Tribal Charities Fairness Act of 2009 06/26/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/08/2009 H.R.2716 Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2009 06/08/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/26/2009 H.J.Res.25 Providing for the appointment of France A. Cordova as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 02/26/2009 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
02/12/2009 H.R.1025 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for residents of Puerto Rico who participate in cafeteria plans under the Puerto Rican tax laws an exclusion from employment taxes which is comparable to the exclusion that applies to cafeteria plans under such Code. 02/12/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/14/2009 H.R.43 Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 01/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/06/2009 H.Res.1 Electing officers of the House of Representatives. 01/06/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
06/11/2008 H.R.512 Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino Act of 2007 06/11/2008 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
06/09/2008 H.R.662 Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act 06/09/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  (All Actions)
05/08/2008 H.R.6005 Tribal Charities Fairness Act of 2008 05/08/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/08/2008 H.R.5716 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2008 04/08/2008 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
02/25/2008 H.R.5266 National Crime Gun Identification Act 02/25/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
10/24/2007 H.R.3951 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses. 10/24/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
08/04/2007 H.R.3452 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit with respect to clean renewable water supply bonds. 08/04/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/30/2007 H.R.3127 Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007 07/30/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/24/2007 H.R.3164 Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Parity Act of 2007 07/24/2007 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
Total: 1962
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
01/23/2017 H.R.606 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1025 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, California, as the "Harold D. McCraw, Sr., Post Office Building".
12/16/2016 H.R.6323 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long Beach, California, the "Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center".
12/16/2016 H.R.6138 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California, as the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion "Seabees" Fallen Heroes Post Office Building.
12/16/2016 H.R.5948 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, California, as the "Jonathan 'J.D.' De Guzman Post Office Building".
12/16/2016 H.R.3218 Designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1221 State Street, Suite 12, Santa Barbara, California, as the "Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis 'Lou' J. Langlais Post Office Building".
12/14/2016 H.R.3471 Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2016
12/12/2016 H.Con.Res.40 Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.
12/08/2016 H.Res.952 Recognizing the immense contributions of Congressman Michael M. Honda throughout his tenure in Congress.
12/08/2016 H.R.3711 Chicano Park Preservation Act
12/01/2016 H.R.2992 Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
10/07/2016 H.R.1475 Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
09/29/2016 H.R.2615 Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
09/28/2016 H.R.6255 Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act
09/28/2016 H.Res.907 Recognizing Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.
09/22/2016 H.Res.885 Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos and Latinas to the United States.
09/22/2016 H.Con.Res.160 Recognizing the opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, the only national museum dedicated to documenting African American life, history, and culture.
09/19/2016 H.R.5894 Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2016
09/19/2016 H.R.5850 Secure the Northern Triangle Act
09/14/2016 H.Res.869 Relating to the death of the Honorable Mark Takai, a Representative from the State of Hawaii.
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