• NAPOLITANO, GRACE
Experience: House: District 32, 1999-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $580,005Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Grace Flores Napolitano
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Frank; 5 Children
    Birth Date: 12/04/1936
    Birth Place: Brownsville, TX
    Home City: Norwalk, CA
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    Attended, Cerritos College
    Attended, Texas Southmost College

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 32, 1998-present
    Member, California State Assembly, 1993-1998
    Member, Norwalk City Council, 1986-1992
    Mayor, City of Norwalk, 1989-1990

Current Legislative Committees

    Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
    Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member
    Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member
    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Ranking Member
    Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, present
    Member, Democratic Caucus, present
    Member, Diversity and Innovation Caucus, present
    Member, Out of Iraq Caucus, present
    Chair, Women's Caucus, present
    Founder, 32nd District Mental Health Consortium
    Former Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
    Former Member, Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
    Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education
    Former Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Former Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus
    Founder, Congressional Mental Health Caucus
    Founder, District Mental Health Task Force
    Member, Health Task Force
    Former Vice Chair, Latino Caucus
    Member, Manufacturing Task Force
    Member, New Democrat Coalition
    Member, Norwalk International Friendship Commissions
    Founder, Committee on International Trade, California State Assembly, 1996

Professional Experience

    Former Director, Los Angeles County Sanitation District
    Member, Norwalk Sub-Station Authority, Sheriff's Department
    Employee, Ford Motor Company, 1970-1992

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, present
    Member, American Legion Auxiliary
    Member, Mexico Sister Cities Association
    Founder, Southeast Coalition for Safe Drinking Water
    Chair, Southeast Los Angeles County Private Industry Council
    Member, United States Cities Association

Additional Information

Publications:

    With Richard G. Polanco and Valerie E. Martinez, Making Immigration Policy Work in the United States (Sacramento: California Latino Caucus, 1993)
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

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
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

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: 42
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
09/30/2016 H.Res.898 Supporting the inclusion and meaningful engagement of Latinos in environmental protection and conservation efforts. 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
07/06/2016 H.R.3114 To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes. 07/06/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-189. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
03/06/2015 H.R.1211 Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015 03/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/02/2015 H.R.291 Water in the 21st Century Act 03/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
09/12/2014 H.R.5363 Water in the 21st Century Act 09/12/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
03/21/2014 H.R.4258 SECURE Water Amendments Act 03/21/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.  (All Actions)
05/23/2013 H.R.745 To reauthorize the Water Desalination Act of 1996. 05/23/2013 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
02/15/2013 H.R.628 Mental Health in Schools Act of 2013 02/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/27/2012 H.Res.640 Expressing support for designation of May 2012 as Mental Health Month. 04/27/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/17/2012 H.R.2664 Reauthorization of Water Desalination Act of 2011 04/17/2012 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
04/11/2011 H.Res.214 Expressing support for designation of May 2011 as Mental Health Month. 04/11/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/28/2011 H.R.751 Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011 02/28/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
09/28/2010 H.Res.1636 Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Hoover Dam. 09/28/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/27/2010 H.R.4349 Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2010 09/27/2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615.  (All Actions)
06/17/2010 H.R.5487 Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2010 06/17/2010 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
05/27/2010 H.Res.1340 Congratulating the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona men's basketball team for winning the 2010 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship. 05/27/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
05/25/2010 H.Res.1258 Expressing support for designation of May 2010 as Mental Health Month. 05/25/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/30/2010 H.Res.1265 Honoring the life and accomplishments of Jaime A. Escalante. 04/30/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
06/03/2009 H.Res.437 Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month. 06/03/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/21/2009 H.R.2531 Mental Health in Schools Act of 2009 05/21/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 3973
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
04/06/2017 H.R.2045 Community College Energy Training Act of 2017
04/06/2017 H.R.1988 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Merle Haggard Post Office Building".
04/06/2017 H.Res.203 Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Attorney General, to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to certain communications by the President of the United States.
04/05/2017 H.R.1940 Right to Rent Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.R.1932 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
04/05/2017 H.R.1931 Corporate EXIT Fairness Act
04/05/2017 H.Con.Res.47 Expressing the sense of Congress that until the conclusion of the FBI's criminal and counterintelligence investigations into the nature of the Russian connection to the Trump campaign, the Trump Administration is acting under a "gray cloud" of the appearance of a conflict of interest, and, as such, should refrain from taking any actions or making any changes to United States policy that could be seen as benefitting President Putin or his inner circle.
04/05/2017 H.R.1405 Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.R.305 Presidential Tax Transparency Act
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/04/2017 H.R.1880 College for All Act of 2017
04/04/2017 H.R.1869 Paycheck Fairness Act
04/04/2017 H.Res.246 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence" sermon condemning the Vietnam War and calling for a true revolution of values in the United States.
04/04/2017 H.Con.Res.44 Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.
04/03/2017 H.R.1852 White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act
04/03/2017 H.R.1719 John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
03/31/2017 H.R.1847 PAST Act
03/31/2017 H.R.1825 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017
03/31/2017 H.R.1758 Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2017
03/31/2017 H.R.1608 ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act
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