GARAMENDI, JOHN

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: Experience: House: District 3, 2009-Present; Home State: District of Columbia; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $783,719Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: John Garamendi

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Patricia; 6 Children

Birth Date: 01/24/1945

Birth Place: Mokelumne Hill, CA

Home City: Walnut Grove, CA

Education

MBA, Harvard Business School, 1970

BA, Business, University of California, Berkeley, 1966

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2009-present

Former Senate Majority Leader, California State Senate

Lieutenant Governor, State of California, 2006-2009

Won Special Election, Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, November 3, 2009

Insurance Commissioner, State of California, 1991-1994, 2002-2006

Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Interior, 1995-1998

Senator, California State Senate, 1976-1991

Assemblyman, California State Assembly, 1974-1976

Current Legislative Committees

Armed Services, Member

Subcommittee on Aviation, Member

Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Member

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Member

Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Air Force Caucus, present

Member, Alzheimer's Task Force, present

Co-Chair, American Sikh Caucus, present

Member, Anti-Bullying Caucus, present

Member, Beef Caucus, present

Member, Bike Caucus, present

Member, Defense Energy Security Caucus, present

Member, Democratic Caucus, present

Member, Make It In America Task Force, present

Member, Maritime Caucus, present

Member, Military Families Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Mobility Air Forces Caucus, present

Member, Organic Caucus, present

Member, Populist Caucus, present

Member, Ports Caucus, present

Member, Rice Caucus, present

Member, Safe Climate Caucus, present

Member, Shipbuilding Caucus, present

Member, Specialty Crop Caucus, present

Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, present

Member, United Service Organizations (USO) Caucus, present

Member, Wine Caucus, present

Member, California Emergency Council, 2007-2009

Chair, California State Lands Commission, 2007-2009

Chair, Commission for Economic Development, 2007-2009

Member, Ocean Protection Council, 2007-2009

Professional Experience

Businessman, present

Cattle Rancher, present

Volunteer, United States Peace Corps, 1966-1968

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Board Member, California State Summer School for the Arts, present

Leader, Congo Civil War, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Team, present

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Former Board Member, International Fund for Animal Welfare

Trustee, California State University, 2007-2009

Member, Don Bren School of Management, University of California, 1998-2009

Chair, Merced Foundation, University of California, 1999-2009

Regent, University of California, 2007-2009

Board, Natural Heritage Institute, 1998-2002

Board, Operation Respect, 1998-2002

Board, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, 1998-2001

Board, National Park Foundation, 1998-2001

Leader, Ethiopian-Eritrea war, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Team, 1998-2000

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 45

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/04/2017	H.R.1738	Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act	04/04/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
03/27/2017	H.R.1251	CPI-E Act of 2017	03/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/10/2017	H.Res.189	Recognizing the historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi, and for other purposes.	03/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/03/2017	H.R.1240	Energizing American Maritime Act	03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.6455	Energizing American Maritime Act	12/07/2016 Referred to House Foreign Affairs (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.6454	Energizing American Shipbuilding and Maritime Act	12/07/2016 Referred to House Foreign Affairs (All Actions)
12/01/2016	H.R.6319	National Guard Pay Integrity Act	12/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
11/14/2016	H.R.6299	American Food for American Schools Act of 2016	11/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.5247	California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
09/26/2016	H.R.6170	To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to the consolidation of public water systems, and for other purposes.	09/26/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5274	Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/03/2015	H.R.3669	SAFE DRONE Act of 2015	11/03/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
10/26/2015	H.R.3692	Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015	10/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (All Actions)
08/13/2015	H.R.1678	National Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2015	08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. (All Actions)
04/13/2015	H.Res.192	Honoring the Sikh American community's celebration of Vaisakhi.	04/13/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/27/2015	H.R.1679	Bakken Crude Stabilization Act of 2015	03/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
03/23/2015	H.R.1208	Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act	03/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
07/31/2014	H.R.5270	Growing American Shipping Act of 2014	07/31/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. (All Actions)
04/10/2014	H.Res.550	Honoring the Sikh American community's celebration of Vaisakhi.	04/10/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
11/14/2013	H.R.3475	Cruise Vessel Consumer Confidence Act of 2013	11/14/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. (All Actions)

Total: 1463

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/05/2010	H.R.24	To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
05/10/2010	H.R.5241	BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010
05/07/2010	H.R.5222	To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes.
05/07/2010	H.R.4360	To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles Robert Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center".	Passed	Yea
05/06/2010	H.R.5214	Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010
05/06/2010	H.R.4700	Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010
05/05/2010	H.Res.1157	Congratulating the National Urban League on its 100th year of service to the United States.
05/04/2010	H.Res.1310	Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the laser.
05/04/2010	H.Res.1307	Honoring the National Science Foundation for 60 years of service to the Nation.	Passed	Yea
05/04/2010	H.Res.1231	Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United States Television Infrared Observation Satellite, the world's first meteorological satellite, launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on April 1, 1960, and fulfilling the promise of President Eisenhower to all nations of the world to promote the peaceful use of space for the benefit of all mankind.
05/04/2010	H.Res.1213	Recognizing the need to improve the participation and performance of America's students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, supporting the ideals of National Lab Day, and for other purposes.	Passed	Yea
05/03/2010	H.R.5044	Medicare Fraud Enforcement and Prevention Act of 2010
04/30/2010	H.R.4926	Medical Foods Equity Act of 2010
04/29/2010	H.R.5178	Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2010
04/28/2010	H.R.2067	Protecting America's Workers Act
04/27/2010	H.R.5125	Restitution for Local Government Act of 2010
04/27/2010	H.Res.1280	Expressing support for designation of April 26, 2010, as National Healthy Schools Day.
04/26/2010	H.Con.Res.255	Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and honoring the founder of Earth Day, the late Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin.
04/26/2010	H.R.4800	Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act
04/26/2010	H.R.4573	Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010

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