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: Experience: House: District 28, 2001-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $720,140Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Adam B. Schiff

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Eve; 2 Children: Alexa, Elijah

Birth Date: 06/22/1960

Birth Place: Framingham, MA

Home City: Burbank, CA

Religion: Jewish

Education

JD, Harvard University Law School, 1985

BA, Stanford University, 1982

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 28, 2000-present

Senator, California State Senate, District 21, 1996-2000

Current Legislative Committees

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Ranking Member

Select Committee on Benghazi, Member

Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, present

Member, Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus, present

Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force, present

Member, Democratic Safe Neighborhoods Task Force, present

Member, House Education Caucus, present

Founder, Congressional Caucus on the Judicial Branch

Member, Democratic Defense and Military Personnel Task Force

Former Member, House Democracy Assistance Commission

Former Member, International Relations Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Select Intelligence Oversight Panel, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee, California State Senate

Member, Senate Select Committee on Juvenile Justice, California State Senate

Founder, Congressional Caucus for Freedom of the Press, 2006

Founder, Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus, 2003

Founder, Democratic Study Group on National Security, 2003

Professional Experience

Business Attorney

Former Columnist, Burbank Leader

Criminal Prosecutor, Office of the United States Attorney, 1987-1993

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Board Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Member, Blue Dog Coalition

Member, Burbank Chamber of Commerce

Mock Trial Coach, Burbank High School

Co-Founder, Freshman for Reform

Member, Glendale Chamber of Commerce

Member, New Democratic Coalition

Additional Information

Awards:

Legislator of the Year, Burbank American Legion Post, 2001;

Person of the Year, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Advisory Council, 2004;

Honorary Angel Wings, TheSoldier's Angels, 2004;

Freedom Award, Armenian National Committee of America, 2003;

Donald R. Wright Distinguished ServiceAward, Pasadena Bar Association; Good Guy Award, National Women's Political Caucus of Greater Pasadena, 2001;

Halo Award, Villa Esperanza Services, 2004

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	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
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	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with 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	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
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	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
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	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 143

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/16/2011	H.R.2237	To promote the strengthening of the private sector in Egypt and Tunisia.	06/16/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
03/21/2011	H.R.988	Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2011	03/21/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
03/08/2011	H.Res.88	Expressing solidarity with the people of Egypt in their democratic aspirations as they begin a new chapter in their country's proud history.	03/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. (All Actions)
03/01/2011	H.R.842	Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act of 2011	03/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
02/18/2011	H.R.697	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2271 Lake Avenue in Altadena, California, as the "First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office".	02/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy . (All Actions)
02/16/2011	H.R.747	Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011	02/16/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
12/20/2010	H.R.6236	Data Breach Notification Act	12/20/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. (All Actions)
09/22/2010	H.Res.252	Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution	09/22/2010 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 240. (All Actions)
09/20/2010	H.R.6011	Utilizing DNA Technology to Solve Cold Cases Act of 2010	09/20/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
09/20/2010	H.R.5934	Questioning of Terrorism Suspects Act of 2010	09/20/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions)
07/26/2010	H.R.1469	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2010	07/26/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
05/17/2010	H.R.3714	Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009	05/17/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-166. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
05/11/2010	H.R.4080	Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2009	05/11/2010 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
05/11/2010	H.R.4055	Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Initiative Act of 2009	05/11/2010 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
03/17/2010	H.Res.1165	Appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., a Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.	03/17/2010 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
02/16/2010	H.R.730	Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act	02/16/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-140. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
01/04/2010	H.Res.882	Commending Chief William J. Bratton for his service as Chief of Police of Los Angeles.	01/04/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
12/16/2009	H.Con.Res.225	Supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month from January 1 through February 1 of each year to raise awareness of, and opposition to, modern slavery.	12/16/2009 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
11/07/2009	H.Res.833	Honoring the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the 10th anniversary of the accession to the throne of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, and for other purposes.	11/07/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
09/09/2009	H.Res.724	Honoring the first responders, paying tribute to the victims of the Southern California wildfires, and mourning the loss of Firefighter Captain Tedmund "Ted" Hall, and Firefighter Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones.	09/09/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)

Total: 3396

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	H.R.381	To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/13/2017	H.R.2895	To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts.
06/13/2017	H.R.627	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/12/2017	H.R.2886	To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor.
06/12/2017	H.R.2878	To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
05/22/2017	H.R.2589	To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/22/2017	H.R.1625	Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
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.256	Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
05/18/2017	H.Res.253	Expressing gratitude and appreciation for the entry of the United States into World War I.
05/18/2017	H.Res.172	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/18/2017	H.R.1222	Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
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.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017	H.R.2323	San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act
05/09/2017	H.R.267	Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
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.
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
05/01/2017	H.R.2106	Partner with Korea Act

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