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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
05/22/2017	H.R.695	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017	05/22/2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
05/16/2017	H.Res.327	Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.	05/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	H.J.Res.100	Consolidated Authorization for Use of Military Force Resolution of 2017	04/27/2017 Referred to House Rules (All Actions)
04/11/2017	H.R.1584	Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2017	04/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (All Actions)
11/17/2016	H.R.6377	National Guard Bonus Repayment and Financial Relief Act	11/17/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
06/16/2016	H.R.5467	Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act	06/16/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
02/29/2016	H.R.4399	Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act	02/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
12/04/2015	H.R.4073	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2015	12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
12/01/2015	H.R.4019	Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2015	12/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (All Actions)
11/16/2015	H.R.3060	Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2015	11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
07/01/2015	H.J.Res.58	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.	07/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
02/20/2015	H.Res.117	Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.	02/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/02/2015	H.J.Res.27	Authorization for Use of Military Force Against ISIL Resolution	02/02/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
09/16/2014	H.J.Res.125	Authorization for Use of Military Force Against ISIL Resolution	09/16/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
06/18/2014	H.Res.630	Recognizing the benefits and importance of music making as an essential form of creative expression and expressing support for designating the Summer Solstice, June 21, 2014, as Make Music Day.	06/18/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
05/06/2014	H.R.4580	Improving Clinical Care Workforce for Our Vets Act	05/06/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
04/02/2014	H.R.4372	Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act	04/02/2014 Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (All Actions)
03/20/2014	H.R.3902	Child Protection Improvements Act of 2013	03/20/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
03/20/2014	H.R.3875	Telephone Metadata Reform Act	03/20/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
01/09/2014	H.R.3159	Ensuring Adversarial Process in the FISA Court Act	01/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)

Total: 3396

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
09/22/2008	H.R.6503	Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008
09/22/2008	H.Con.Res.163	Expressing the sense of Congress in support of further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus.
08/12/2008	H.R.6085	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the "Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building".
08/01/2008	H.R.1108	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act	Passed	Yea
07/31/2008	H.R.6701	Civil Rights Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008
07/30/2008	H.Res.415	Honoring Edward Day Cohota, Joseph L. Pierce, and other veterans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent who fought in the United States Civil War.
08/01/2008	H.R.3021	21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act	Passed	Yea
08/01/2008	H.R.1338	Paycheck Fairness Act	Passed	Aye
07/29/2008	H.J.Res.93	Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
07/29/2008	H.R.1553	Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008	Passed	Yea
07/29/2008	H.Res.194	Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.
07/28/2008	H.R.2140	Internet Gambling Study Act
07/23/2008	H.R.6549	To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay.
07/22/2008	H.R.6573	Office of Domestic Product Promotion Act
07/17/2008	H.Con.Res.381	Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
07/17/2008	H.R.634	American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act	Passed	Aye
07/15/2008	H.R.4185	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11151 Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California, as the "Marisol Heredia Post Office Building".
07/14/2008	H.Res.1067	Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the crossing of the North Pole by the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) and its significance in the history of both our Nation and the world.	Passed	Yea
07/14/2008	H.Con.Res.236	Recognizing the close relationship between the United States and the Republic of San Marino.
07/10/2008	H.Res.1315	Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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