BECERRA, XAVIER

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: 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%; Write a Review

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 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 Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
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	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
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	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

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
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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