VARGAS, JUAN C.

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VARGAS, JUAN C.
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: Experience: House: District 51, 2013-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $886,957Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Juan C. Vargas

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Adrienne; 2 Children: Rosa, Helena

Birth Date: 03/07/1961

Birth Place: National City, CA

Home City: San Diego, CA

Religion: Catholic

Education

Attended, Jesuit Seminary

JD, Harvard Law School, 1991

MA, Humanities, Fordham University, 1987

BA, Political Science, University of San Diego, 1983

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 51, 2012-present

Senator, California State Senate, District 40, 2010-2012

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 79, 2000-2006

Assistant Majority Leader, California State Assembly, 2000-2006

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 51, 2006

Member, San Diego City Council, 1993-2001

Current Legislative Committees

Financial Services, Member

House Administration, Member

Joint Committee on Printing, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Border Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, present

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Foster Youth Caucus, present

Member, Congressional High Tech Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, present

Member, Diabetes Caucus, present

Member, House Guard and Reserve Component Caucus, present

Member, House Specialty Crops Caucus, present

Member, Israel Allies Caucus Foundation, present

Member, Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus, present

Member, LGBT Equality Caucus, present

Member, Library of Congress Caucus, present

Member, Military Veterans Caucus, present

Member, Native American Caucus, present

Member, New Democrat Coalition, present

Member, Ports Caucus, present

Member, Small Business Caucus, present

Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus, present

Member, U.S.-Mexico Friendship Caucus, present

Former Member, Latino Caucus

Former Member, Moderate Caucus

Professional Experience

Former Vice President of Corporate Legal, Liberty Mutual Group

Former Associate Attorney, Luce, Forward, Hamilton and Scripps

Former Vice President of External Affairs, Safeco Insurance

Former Jesuit Worker

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Former Sponsor, Operation Restore

Former Member, San Diego Foundation

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
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: 27

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/25/2017	H.R.2143	Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax Act of 2017	04/25/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/16/2017	H.R.827	Imperial Valley Desert Conservation and Recreation Act	02/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.438	California New River Restoration Act of 2017	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.199	Chicano Park Preservation Act	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
12/08/2016	H.R.3711	Chicano Park Preservation Act	12/08/2016 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.6092	Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile (HOPE) Act	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.6091	Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
09/21/2016	H.R.6093	NATS Act	09/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions)
07/11/2016	H.R.5629	California New River Restoration Act of 2016	07/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. (All Actions)
03/16/2016	H.R.4753	Wounded Warrior Housing Reform Act of 2016	03/16/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
11/30/2015	H.R.4060	Imperial Valley Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015	11/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
10/16/2015	H.R.3731	RaD Fund Act	10/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/22/2015	H.R.2385	Stop Blood Tomatoes Act	05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (All Actions)
04/21/2015	H.R.1568	Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015	04/21/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
02/13/2015	H.R.621	Veteran Excellence Through Education Act of 2015	02/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (All Actions)
02/11/2015	H.Res.90	Recognizing the importance of the United States International Boundary Water Commission (USIBWC) and its recent efforts to address trash, sediment, and water quality issues with their Mexican counterparts, Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas (CILA), through a proposed minute.	02/11/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. (All Actions)
02/06/2015	H.Res.95	Recognizing the importance of transformative breakthroughs in biomedicine, biotechnology, and life sciences in the diagnosis, management, curing, and treatment of illness and the existence of a "Valley of Death" in biotechnology and life sciences funding that stifles innovation and impedes translational medical research.	02/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/04/2015	H.Res.89	Supporting "United States Foreign Service Day" in recognition of the men and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the Foreign Service of the United States, and to honor those in the Foreign Service who have given their lives in the line of duty.	02/04/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
01/26/2015	H.R.535	Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act	01/26/2015 Referred to House Administration (All Actions)
12/09/2014	H.R.5695	Treason and Passport Revocation Act of 2014	12/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)

Total: 962

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
01/22/2014	H.R.3580	America's FOCUS Act of 2013
01/22/2014	H.R.3461	Strong Start for America's Children Act of 2013
01/09/2014	H.Con.Res.73	Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
01/22/2014	H.R.3135	Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013
01/22/2014	H.R.3118	Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013
01/22/2014	H.R.3090	Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act
01/14/2014	H.R.3867	National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
01/10/2014	H.Res.436	Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day".
01/10/2014	H.R.3629	Israel Sovereignty and Security Recognition Act
01/09/2014	H.R.3836	Pat Summitt Congressional Gold Medal Act
01/09/2014	H.Con.Res.66	Expressing the sense of the Congress that children trafficked in the United States be treated as victims of crime, and not as perpetrators.
01/09/2014	H.Res.387	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the United States.
12/26/2013	H.R.3487	To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to extend through 2018 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission, to expand such authority to certain other violations, and for other purposes.
12/20/2013	H.R.520	Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act
12/16/2013	H.R.3781	American Unemployed Worker Investment Act of 2013
12/13/2013	H.R.3451	Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013
12/12/2013	H.R.3757	Igniting American Research Act
12/12/2013	H.R.3726	Long-Term Unemployed Hiring Incentive Act
12/12/2013	H.Res.434	Honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Nelson Mandela and expressing condolences on his passing.
12/12/2013	H.R.1992	Israel QME Enhancement Act	Passed	Yea

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