• ESHOO, ANNA G.
Experience: House: District 18, 1993-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,024,728Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Anna G. Eshoo
    Gender: Female
    Family: Divorced; 2 Children: Karen, Paul
    Birth Date: 12/13/1942
    Birth Place: New Britain, CT
    Home City: Atherton, CA
    Religion: Catholic

Education

    AA, English, Cañada College, 1975

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 18, 1993-present
    Democratic Whip, United States House of Representatives
    Member, Democratic National Committee, 1981-1992
    Member, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, 1982-1992
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1988
    President, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, 1986
    Chair, San Mateo Democratic Party, 1978-1982
    Chief-of-Staff, Speaker Leo McCarthy, California State Assembly, 1981-1982

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson’s Disease, present
    Member, Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, present
    Co-Chair, Caucus on Religious Minorities in the Middle East, present
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, present
    Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption, present
    Member, Congressional Coast Guard Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Congressional High-Tech Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus, present
    Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Organic Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Prevention Coalition, present
    Member, Congressional Privacy Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Taiwan Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Democratic Leader's High Technology Advisory Group, present
    Co-Chair, Democratic Task Force on Health Care, present
    Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group, present
    Member, House Cancer Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, House Information Technology Working Group, present
    Co-Chair, House Medical Technology Caucus, present
    Member, House National Marine Sanctuary Caucus, present
    Member, House Oceans Caucus, present
    Member, House Recycling Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Information Technology Round Table, present
    Member, National Women's Political Caucus, present
    Member, New Democrat Coalition, present
    Co-Chair, Next Gen 9-1-1 Caucus, present
    Former Member, Bay Conservation and Development Commission
    Member, California Democratic Congressional Delegation
    Co-Chair, Cancer Care Working Group
    Former Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education
    Former Member, Congressional Food Safety Caucus
    Former Member, Congressional Kidney Caucus
    Former Member, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
    Former Vice Chair, Democratic Budget Group
    Former Member, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
    Former Vice Chair, House 21st Century Health Care Caucus
    Former Member, House Biotechnology Caucus
    Former Member, LGBT Equality Caucus
    Former Member, Long-Term Care Caucus
    Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus
    Former Member, United States-Philippines Friendship Caucus
    Chair, Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, 2007-2010
    Member, National Committee on Presidential Nominations, 1981

Professional Experience

    Employee, Arcata National Corporation, 1966-1970
    Employee, Aluminum Company of America, 1963-1966

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, American Association of University Women, present
    Member, Democratic Activists for Women Now, present
    Member, League of Women Voters, present
    Former Chair, Bay Area Air Quality Management District
    Co-Chair, Cancer Care Working Group
    Member, Junior League of Palo Alto
    Member, League of Conservation Voters
    Co-Founder, San Mateo Women's Hall of Fame
    Chair, Board of Directors, San Mateo County General Hospital, 1984-1992
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 118
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/05/2017 H.R.305 Presidential Tax Transparency Act 04/05/2017 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Eshoo. Petition No: 115-1.  (All Actions)
01/11/2017 H.R.306 Energy Efficient Government Technology Act 01/11/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.3664 Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.  (All Actions)
09/13/2016 H.R.6013 Community Broadband Act of 2016 09/13/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
06/07/2016 H.R.5386 Presidential Tax Transparency Act 06/07/2016 Referred to House Administration  (All Actions)
05/24/2016 H.R.5236 RESPONSE Act of 2016 05/24/2016 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
03/15/2016 H.R.1268 Energy Efficient Government Technology Act 03/15/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
03/03/2016 H.R.4696 HOME Act 03/03/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/23/2015 H.R.3341 To designate the portion of Moffett Federal Airfield, California, containing the 129th Rescue Wing of the California Air National Guard as Moffett Air National Guard Base. 11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
10/23/2015 H.R.3805 Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2015 10/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
08/13/2015 H.R.2104 American Cures Act 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.933 Head Start on Vaccinations Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
03/20/2015 H.R.1396 Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2015 03/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.  (All Actions)
03/16/2015 H.R.908 California Coastal National Monument Santa Cruz Redwoods Expansion Act 03/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
07/30/2014 H.R.5255 RFP-IT Act 07/30/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
06/10/2014 H.Res.532 Calls on the Government of Turkey to allow free expression and Internet freedom. 06/10/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.  (All Actions)
04/11/2014 H.R.4384 America HEALS Act 04/11/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
12/13/2013 H.R.3719 Video CHOICE Act of 2013 12/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.  (All Actions)
02/08/2013 H.R.541 PREEMIE Reauthorization Act 02/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/08/2013 H.R.540 Energy Efficient Government Technology Act 02/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
Total: 4350
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/07/1996 H.R.924 To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring any national forest system lands in the Angeles National Forest in California out of Federal ownership for use as a solid waste landfill.
03/05/1996 H.Con.Res.144 Expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the amount that should be appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for federally assisted education programs and activities.
03/05/1996 H.R.873 Helium Privatization Act of 1995
02/29/1996 H.R.2856 International Dolphin Protection and Consumer Information Act of 1995
02/15/1996 H.R.2959 To repeal the requirement enacted in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 for the mandatory discharge or retirement of any member of the Armed Forces who is HIV-positive.
02/15/1996 H.R.2951 To protect United States taxpayers by preventing the use of Federal funds for construction of a dam on the American River at Auburn, California.
02/09/1996 H.R.2893 Health Insurance Reform Act of 1996
02/08/1996 H.R.264 Humane Methods of Poultry Slaughter Act of 1995
01/29/1996 H.R.2652 To close the United States Army School of the Americas and establish a United States Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations.
01/10/1996 H.R.2627 Smithsonian Institution Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1995
01/03/1996 H.Res.221 Providing that consideration in the House of Representatives and its committees and subcommittees thereof of any legislation changing existing law with respect to medicare or medicaid pursuant to the reconciliation instructions of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996 shall be preceded by adequate time for public examination of such legislation and public hearings thereon, and expressing the sense of the House that the Senate should similarly provide for such public examination and hearings.
01/02/1996 H.R.2827 Sound Science for the Environment Act
12/28/1995 H.R.1253 To rename the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
12/22/1995 H.Con.Res.128 To establish a Commission on Women's Art in the United States Capitol.
12/22/1995 H.R.2705 American Profit Sharing Act
12/18/1995 H.R.2697 Nigeria Democracy Act
12/15/1995 H.R.2281 To provide that Members of Congress shall not be paid during Federal Government shutdowns.
12/13/1995 H.Con.Res.117 Concerning writer, political philosopher, human rights advocate, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Wei Jingsheng. Passed Not Voting
12/11/1995 H.R.2745 Restoration of Natural Resources Laws on the Public Lands Act of 1995
12/08/1995 H.R.2654 Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act
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