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
03/02/2001	H.R.421	Home Ownership Must Expand for Teachers and Public Safety Officers Act	03/02/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions)
02/23/2001	H.R.619	Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2001	02/23/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. (All Actions)
02/16/2001	H.R.422	Bullet Tracing Act to Reduce Gun Violence	02/16/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. (All Actions)
02/06/2001	H.R.423	Gun Retrieval to Build Safer Communities Act	02/06/2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/12/2000	H.R.5407	For the relief of Tony Lara.	10/12/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. (All Actions)
07/25/2000	H.R.4947	Reading Enrichment After-School Development Act	07/25/2000 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
06/30/2000	H.R.4735	Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2000	06/30/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. (All Actions)
04/07/2000	H.R.4150	Bullet Tracing Act to Reduce Gun Violence	04/07/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. (All Actions)
04/03/2000	H.R.4151	Gun Retrieval to Build Safer Communities Act	04/03/2000 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/07/2000	H.R.3704	To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with respect to certain toys.	03/07/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
06/24/1999	H.R.2186	To suspend temporarily the duty on Rhinovirus drugs.	06/24/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
06/03/1999	H.R.1952	To suspend temporarily the duty on HIV/AIDS drugs.	06/03/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
06/03/1999	H.R.1951	To suspend temporarily the duty on HIV/AIDS drugs.	06/03/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
06/03/1999	H.R.1949	To suspend temporarily the duty on Rhinovirus drugs.	06/03/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
09/25/1998	H.R.4629	To make effective beginning in 1999 the empowerment zones designated after August 5, 1997, and before February 8, 1998.	09/25/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/30/1997	H.Res.294	Relating to a question of the privileges of the House.	10/30/1997 On motion to table the measure Agreed to by recorded vote: 217 - 193, 4 Present (Roll no. 562). (All Actions)
05/17/1996	H.R.3323	Proud To Be an American Citizen Act of 1996	05/17/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. (All Actions)
03/22/1994	H.R.4054	To provide for Federal incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens.	03/22/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. (All Actions)
03/22/1994	H.R.4053	Immigration-Related Employment Anti-Discrimination Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 1994	03/22/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. (All Actions)
10/13/1993	H.R.3223	Asylum Abuse Prevention and System Improvements Act of 1993	10/13/1993 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. (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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