• ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
Experience: House: District 40, 1993-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $484,136Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Lucille Roybal-Allard
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Edward; 4 Children: Ricardo, Lisa, Angela, Guy Mark
    Birth Date: 06/12/1941
    Birth Place: Boyle Heights, CA
    Home City: Los Angeles, CA
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    BA, California State University, Los Angeles, 1965

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 40, 1993-present
    Senior Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1987-1992

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Children's Working Group, present
    Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Democratic Outreach and Engagement Task Force, present
    Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
    Former Member, Livable Communities Task Force
    Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 1999-2000
    Chair, California Democratic Congressional Delegation, 1998-1999

Professional Experience

    Former Assistant Director, Alcoholism Council of East Los Angeles
    Former Employee, United Way

Additional Information

Awards:

    U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's President's Award; National Association of Community Health Centers' Distinguished Community Health Defender Award; National Hispana Leadership Institute's Legislative Award; The American Public Health Association's Public Health Legislator of the Year Award; The National Hispanic Media Coalition's Impact Award; The March of Dimes Foundation Public Affairs Leadership Award; Mothers Against Drunk Driving's Congressional Excellence Award; The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence's Humanitarian Award; The Hispanic Dental Association's National Leader Award; The American Psychiatric Association's Platinum Award; The Eugene A. Obregon Memorial Foundation's Eugene A. Obregon Medal; The Southern California Leadership Network's Elected Leader of the Year Award; The YWCA-Greater L.A.'s Job Corps Champions Award; The Tahirih Justice Center's Congressional Leadership Award; The Cuban American National Council's 2013 Leadership Award
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

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
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: 116
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/12/2017 H.R.2886 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor. 06/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
05/19/2017 H.R.2572 To establish humane practices for the repatriation of aliens at the border, establish effective standards for the treatment of certain aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 05/19/2017 Referred to House Homeland Security  (All Actions)
04/28/2017 H.R.2251 Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act 04/28/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/08/2017 H.R.2084 Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act 04/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.Res.270 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week. 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1412 Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico Act 03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
01/31/2017 H.R.508 Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2017 01/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/14/2016 H.R.6314 Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico Act 11/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/14/2016 H.Res.680 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week. 04/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.3841 Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2764 CARE Act of 2015 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
10/05/2015 H.R.3606 Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act 10/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.  (All Actions)
10/05/2015 H.R.3605 Protect Family Values at the Border Act 10/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.  (All Actions)
06/12/2015 H.R.2709 Professional's Access To Health Workforce Integration Act of 2015 06/12/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.1004 Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2015 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
03/27/2015 H.R.1717 STOP Act 03/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/27/2015 H.Res.187 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week. 03/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/11/2015 H.R.861 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 02/11/2015 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
12/18/2014 H.R.1281 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014 12/18/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-240. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/11/2014 H.R.5879 HELP Separated Children Act 12/11/2014 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
Total: 3797
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/28/2010 H.R.5429 Investor Deposit Yardstick Act
05/27/2010 H.Res.1342 Entitled the "Seniors Bill of Rights".
05/27/2010 H.Res.1338 Recognizing the significant accomplishments of AmeriCorps and encouraging all citizens to join in a national effort to raise awareness about the importance of national and community service. Passed Yea
05/27/2010 H.R.5090 NEW Schools Act
05/26/2010 H.Res.1316 Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Passed Aye
05/25/2010 H.Res.1393 Welcoming the Portuguese ship Sagres to the United States.
05/25/2010 H.Res.1258 Expressing support for designation of May 2010 as Mental Health Month. Passed Yea
05/25/2010 H.Con.Res.137 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the lack of adequate housing must be addressed as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and that the United States should make a commitment to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic.
05/20/2010 H.R.5359 Lena Horne Recognition Act
05/20/2010 H.Res.996 Expressing support for the designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
05/19/2010 H.R.4491 Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act
05/19/2010 H.Res.713 Recognizing the significant contributions of United States automobile dealerships, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in the interest of equity, automobile dealers be given consideration to enter the automobile market once it rebounds and stabilizes.
05/18/2010 H.Res.1370 Finding that holding the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Arizona is at odds with Major League Baseball's efforts to promote diversity and tolerance, and urging Major League Baseball to find a more suitable location for the Game.
05/18/2010 H.R.3511 Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2010
05/17/2010 H.Con.Res.268 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
05/12/2010 H.R.5293 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3270 Firestone Boulevard in South Gate, California, as the "Henry C. Gonzalez Post Office Building".
05/11/2010 H.R.5268 Improvements in Global MOMS Act
05/11/2010 H.Res.1187 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to raising public awareness of and helping to prevent attacks against Federal employees while engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties.
05/07/2010 H.R.5213 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010
05/07/2010 H.R.4360 To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles Robert Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center". Passed Yea
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