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: Experience: House: District 30, 1997-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,146,761Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Brad J. Sherman

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Lisa; 3 Children: Molly, Naomi, Lucy

Birth Date: 10/24/1954

Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA

Home City: Sherman Oaks, CA

Religion: Jewish

Education

JD, Harvard University, 1979

BA, Political Science/Accounting, University of California, Los Angeles, 1974

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 30, 1997-present

Current Legislative Committees

Financial Services, Member

Foreign Affairs, Member

Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Member

Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, New Democrat Coalition, present

Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force

Member, California State Board of Equalization, 1990-1995

Chair, California State Board of Equalization, 1991-1995

Professional Experience

Certified Public Accountant, present

Tax Law Specialist, present

Instructor, Harvard Law School International Tax Program

Former Instructor, International Tax Program, Harvard Law School

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, California State Bar Association

Board Member, California Common Cause, 1985-1989

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	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	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
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	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
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	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
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: 103

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/05/2017	H.R.1958	PACE Act of 2017	04/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
03/07/2017	H.R.1414	Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2017	03/07/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
12/01/2016	H.R.6423	Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2016	12/01/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5894	Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2016	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
05/26/2016	H.R.5370	U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation and Nonproliferation Act of 2016	05/26/2016 Referred to House Energy and Commerce (All Actions)
02/19/2016	H.R.4578	Underground Gas Storage Safety Act	02/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)
12/18/2015	H.R.4312	Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Sanctions Implementation and Review Act	12/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
12/09/2015	H.R.4154	Taiwan Naval Support Act	12/09/2015 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
06/01/2015	H.R.2600	Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Exist Act	06/01/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
04/06/2015	H.R.1529	Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015	04/06/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 38. (All Actions)
12/11/2014	H.R.5880	Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2013	12/11/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
09/08/2014	H.Res.713	Recognizing the friendship between the United Kingdom and the United States and expressing the support of the House of Representatives for a united, secure, and prosperous United Kingdom.	09/08/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats. (All Actions)
04/09/2013	H.R.1450	Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Exist Act	04/09/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
02/28/2013	H.R.300	Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013	02/28/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security. (All Actions)
06/05/2012	H.R.5850	Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2012	06/05/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. (All Actions)
04/26/2012	H.R.4963	Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Exist Act	04/26/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
04/26/2012	H.R.4179	Iran Financial Sanctions Improvement Act of 2012	04/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. (All Actions)
12/16/2011	H.R.3725	Libyan Assets Taxpayer Reimbursement Act of 2011	12/16/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
09/19/2011	H.R.2909	Emergency China Trade Act	09/19/2011 Referred for a period ending not later than September 19, 2011, (or for a later time if the Chairman so designates) to the Subcommittee on Trade, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee concerned. (All Actions)
09/08/2011	H.R.2775	To repeal a limitation in the Labor-Management Relations Act regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment.	09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)

Total: 3193

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/20/2008	H.Res.1290	Joining the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in observance of World Refugee Day and calling on the United States Government, international organizations, and aid groups to take immediate steps to secure urgently needed humanitarian relief for the more than 2,000,000 people displaced by genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.
06/20/2008	H.Con.Res.337	Honoring Seeds of Peace for its 15th anniversary as an organization promoting understanding, reconciliation, acceptance, coexistence, and peace in the Middle East, South Asia, and other regions of conflict.
06/18/2008	H.R.6298	To restrict nuclear cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
06/18/2008	H.Res.1270	Commending the efforts of those who sought to block an international arms transfer destined for Zimbabwe, where the government has unleashed a campaign of violence and intimidation against members of the political opposition, and for other purposes.
06/18/2008	H.Res.1127	Resolution condemning the endemic restrictions on freedom of the press and media and public expression in the Middle East and the concurrent and widespread presence of anti-Semitic incitement to violence and Holocaust denial in the Arab media and press.
06/17/2008	H.R.6286	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".
06/13/2008	H.R.5749	Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008	Passed	Yea
06/12/2008	H.R.6254	Temporary FHA Direct Endorsement Lender Participation Act of 2008
06/12/2008	H.R.5912	To amend title 39, United States Code, to make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable, and for other purposes.
06/11/2008	H.R.6217	To amend title 39, United States Code, to modify the procedures governing the closure or consolidation of post offices.
06/11/2008	H.Con.Res.332	Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
06/11/2008	H.R.759	To redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the "Bob Hope Memorial Library".	Passed	Yea
05/21/2008	H.R.2744	Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act	Passed	Yea
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	H.R.359	Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act
06/10/2008	H.Res.1063	Marking the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War with the Kingdom of Great Britain and recognized the independence of the United States of America, and acknowledging the shared values and close friendship between the peoples and governments of the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.	Passed	Yea
06/05/2008	H.Res.1245	Urging the international community to provide the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur with essential tactical and utility helicopters.
05/22/2008	H.Con.Res.362	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the United States by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, and for other purposes.
05/21/2008	H.R.6074	Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008	Passed	Yea
05/21/2008	H.Res.1106	Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.

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