NAPOLITANO, GRACE

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: Experience: House: District 32, 1999-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $580,005Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Grace Flores Napolitano

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Frank; 5 Children

Birth Date: 12/04/1936

Birth Place: Brownsville, TX

Home City: Norwalk, CA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

Attended, Cerritos College

Attended, Texas Southmost College

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 32, 1998-present

Member, California State Assembly, 1993-1998

Member, Norwalk City Council, 1986-1992

Mayor, City of Norwalk, 1989-1990

Current Legislative Committees

Natural Resources, Member

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member

Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member

Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member

Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Ranking Member

Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, present

Member, Democratic Caucus, present

Member, Diversity and Innovation Caucus, present

Member, Out of Iraq Caucus, present

Chair, Women's Caucus, present

Founder, 32nd District Mental Health Consortium

Former Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease

Former Member, Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease

Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education

Former Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus

Founder, Congressional Mental Health Caucus

Founder, District Mental Health Task Force

Member, Health Task Force

Former Vice Chair, Latino Caucus

Member, Manufacturing Task Force

Member, New Democrat Coalition

Member, Norwalk International Friendship Commissions

Founder, Committee on International Trade, California State Assembly, 1996

Professional Experience

Former Director, Los Angeles County Sanitation District

Member, Norwalk Sub-Station Authority, Sheriff's Department

Employee, Ford Motor Company, 1970-1992

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, present

Member, American Legion Auxiliary

Member, Mexico Sister Cities Association

Founder, Southeast Coalition for Safe Drinking Water

Chair, Southeast Los Angeles County Private Industry Council

Member, United States Cities Association

Additional Information

Publications:

With Richard G. Polanco and Valerie E. Martinez, Making Immigration Policy Work in the United States (Sacramento: California Latino Caucus, 1993)

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	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	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
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: 42

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
09/30/2016	H.Res.898	Supporting the inclusion and meaningful engagement of Latinos in environmental protection and conservation efforts.	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. (All Actions)
07/06/2016	H.R.3114	To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.	07/06/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-189. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
03/06/2015	H.R.1211	Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015	03/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/02/2015	H.R.291	Water in the 21st Century Act	03/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. (All Actions)
06/03/2009	H.Res.437	Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month.	06/03/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
09/12/2014	H.R.5363	Water in the 21st Century Act	09/12/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
03/21/2014	H.R.4258	SECURE Water Amendments Act	03/21/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. (All Actions)
05/23/2013	H.R.745	To reauthorize the Water Desalination Act of 1996.	05/23/2013 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
02/15/2013	H.R.628	Mental Health in Schools Act of 2013	02/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/27/2012	H.Res.640	Expressing support for designation of May 2012 as Mental Health Month.	04/27/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/17/2012	H.R.2664	Reauthorization of Water Desalination Act of 2011	04/17/2012 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
04/11/2011	H.Res.214	Expressing support for designation of May 2011 as Mental Health Month.	04/11/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/28/2011	H.R.751	Mental Health in Schools Act of 2011	02/28/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/28/2010	H.Res.1636	Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Hoover Dam.	09/28/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
09/27/2010	H.R.4349	Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2010	09/27/2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615. (All Actions)
06/17/2010	H.R.5487	Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2010	06/17/2010 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
05/27/2010	H.Res.1340	Congratulating the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona men's basketball team for winning the 2010 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship.	05/27/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions)
05/25/2010	H.Res.1258	Expressing support for designation of May 2010 as Mental Health Month.	05/25/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
04/30/2010	H.Res.1265	Honoring the life and accomplishments of Jaime A. Escalante.	04/30/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
05/21/2009	H.R.2531	Mental Health in Schools Act of 2009	05/21/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)

Total: 3973

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/28/2010	H.Res.1420	Recognizing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora on its 35th anniversary.
05/28/2010	H.R.5429	Investor Deposit Yardstick Act
05/28/2010	H.Res.407	Expressing support for designation of May as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month".
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
05/26/2010	H.Res.1347	Honoring the workers who perished on the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, extending condolences to their families, and recognizing the valiant efforts of emergency response workers at the disaster site.	Passed	Yea
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.
05/24/2010	H.R.5160	Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010
05/24/2010	H.R.934	To convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands.	Passed	Yea
05/21/2010	H.R.5355	To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility.
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
05/18/2010	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.Res.1327	Honoring the life, achievements, and contributions of Floyd Dominy.	Passed	Yea
05/18/2010	H.R.3511	Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2010
05/17/2010	H.R.959	Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2010
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".
05/12/2010	H.Res.1261	Recognizing National Nurses Week.
05/11/2010	H.R.5268	Improvements in Global MOMS Act
05/07/2010	H.R.5213	West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010

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