• BECERRA, XAVIER
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%
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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
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Strongly 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

Strongly 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: 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 Result Vote
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".
09/19/2016 H.R.5894 Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2016
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.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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