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: Experience: House: District 20, 1993-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $212,351Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Samuel 'Sam' Farr

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Shary; 1 Child: Jessica

Birth Date: 07/04/1941

Birth Place: San Francisco, CA

Home City: Carmel, CA

Religion: Episcopalian

Education

Attended, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Attended, University of Santa Clara

BS, Biology, Willamette University, 1963

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 20, 1993-present

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, District 20, June 2003

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1969-1975, 1980-1993

Member, Board of Supervisors, Monterey County, 1975-1980

Chair, Board of Supervisors, Monterey County, 1979

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Member

Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Bi-Partisan Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, present

Member, Bi-Partisan Disabilities Caucus, present

Member, California Democratic Congressional Delegation, present

Member, Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Bike Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Coastal Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Coast Guard Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Internet Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Organic Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Rural Housing Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Wine Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Zoo & Aquarium Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Defense Communities Caucus, present

Member, House Army Caucus, present

Co-Chair, House Oceans Caucus, present

Member, House Rural Health Care Coalition, present

Co-Chair, House Unexploded Ordnance Caucus, present

Member, National Marine Sanctuary Caucus, present

Member, United States-Philippines Caucus, present

Supervisor, Central Committee, Monterey County Democratic Party

Member, Democratic Study Group Executive Committee

Former Co-Chair, House and Senate International Education Study Group

Former Vice Chair, House Environmental Caucus

Professional Experience

Former Budget Analyst

Former Committee Consultant

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Center for Non-Proliferation

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Member, Natividad Hospital Foundation

Member, O'Neill Sea Odyssey

Member, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Association

Volunteer, United States Peace Corps, Colombia, 1964-1966

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	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	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
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	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: 117

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
07/25/1996	H.R.3505	American Political Reform Act	07/25/1996 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
06/21/1996	H.R.3623	To require the Federal Communications Commission to revise its television duopoly rules to require public comment on certain local marketing agreements.	06/21/1996 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance. (All Actions)
03/18/1996	H.R.3090	National Marine Sanctuaries Renewal Act of 1996	03/18/1996 Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. (All Actions)
12/08/1995	H.Res.266	To commend the community leaders of the Monterey Peninsula on the central California coast for their encouragement, support, and sponsorship of language diversity.	12/08/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. (All Actions)
11/02/1995	H.R.2549	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts to assist the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, California, to implement a Basin Management Plan for the elimination of groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion, and for other purposes.	11/02/1995 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
10/12/1995	H.R.2429	Farms for the Future Act Amendments of 1995	10/12/1995 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. (All Actions)
07/28/1995	H.R.1980	Proud To Be an American Act of 1995	07/28/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. (All Actions)
06/14/1995	H.R.1821	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the diesel fuel tax on recreational boats shall be imposed only at the retail level.	06/14/1995 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
05/01/1995	H.R.1430	To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who suffer severe crop losses in federally designated disaster areas.	05/01/1995 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. (All Actions)
02/06/1995	H.R.731	To require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain real property at Fort Ord, California, to the City of Seaside, California, in order to foster the economic development of the City, which has been adversely impacted by the closure of Fort Ord.	02/06/1995 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities. (All Actions)
10/17/1994	H.Con.Res.311	Expressing the sense of the Congress that the percentage of United States Armed Forces participating in the United Nations-led peacekeeping force in Haiti should not exceed the annual percentage assessed the United States by the United Nations for contributions to finance the peacekeeping activities of the United Nations.	10/17/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs. (All Actions)
10/04/1994	H.J.Res.423	Designating February 27, 1995, as "John Steinbeck Day".	10/04/1994 Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. (All Actions)
08/30/1994	H.R.4272	To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the authority of the United States Naval Postgraduate School to admit civilians as students and to authorize the United States Air Force Institute of Technology to admit civilians as students.	08/30/1994 Favorable Executive Comment Received from DOD. (All Actions)
04/28/1994	H.R.4273	To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a temporary program to permit professional schools of the Army Training and Doctrine Command to admit civilians as students on a cost-reimbursable, space-available basis.	04/28/1994 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
03/22/1994	H.R.4042	To require a report on the timeliness of processing applications for naturalization.	03/22/1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees. (All Actions)
08/11/1993	H.R.2935	To provide for the designation and operation of the Silas B. Hays Community Hospital at Fort Ord, California as a satellite facility of a uniformed services treatment facility.	08/11/1993 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. (All Actions)
07/19/1993	H.R.2645	To provide for the disposal of certain surplus real property located at Fort Ord, California.	07/19/1993 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. (All Actions)

Total: 4703

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
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.4352	Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
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".
12/08/2016	H.R.4298	Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act
12/07/2016	H.R.3381	Childhood Cancer STAR Act
12/07/2016	H.R.756	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2015
12/01/2016	H.R.2992	Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/28/2016	H.R.5392	No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act	Passed	Not Voting
11/17/2016	H.R.6377	National Guard Bonus Repayment and Financial Relief Act
11/16/2016	H.R.5332	Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2016
11/15/2016	H.R.6322	Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/15/2016	H.R.2713	Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016
11/15/2016	H.R.1209	Improving Access to Maternity Care Act
10/07/2016	H.R.5578	Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016	Passed	Yea
10/07/2016	H.R.5147	BABIES Act	Passed	Yea
10/07/2016	H.R.2494	Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016
10/07/2016	H.R.1475	Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
09/30/2016	H.R.4811	Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2016

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