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: Experience: House: District 37, 2011-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $403,127Coverage End: Wednesday, May 18, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Karen Bass

Gender: Female

Family: Divorced; 1 Child: Emilia

Birth Date: 10/03/1953

Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA

Home City: Los Angeles, CA

Religion: Christian

Education

MA, Physician's Assistant Program, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

BS, Health Services, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1990

Political Experience

Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 37, 2011-present

Speaker, California State Assembly, 2008-2010

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 2004-2010

Majority Floor Leader, California State Assembly, 2006-2008

Member, Los Angeles School Board, 2000

Current Legislative Committees

Foreign Affairs, Member

Judiciary, Member

Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member

Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member/Whip, Congressional Black Caucus, present

Founder, Congressional Coalition on Adoption, present

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Foster Youth Caucus, present

Board Member, Homeless Health Care Policy, present

Professional Experience

Former Clinical Instructor, School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Former Physician's Assistant, University of Southern California Hospital

Executive Director, Community Coalition, 1990-2004

Adjunct Instructor, California State University, 1989-1996

Founder, Community Coalition, 1990

Project Director, Health Careers Opportunity Program, 1986-1990

Former Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Gangs, Youth, and Violence, Los Angeles City Council

Founder, Bipartisan Youth Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Professional Caucus

Founder, Foster Youth Caucus

Former Vice Chair, Legislative Black Caucus

Former Chair, Legislative Black Caucus

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Founder, 33rd Congressional Council

Former National Co-Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committees Women LEAD

Former Chair, National Advisory Board, National Leadership Forum Community

Founder, Peoples Council

Founding Member, 8th District Empowerment Congress, 2002

Senior Policy Fellow, School of Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles, 1998

Member, Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, 1997

Board Member, California Council on Alcohol, 1992-1995

Board Member, Liberty Hill Foundation, 1990-1992

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	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
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: 56

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/04/2017	H.Res.314	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.	05/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
05/02/2017	H.R.2115	Wakiesha's Law	05/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
04/25/2017	H.Res.187	Relating to efforts to respond to the famine in South Sudan.	04/25/2017 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 2 (Roll no. 222). (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.R.1605	Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017	03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/24/2017	H.R.1604	Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017	03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1603	Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/10/2017	H.R.1496	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4040 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the "Marvin Gaye Post Office".	03/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/08/2017	H.R.1432	SUCCESS Act	03/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
02/16/2017	H.R.1127	Student Loan Fairness Act	02/16/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.Res.867	Expressing support for designation of September 2016 as "National Kinship Care Month".	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.3944	Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2015	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5487	Student Loan Fairness Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/13/2016	H.R.6006	Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act	09/13/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
05/17/2016	H.Res.733	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster-care system.	05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.4004	SUCCESS Act	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
11/17/2015	H.R.4005	Local Hire Act	11/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions)
11/06/2015	H.R.3943	Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2015	11/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
10/02/2015	H.R.3641	Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act	10/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/28/2015	H.R.3160	Foster Youth Independence Act of 2015	07/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
05/22/2015	H.R.2571	M-CORE Act	05/22/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)

Total: 1072

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
09/28/2016	H.Con.Res.167	Honoring Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully, the baseball broadcaster who has magnificently served as the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 Major League Baseball seasons since 1950.
09/27/2016	H.R.5963	Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016	Passed	Yea
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.
09/22/2016	H.R.3833	To require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram.
09/19/2016	H.R.5894	Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2016
09/19/2016	H.R.5844	ACTION for National Service Act
09/19/2016	H.R.5810	National Adoption and Foster Care Home Study Act
09/19/2016	H.R.5274	Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act
09/19/2016	H.R.5061	Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act
09/15/2016	H.R.5970	Shame Act of 2016
09/13/2016	H.Res.729	Expressing support for the expeditious consideration and finalization of a new, robust, and long-term Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance to Israel between the United States Government and the Government of Israel.	Passed	Yea
09/13/2016	H.R.295	To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
09/12/2016	H.R.5996	Halt Arms and Promote Peace in South Sudan Act
09/12/2016	H.Res.861	Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
09/12/2016	H.R.5952	Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016
09/08/2016	H.Res.846	Calling on Congress to enact a new preclearance formula for the Voting Rights Act and condemning voter suppression laws enacted by States and political subdivisions.
09/08/2016	H.R.5537	Digital GAP Act
09/07/2016	H.R.5947	Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2016
09/07/2016	H.Res.752	Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
09/06/2016	H.R.4539	400 Years of African-American History Commission Act

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