• SHERMAN, BRAD
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%
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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
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

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

Oppose
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

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: 103
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
07/11/2011 H.R.1655 Stop Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program Act of 2011 07/11/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.  (All Actions)
06/24/2011 H.R.2400 Religious and Parental Rights Defense Act of 2011 06/24/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/27/2011 H.R.1564 Faster FOIA Act of 2011 04/27/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .  (All Actions)
12/17/2010 H.R.6557 Presidential Succession Act of 2010 12/17/2010 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
11/18/2010 H.R.6384 To repeal a limitation in the Labor-Management Relations Act regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment. 11/18/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
09/29/2010 H.R.6297 International Biosecurity Act of 2010 09/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/20/2010 H.R.6296 Stop Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program Act of 2010 12/20/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  (All Actions)
09/23/2010 H.R.6216 To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the ground of religion in educational programs or activities. 09/23/2010 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
07/30/2010 H.R.6071 Emergency China Trade Act of 2010 07/30/2010 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
07/29/2010 H.R.5975 Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2010 07/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/26/2010 H.R.5087 Faster FOIA Act of 2010 05/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.  (All Actions)
08/19/2009 H.R.2375 Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps Designation Implementation Act 08/19/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  (All Actions)
07/31/2009 H.R.3516 Enable Divestment from Sudan and Iran Act of 2009 07/31/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/31/2009 H.R.3515 Export Control Improvements Act 07/31/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/31/2009 H.R.3284 Reduce Iranian Cyber-Suppression Act 07/31/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.  (All Actions)
05/19/2009 H.R.2483 Increasing Homeownership Opportunities Act 05/19/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
05/06/2009 H.R.2290 International Uranium Extraction and Milling Control Act of 2009 05/06/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/30/2009 H.R.1801 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 70 percent tax on certain compensation received from certain companies receiving Federal bailout funds. 03/30/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/25/2009 H.R.1202 To require a report on business and investment climates in foreign countries, and for other purposes. 02/25/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/20/2009 H.R.609 Right to Clean Vehicles Act 01/20/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.  (All Actions)
Total: 3193
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 H.R.381 To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2856 To provide for nonpreemption of measures by State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in commerce-related or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.1625 Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
05/18/2017 H.R.2397 DPRK Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.1911 Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.199 Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/18/2017 H.Res.188 Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
05/18/2017 H.R.672 Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.2498 To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
05/17/2017 H.R.2491 To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.Res.145 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/04/2017 H.R.1644 Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act Passed Yea
05/03/2017 H.R.2200 Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.1366 U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.R.910 Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 Passed Yea
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