• 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
09/29/2008 H.R.6828 Export Control Improvements Act 09/29/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.  (All Actions)
09/27/2008 H.R.7193 To require a report on business and investment climates in foreign countries, and for other purposes. 09/27/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/22/2008 H.Res.1479 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of California State University, Northridge (CSUN), an extraordinary public university dedicated to promoting the intellectual, economic, and cultural qualities of the San Fernando Valley. 09/22/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.  (All Actions)
08/01/2008 H.R.6827 Enable Divestment from Sudan and Iran Act of 2008 08/01/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/10/2008 H.R.6477 To repeal a limitation in the Labor-Management Relations Act regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment. 07/10/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.  (All Actions)
07/10/2008 H.Res.1338 Calling on the United States Government and the international community to support a transition to sustainable peace in Sri Lanka by encouraging an international human rights monitoring presence, protecting the work of civil society and media, facilitating access of humanitarian operations, and retaining democratic principles in which rule of law and justice pervades. 07/10/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/26/2008 H.R.6420 To toll the congressional notification period for removing North Korea from the state sponsors of terrorism list. 06/26/2008 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
03/04/2008 H.R.2798 Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2008 03/04/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 593.  (All Actions)
01/14/2008 H.J.Res.73 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the process by which the House of Representatives chooses the President of the United States in the event no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes. 01/14/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
11/15/2007 H.R.4246 Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act of 2007 11/15/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
10/12/2007 H.R.3578 Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act 10/12/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.  (All Actions)
10/04/2007 H.R.3527 To extend for two months the authorities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. 10/04/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
07/16/2007 H.R.2711 Computer-Assisted Remote Hunting Act 07/16/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
05/08/2007 H.R.1642 Homeless Veterans Housing at Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center Promotion Act 05/08/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/30/2007 H.R.1838 United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act 03/30/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.  (All Actions)
03/19/2007 H.R.541 Faster FOIA Act of 2007 03/19/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.  (All Actions)
02/02/2007 H.R.540 Presidential Succession Act of 2007 02/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
08/17/2006 H.R.4646 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7320 Reseda Boulevard in Reseda, California, as the "Coach John Wooden Post Office Building". 08/17/2006 Became Public Law No: 109-273. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
07/28/2006 H.R.6016 To prohibit the sales of certain defense articles and defense services to Pakistan unless the President adheres to long-standing practice and procedures relating to congressional review of proposed sales of defense articles and defense services. 07/28/2006 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
05/18/2006 H.Res.820 Expressing support for the celebration of "Human Rights Day" and "Human Rights Week". 05/18/2006 Referred to House Judiciary  (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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