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  • LEE, BARBARA
Experience: House: District 13, 1997-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $851,066Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Barbara J. Lee
    Gender: Female
    Family: 2 Children: Craig, Tony
    Birth Date: 07/16/1946
    Birth Place: El Paso, TX
    Home City: Oakland, CA
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    Masters, Social Work, University of California, Berkeley, 1975
    BA, Mills College, 1973

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1998-present
    Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives
    Senator, California State Senate, 1996-1998
    Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, 1998
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1990-1996
    Campaign Coordinator, Northern California, Shirley Chisholm for President, 1972

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Budget, Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Adoption Caucus
    Member, Arts Caucus
    Member, Bicameral Global AIDS
    Member, Bike Caucus
    Member, Brain Injury Task Force
    Member, California Commission on Status of Women
    Founder, California Commission on the Status of African-American Males
    Member, Caribbean Caucus
    Member, Caucus on India and Indian Americans
    Member, Commission on the Status of Women
    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
    Chair, Congressional Black Caucus
    Member, Congressional Black Caucus Global AIDS Task Force
    Co-Chair, Congressional Black Caucus Haiti Task Force
    Member, Congressional Black Caucus Minority Business Task Force
    Co-Chair, Congressional Black Caucus Outreach Task Force
    Member, Congressional Black Caucus Outreach Task Force
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Korea
    Chair, Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus (COPC)
    Whip, Congressional Progressive Caucus
    Member, Democratic Caucus
    Member, Democratic Immigration Task Force
    Member, Disability Caucus
    Member, Education and Job Training Task Force
    Member, Emergency Task Force
    Member, Ethiopia Caucus
    Member, Food Safety Caucus
    Member, Global Climate Change Caucus
    Member, Goods Movement Caucus
    Member, Health and Medicine Task Force
    Member, Hispanic Working Group
    Member, Historic Preservation Caucus
    Member, House Oceans Caucus
    Member, Human Rights Caucus
    Member, Hunger Caucus
    Member, International Conservation Caucus
    Member, Livable Communities Task Force
    Member, Malaysia Trade, Security, and Economic Cooperation Caucus
    Member, Mental Health Caucus
    Member, Native American Caucus
    Member, Organic Caucus
    Member, Poor People’s Caucus
    Member, Port Security Caucus
    Member, Pro-Choice Caucus
    Member, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
    Member, Safe Neighborhoods Task Force
    Member, Sustainable Development Caucus
    Member, Task Force on Tobacco and Health
    Member, The Young Voter's Project
    Member, Universal Health Care Caucus
    Member, Vision Caucus
    Member, Women’s Caucus

Professional Experience

    Author
    Founder/Owner, Small Business, 1987
    Chief-of-Staff, Representative Ronald Dellums, United States House of Representatives, 1976-1986

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Advisory Board, Alameda Boys Club
    Member, Black Women Organized for Political Action
    Member, Board of Directors, Bay Area Black United Fund
    Board Member, California Coastal Conservancy
    Member, California Defense Conversion Council
    Chair, California Rainbow Coalition
    Member, District Export Council
    Board Member, Finance Committee, California Democratic Party
    Member, John George Democratic Club
    Member, League of Women Voters
    Chair, National Conference of State Legislatures, Women's Network
    President, National Conference of State Legislature, Women's Network
    Member, Niagara Democratic Club
    Founder, Ronald V. Dellums Democratic Club

Additional Information

Awards:

    Friends of FACTS Award, Families to Amend California's Three Strikes, LA, 2002
    CWA Conference Award, 2001
    HIV/AIDS Community Service Award, African American Task Force, 2001
    Allen Temple Baptist Church Honors, 2001
    Humane Legislator, American Humane Association, 2002
    The Greenlining Academy Award, Greenlining Institutes 9th Economic Summit, 2002
    Auxillia Chimosoro Award, UCSF AIDS Research, 2001
    Certificate of Congratulations, Bay Capital Business and Professional Women, 2003
    Award of Appreciation, A Safe Place, 2003
    Union Heroine Award, Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union, Local 2850, 2001
    Women of Color Resource Center Award, 2001
    HIV/AIDS Community Service Award, Alameda County Office of AIDS Ten Women Campaign, 2002
    Alliance for Nuclear Accountability Award, Western States Legal Foundation & Tri-Valley Communities Against Radioactive Env., 2002
    Plaque, Society of American Law Teachers Board of Governors, 2002
    Certificate of Recognition, Imani Baptist Church, 2002
    Patriotic Service Award, 2001
    Ten Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area, 2001
    Recognition, Physicians for Social Responsibility, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, 2002
    Justice Clinton White Profile in Courage Award, 2002
    Honor, East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission, 2003
    Award, Oakland East Bay Democratic Club, 2001
    National Legislator of the Year, California Public Health Association, North, 2003
    Citizen of the Year Award, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 2001
    Sean MacBride Prize, International Peace Bureau, 2002
    2001 Ten Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area Award, City Flight News Magazine, 2002
    One Hundred Black Men of the Bay Area Lifetime Achievement Award, 2001
    Leif Eriksson Peace Award, Peace 2000 Institute in Reykjavik, Iceland, 2002
    MLK Celebration Award, Taylor Memorial Church, 2002 Outstanding Contribution to Social Work Policy Award, University of California, MSW Class of 1975, 2002
    Beloved Community Award, Community Learning Program at the University of Creation Spirituality, 2002
    Woman of Valor Award, Northern California Sections of the Negro Council of Negro Women, 2002
    Woman of the Year Award, Business and Professional Women's Federation Church of God in Christ National Chapter, 2002
    Edward F. Snyder Award, 2001
    Outstanding Community Service Award, 34th Annual Conference Sponsored by the National Association of Black Social Workers Inc., 2002
    Certificate of Appreciation, Economic Development Alliance for Business, 2001
    Distinguished Public Health Legislator of the Year Award, American Public Health Association in San Francisco, 2003
    A Season for Nonviolence Recognition Award, Redwood Sequoia Congress, 2001
    Willie L. Brown Jr. Leadership Award, 2001
    Dean's Appreciation Award, University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare, 2001
    ANWR Award, Alaska Wilderness Coalition, 2001
    Howard Thurman Award, Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples, 2001
    Sisters of Fire Award, 2002
    Inter-Action's Congressional Service Award, 2001
    National Peacemaker Award, Houston Peace and Justice Center, 2003
    Aachen Peace Prize, Aachen Peace Foundation in Germany, 2002
    Who's Who in Congress Award, Bay Area Life Membership Committee 32nd Annual Banquet at the NAACP, 2003
    Physicians for Social Responsibility Award, 2003
    Woman of Achievement - Government Award, Isle City Business and Professional Women, 2003
    National Parks Conservation Association Award, 2001
    Humanitarian Award, 45th Annual City Wide Revival, Baptist Ministries Union of Oakland & Vicinity, 2002
    Mary Rhodes Award, Loretto Women's Network in Kansas, 2002
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
Strongly 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
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: 407
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
01/16/2009 H.R.584 Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act of 2009 01/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/15/2009 H.R.583 Community Partners Next Door Act of 2009 01/15/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
01/15/2009 H.R.582 Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 01/15/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
01/15/2009 H.Res.72 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that absent congressional approval the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq on the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities During Their Temporary Presence in Iraq is merely advisory and not legally binding on the United States, and for other purposes. 01/15/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/15/2009 H.Con.Res.23 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the tax giveaway since 2001 to the wealthiest 5 percent of Americans should be repealed and those monies instead invested in vital programs to relieve the growing burden on the working poor and to alleviate poverty in America. 01/15/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/14/2009 H.R.418 Safe Access in Fire Emergencies Act of 2009 01/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.  (All Actions)
01/09/2009 H.R.417 Next Steps for Haiti Act of 2009 01/09/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/09/2009 H.R.416 Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2009 01/09/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/09/2009 H.Con.Res.17 Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to providing humanitarian assistance to countries of the Caribbean devastated by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna. 01/09/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/08/2009 H.R.336 Peace Stamp for the Peace Corps Act 01/08/2009 Referred to House Foreign Affairs  (All Actions)
01/08/2009 H.R.335 Iraq Security Agreement Act of 2009 01/08/2009 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
01/08/2009 H.R.334 Iran Diplomatic Accountability Act of 2009 01/08/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/08/2009 H.R.332 Pursuit of International Education (PIE) Act of 2009 01/08/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/08/2009 H.R.331 To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti. 01/08/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/08/2009 H.R.330 MEGA 01/08/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.  (All Actions)
01/08/2009 H.Res.36 Acknowledging the 40th anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress. 01/08/2009 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
01/08/2009 H.Con.Res.15 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. 01/08/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
12/10/2008 H.Res.1535 Expressing disapproval of the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq on the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities During Their Temporary Presence in Iraq, and for other purposes. 12/10/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
11/19/2008 H.Res.1529 Acknowledging the 40th anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress. 11/19/2008 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
11/19/2008 H.R.5881 Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008 11/19/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.  (All Actions)
Total: 6880
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.2895 To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts.
06/13/2017 H.Res.383 To express support for recognition of June 2017 as National Orca Protection Month.
06/13/2017 H.R.627 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/12/2017 H.R.2886 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor.
06/12/2017 H.R.2884 COVFEFE Act of 2017
06/12/2017 H.R.2877 To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to prohibit any subsidy for flood insurance coverage for any property owned or operated by the President, and for other purposes.
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.2855 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to enhance Social Security benefits and maintain the commitment and the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017 H.R.2527 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
05/18/2017 H.R.2526 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.
05/18/2017 H.R.2523 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the scope of employee pension benefit plans.
05/18/2017 H.Res.338 Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.
05/18/2017 H.Res.337 Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month.
05/18/2017 H.R.1872 Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.239 Supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, in concert with the United Nations and the donor community, to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa.
05/18/2017 H.R.1477 No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
05/18/2017 H.Res.128 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
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