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: Experience: House: District 53, 2001-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $358,008Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Susan A. Davis

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Steven; 2 Children: Jeffery, Benjamin

Birth Date: 04/13/1944

Birth Place: Cambridge, MA

Home City: San Diego, CA

Religion: Jewish

Education

MA, Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1968

BA, Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, 1964

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 53, 2001-present

Vice President, Board of Education, San Diego Unified School District

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1994-2000

Member, Board of Education, San Diego Unified School District, 1983-1992

President, Board of Education, San Diego Unified School District, 1989-1992

Current Legislative Committees

Armed Services, Member

Education and the Workforce, Member

Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member

Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Member

Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Readiness, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus, present

Member, Democratic Leadership Council, present

Co-Chair, House Mentoring Caucus, present

Member, LGBT Equality Caucus, present

Executive Board, New Democrat Coalition, present

Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, present

Member, United States-China Working Group, present

Former Chair, Committee on Consumer Protection, Government Efficiency, and Economic Development, California State Assembly

Former Member, Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Former Co-Chair, National Security Interagency Reform Working Group

Former Member, Pro-Choice Caucus

Professional Experience

Former Medical and Psychiatric Social Worker

Executive Director, Aaron Price Fellowship Mentoring Program, 1990-1994

Development Associate, KPBS-TV, 1979-1983

Development Associate, KPBS-FM, 1977

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Former Member, June Burnett Institute for Children and Families

Member, National Conference of Christians and Jews

Member, San Diego Consortium and Private Industry Council

Former Youth Volunteer, United Way

President, San Diego League of Women Voters, 1997

Additional Information

Awards:

Susan was honored to receive the Humane Society of the United States' Humane Advocate Award, an honor bestowed in recognition of her commitment to animal welfare legislation in Congress.

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	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	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
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	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 201

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
04/30/2008	H.R.1119	Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007	04/30/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-207. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
04/25/2008	H.Res.1046	Expressing support for the designation of September 2008 as "National Link Awareness Month" and recognizing the link between animal cruelty and other forms of societal violence.	04/25/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. (All Actions)
04/14/2008	H.R.281	Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2007	04/14/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 359. (All Actions)
10/17/2007	H.R.3523	I LEAD Act of 2007	10/17/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
10/05/2007	H.R.3748	Servicemember Student Loan Interest Relief Act	10/05/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
09/19/2007	H.R.3394	Support Our Schools With Quality Teaching Act of 2007	09/19/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
09/19/2007	H.R.3275	U.S.-China Language Engagement Act	09/19/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
07/24/2007	H.R.2611	Mentoring America's Children Act of 2007	07/24/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
06/28/2007	H.R.2612	Mental Health Care for Our Wounded Warriors Act	06/28/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
06/25/2007	H.Res.509	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Zoo Keeper Week, and for other purposes.	06/25/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. (All Actions)
05/09/2007	H.R.283	Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Access Now Act	05/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
05/09/2007	H.R.282	Second Opinion Coverage Act of 2007	05/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
05/09/2007	H.R.280	National Board-Certified Teachers in Low-Performing Schools Act of 2007	05/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
05/08/2007	H.R.2142	To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow absentee ballots in Federal elections to be mailed by voters free of postage.	05/08/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. (All Actions)
04/20/2007	H.R.1950	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit local public agencies to act as Medicaid enrollment brokers.	04/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/17/2007	H.Res.143	Urging the President to appoint a Special Envoy for Middle East Peace.	04/17/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . (All Actions)
03/23/2007	H.R.1667	Vote by Mail Act of 2007	03/23/2007 Referred to House Judiciary (All Actions)
03/23/2007	H.R.1646	Mail-In Ballot Tracking Act of 2007	03/23/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
01/29/2007	H.R.706	To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Cesar E. Chavez Post Office".	01/29/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
01/22/2007	H.Res.83	Congratulating Tony Gwynn for his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, for an outstanding career as an athlete, and for his contributions to baseball and to his community.	01/22/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)

Total: 2795

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/08/2017	H.R.2859	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish demonstration projects for competency-based education.
06/08/2017	H.R.2845	To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
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.
06/08/2017	H.R.2827	To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/22/2017	H.Con.Res.59	Recognizing the 75th anniversary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
05/18/2017	H.R.2544	To require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to carry out a study to add to the scientific knowledge on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and well-being, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.Res.341	Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the "Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017".
05/18/2017	H.Res.339	Calling upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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.199	Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British Overseas Territory.
05/17/2017	H.R.2499	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
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.2487	To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the housing treatment of members of the Armed Forces and their spouses and dependents undergoing a permanent change of station in the United States, 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.R.1162	No Hero Left Untreated Act
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017	H.R.274	Modernizing Government Travel Act
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	H.R.1809	Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2327	PAWS Act of 2017

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