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: Experience: House: District 29, 2013-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,244,633Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Tony Cárdenas

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Norma; 3 Children: Alina, Cristian, Andres; 1 Stepchild: Vanessa

Birth Date: 03/31/1963

Birth Place: San Fernando Valley, CA

Home City: Panorama City, CA

Education

Bachelors, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1986

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 29, 2012-present

Member, Los Angeles City Council, 2003-2013

Representative, California State Assembly, 1996-2002

Current Legislative Committees

Budget, Member

Energy and Commerce, Member

Oversight and Government Reform, Member

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Member

Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, Member

Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Member

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Former Chair, Budget Committee, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Los Angeles City Council

Former Chair, Los Angeles Ad Hoc Committee on Business Tax Reform

Former Vice Chair, Los Angeles Ad Hoc Committee on Gang Violence and Youth Development

Former Member, Los Angeles Task Force on Human Trafficking and Child Prostitution

Professional Experience

Independent Engineer

Former Insurance Agent

Former Realto

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Founder, Los Angeles Animal Cruelty Task Force

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	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Support The government should subsidize health insurance for groups which are at risk. Universal health insurance is a good goal, although some market methods can work as well as government systems.
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 Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
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: 68

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/16/2017	H.R.2447	Low-Income Solar Act	05/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	H.R.2305	Computer Science in STEM Act of 2017	05/03/2017 Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology (All Actions)
05/03/2017	H.R.2304	Computer Science Career Education Act of 2017	05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	H.R.2303	America Can Code Act of 2017	05/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
04/28/2017	H.Res.295	Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2017, through May 6, 2017, as "National Small Business Week" to honor the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States.	04/28/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
04/28/2017	H.Res.277	Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as National Stress Awareness Month.	04/28/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/27/2017	H.R.2189	Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act	04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/26/2017	H.Res.281	Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as "Second Chance Month".	04/26/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
04/26/2017	H.R.1926	Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act	04/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
04/21/2017	H.Res.250	Expressing the need to eliminate life without parole for children.	04/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.1925	At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2017	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/05/2017	H.R.1924	Community-Based Gang Intervention Act	04/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
04/04/2017	H.R.1885	Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2017	04/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
04/04/2017	H.R.1874	ABLE Age Adjustment Act	04/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/30/2017	H.Res.237	Honoring the accomplishments and legacy of César Estrada Chávez.	03/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
02/24/2017	H.Res.146	Expressing support for the designation of February 22, 2017, as "National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day", coinciding with American Heart Month.	02/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
12/05/2016	H.Res.941	Expressing support for the designation of February 22, 2017, as "National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day", coinciding with American Heart Month.	12/05/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.4174	Manufacturing Skills Act of 2015	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. (All Actions)
09/22/2016	H.R.6140	To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate, and for other purposes.	09/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/22/2016	H.Res.885	Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos and Latinas to the United States.	09/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)

Total: 1027

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.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.
05/22/2017	H.R.1973	Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.293	Recognizing the 42nd anniversary of the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.
05/18/2017	H.R.1918	Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection 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.2479	To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health and the environment, 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.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017	H.Res.327	Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.
05/11/2017	H.R.2323	San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act
05/11/2017	H.R.2320	Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance Act of 2017
05/05/2017	H.R.2360	Concussion Awareness and Education Act of 2017
05/05/2017	H.R.2351	Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/05/2017	H.R.244	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017	Passed	Nay
05/04/2017	H.R.2358	Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal 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.

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