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  • DESAULNIER, MARK
Experience: House: District 11, 2015-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $469,821Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Mark DeSaulnier
    Gender: Male
    Family: 2 Children: Tristan, Tucker
    Birth Date: 1951
    Birth Place: Lowell, MA
    Home City: Concord, CA

Education

    BA, History, College of the Holy Cross, 1974

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present
    Senator, California State Senate, 2008-present
    Former Mayor, City of Concord
    Former Supervisor, Board of Supervisors, Contra Costa County
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 10, 2009
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 2007-2008
    Chair, Board of Supervisors, Contra Costa County, 1994
    Member, Concord City Council, 1991-1993

Current Legislative Committees

    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, Member
    Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Member
    Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, Member
    Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Concord Planning Commission
    Former Member, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, California State Senate
    Former Member, Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, California State Senate
    Member, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
    Former Chair, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, California State Senate
    Member, Advisory Committee, Toxic Substances Research and Teacher Program, University of California

Professional Experience

    Restaurateur
    Hotel Services
    Probation Officer
    Truck Driver
    Fellow, Leadership Program and Symposium on Affordable Housing, Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2003

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Association of Bay Area Governments
    Member, Bay Area Air Quality Management District
    Member, California Air Resources Board
    Member, Hotel Workers' Union
    Member, Teamsters International Union

Additional Information

Priority Issues:

    Air Quality
    Smart Growth
    Health Care
    Children and Family Issues
    Transportation
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
No Opinion
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
No Opinion
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
No Opinion
6. Vouchers for school choice
No Opinion
7. Make voter registration easier
Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy
Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
No Opinion
11. Support & expand free trade
No Opinion
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
Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere
No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security
Oppose
Total: 19
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/04/2017 H.R.2367 Department of Defense Waste Reduction Act 05/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
04/03/2017 H.R.1719 John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act 04/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
01/23/2017 H.R.606 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1025 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, California, as the "Harold D. McCraw, Sr., Post Office Building". 01/23/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.6080 Modernizing Firearm Technology Act 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 H.R.6242 CEO Accountability and Responsibility Act 09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/26/2016 H.R.6024 Federal Law Enforcement and Public Protection Act 09/26/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
08/30/2016 H.R.1289 John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act 08/30/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 584.  (All Actions)
07/13/2016 H.R.5764 Pell Grant Flexibility Act of 2016 07/13/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/07/2016 H.R.5266 Servicemember and Veteran Financial Transparency Act 06/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
05/24/2016 H.R.5314 Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act 05/24/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/17/2016 H.R.5024 Clean Air and Vehicle Technology Accountability Act of 2016 05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
05/13/2016 H.R.5235 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1025 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, California, as the "Harold D. McCraw, Sr. Post Office Building". 05/13/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/28/2016 H.R.4862 Sustainable Water Supplies Act 03/28/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.3675 Student Borrower Fairness Act 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
03/04/2016 H.Res.616 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the necessity to publically exonerate the African American sailors of the United States Navy who were tried and convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, California, during World War II in order to further aid in healing the racial divide that continues to exist in the United States. 03/04/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
12/11/2015 H.R.4228 Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act of 2015 12/11/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2824 Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2015 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2062 Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act of 2015 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
10/22/2015 H.R.3787 Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act 10/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
Total: 676
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/16/2017 H.Res.140 Condemning the appointment of Steve Bannon to the National Security Council and urging his immediate removal.
02/16/2017 H.Res.133 Expressing support for designation of April 11 as "National Pet Adoption Day" and the month of April as "National Pet Adoption Month" to highlight the important role pets play in the lives of United States citizens.
02/16/2017 H.Con.Res.27 Expressing the sense of Congress that America's Federal public lands are national treasures that belong to all Americans.
02/16/2017 H.Res.78 Reiterating the indisputable fact that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in its perpetration of the Holocaust and calling on every entity in the executive branch to affirm that fact.
02/15/2017 H.R.1094 Weekend Voting Act
02/15/2017 H.R.1083 American Savings Account Act of 2017
02/15/2017 H.R.1079 Campus Gun Policy Transparency Act
02/15/2017 H.R.1065 Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2017
02/14/2017 H.R.1050 Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2017
02/14/2017 H.Res.118 Expressing support for the designation of February 14 of each year as International Flower Workers' Day, in acknowledgment of workers in flower-producing countries and to demonstrate the commitment of the United States to practices that respect labor rights in other countries.
02/14/2017 H.R.512 WINGMAN Act
02/13/2017 H.R.1022 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017
02/10/2017 H.R.931 Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017
02/10/2017 H.Res.90 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 115th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.
02/10/2017 H.R.771 Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017
02/10/2017 H.R.676 Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act
02/10/2017 H.R.502 To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
02/08/2017 H.J.Res.53 Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
02/08/2017 H.R.532 DREAMer Information Protection Act
02/08/2017 H.R.530 SECURE Our Democracy Act
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