• CARDENAS, TONY
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%
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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
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

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

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

Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
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
12/08/2016 H.R.4919 Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016 Passed Yea
12/08/2016 H.R.3711 Chicano Park Preservation Act
12/07/2016 H.R.3381 Childhood Cancer STAR Act
12/05/2016 H.R.6346 NO HATE Act of 2016
12/01/2016 H.R.5047 Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016 Passed Yea
12/01/2016 H.R.2992 Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/30/2016 H.Con.Res.176 Honoring in praise and remembrance the extraordinary life, steady leadership, and remarkable, 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
11/30/2016 H.Con.Res.165 Expressing the sense of Congress and reaffirming longstanding United States policy in support of a direct bilaterally negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and opposition to United Nations Security Council resolutions imposing a solution to the conflict.
11/30/2016 H.R.5166 Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act
11/30/2016 H.R.3286 Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2016
11/28/2016 H.R.845 National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act
11/17/2016 H.R.6377 National Guard Bonus Repayment and Financial Relief Act
11/17/2016 H.Res.928 Honoring the life of Shimon Peres.
11/16/2016 H.R.5732 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2016
11/15/2016 H.R.985 Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015 Passed Yea
11/14/2016 H.Res.924 Expressing support for designation of the week beginning on November 14, 2016, as "National School Psychology Week".
10/18/2016 H.R.6211 Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2016
10/11/2016 H.Res.910 Supporting the ideals and goals of the "International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women".
10/07/2016 H.R.5147 BABIES Act Passed Yea
10/07/2016 H.R.1475 Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
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