• NAPOLITANO, GRACE
Experience: House: District 32, 1999-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $580,005Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Grace Flores Napolitano
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Frank; 5 Children
    Birth Date: 12/04/1936
    Birth Place: Brownsville, TX
    Home City: Norwalk, CA
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    Attended, Cerritos College
    Attended, Texas Southmost College

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 32, 1998-present
    Member, California State Assembly, 1993-1998
    Member, Norwalk City Council, 1986-1992
    Mayor, City of Norwalk, 1989-1990

Current Legislative Committees

    Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
    Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member
    Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member
    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Ranking Member
    Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, present
    Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, present
    Member, Democratic Caucus, present
    Member, Diversity and Innovation Caucus, present
    Member, Out of Iraq Caucus, present
    Chair, Women's Caucus, present
    Founder, 32nd District Mental Health Consortium
    Former Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
    Former Member, Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
    Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education
    Former Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Former Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus
    Founder, Congressional Mental Health Caucus
    Founder, District Mental Health Task Force
    Member, Health Task Force
    Former Vice Chair, Latino Caucus
    Member, Manufacturing Task Force
    Member, New Democrat Coalition
    Member, Norwalk International Friendship Commissions
    Founder, Committee on International Trade, California State Assembly, 1996

Professional Experience

    Former Director, Los Angeles County Sanitation District
    Member, Norwalk Sub-Station Authority, Sheriff's Department
    Employee, Ford Motor Company, 1970-1992

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, present
    Member, American Legion Auxiliary
    Member, Mexico Sister Cities Association
    Founder, Southeast Coalition for Safe Drinking Water
    Chair, Southeast Los Angeles County Private Industry Council
    Member, United States Cities Association

Additional Information

Publications:

    With Richard G. Polanco and Valerie E. Martinez, Making Immigration Policy Work in the United States (Sacramento: California Latino Caucus, 1993)
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

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly 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

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

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: 42
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/21/2000 H.R.3994 To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the Federal share of the costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project. 03/21/2000 Referred to Bureau of Reclamation for comments.  (All Actions)
04/19/1999 H.Con.Res.83 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its President Slobodan Milosevic release the three illegally detained United States servicemen and abide by the Geneva Convention protocols regarding the treatment of both prisoners of war and innocent civilians. 04/19/1999 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
Total: 3973
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.R.2886 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor.
06/08/2017 H.R.2867 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing.
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.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/19/2017 H.R.2572 To establish humane practices for the repatriation of aliens at the border, establish effective standards for the treatment of certain aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
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.2525 To improve the financial literacy of students.
05/18/2017 H.R.2510 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes.
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.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.188 Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
05/17/2017 H.Res.332 Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
05/17/2017 H.R.1005 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2323 San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2355 Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2351 Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2345 National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017
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