• BASS, KAREN
Experience: House: District 37, 2011-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $403,127Coverage End: Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Karen Bass
    Gender: Female
    Family: Divorced; 1 Child: Emilia
    Birth Date: 10/03/1953
    Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
    Home City: Los Angeles, CA
    Religion: Christian

Education

    MA, Physician's Assistant Program, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
    BS, Health Services, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1990

Political Experience

    Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2011-present
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 37, 2011-present
    Speaker, California State Assembly, 2008-2010
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 2004-2010
    Majority Floor Leader, California State Assembly, 2006-2008
    Member, Los Angeles School Board, 2000

Current Legislative Committees

    Foreign Affairs, Member
    Judiciary, Member
    Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member
    Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member
    Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member/Whip, Congressional Black Caucus, present
    Founder, Congressional Coalition on Adoption, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Foster Youth Caucus, present
    Board Member, Homeless Health Care Policy, present

Professional Experience

    Former Clinical Instructor, School of Medicine, University of Southern California
    Former Physician's Assistant, University of Southern California Hospital
    Executive Director, Community Coalition, 1990-2004
    Adjunct Instructor, California State University, 1989-1996
    Founder, Community Coalition, 1990
    Project Director, Health Careers Opportunity Program, 1986-1990
    Former Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Gangs, Youth, and Violence, Los Angeles City Council
    Founder, Bipartisan Youth Caucus
    Former Member, Congressional Professional Caucus
    Founder, Foster Youth Caucus
    Former Vice Chair, Legislative Black Caucus
    Former Chair, Legislative Black Caucus

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Founder, 33rd Congressional Council
    Former National Co-Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s Women LEAD
    Former Chair, National Advisory Board, National Leadership Forum Community
    Founder, People’s Council
    Founding Member, 8th District Empowerment Congress, 2002
    Senior Policy Fellow, School of Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles, 1998
    Member, Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, 1997
    Board Member, California Council on Alcohol, 1992-1995
    Board Member, Liberty Hill Foundation, 1990-1992
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
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

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

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly 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: 56
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/07/2013 H.Res.203 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. 05/07/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/06/2013 H.Res.186 Congratulating the people of Kenya on their commitment to peaceful elections, as demonstrated on March 4, 2013, and calling on Kenyans to come together to continue to implement political, institutional, and accountability reforms envisioned in the Kenyan constitution. 05/06/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.  (All Actions)
05/03/2013 H.R.1790 Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013 05/03/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/23/2013 H.R.1330 Student Loan Fairness Act 04/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/26/2012 H.R.5895 Graduate Success Act 09/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/26/2012 H.R.5871 A Plus Act 09/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
07/11/2012 H.R.5884 Homeownership Preservation Education Act of 2012 07/11/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.  (All Actions)
05/16/2012 H.Res.659 Recognizing the goals and ideals of National Foster Care Month. 05/16/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/29/2012 H.R.3486 SOS Child Abuse Act 03/29/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
09/26/2011 H.R.3067 Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2011 09/26/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
09/12/2011 H.R.2801 E-SAFETI Task Force Act 09/12/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
09/08/2011 H.R.2012 Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2011 09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
08/05/2011 H.R.2730 Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking Act of 2011 08/05/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
08/05/2011 H.R.2729 Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2011 08/05/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/06/2011 H.R.2022 To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the recruitment and retention of foster parents in the United States. 06/06/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
05/03/2011 H.Res.242 Recognizing May as "National Foster Care Month". 05/03/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
Total: 1072
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.2866 Reducing Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2847 Improving Services for Older Youth in Foster Care Act
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.2834 Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act
05/22/2017 H.R.1625 Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
05/18/2017 H.R.2539 To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.Res.239 Supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, in concert with the United Nations and the donor community, to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa.
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.R.1477 No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
05/18/2017 H.Res.172 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/18/2017 H.Res.128 Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
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.2476 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/03/2017 H.R.2325 Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2200 Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.Con.Res.52 Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.
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