• ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
Experience: House: District 40, 1993-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $484,136Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Lucille Roybal-Allard
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Edward; 4 Children: Ricardo, Lisa, Angela, Guy Mark
    Birth Date: 06/12/1941
    Birth Place: Boyle Heights, CA
    Home City: Los Angeles, CA
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    BA, California State University, Los Angeles, 1965

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 40, 1993-present
    Senior Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1987-1992

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Children's Working Group, present
    Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Democratic Outreach and Engagement Task Force, present
    Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
    Former Member, Livable Communities Task Force
    Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 1999-2000
    Chair, California Democratic Congressional Delegation, 1998-1999

Professional Experience

    Former Assistant Director, Alcoholism Council of East Los Angeles
    Former Employee, United Way

Additional Information

Awards:

    U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's President's Award; National Association of Community Health Centers' Distinguished Community Health Defender Award; National Hispana Leadership Institute's Legislative Award; The American Public Health Association's Public Health Legislator of the Year Award; The National Hispanic Media Coalition's Impact Award; The March of Dimes Foundation Public Affairs Leadership Award; Mothers Against Drunk Driving's Congressional Excellence Award; The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence's Humanitarian Award; The Hispanic Dental Association's National Leader Award; The American Psychiatric Association's Platinum Award; The Eugene A. Obregon Memorial Foundation's Eugene A. Obregon Medal; The Southern California Leadership Network's Elected Leader of the Year Award; The YWCA-Greater L.A.'s Job Corps Champions Award; The Tahirih Justice Center's Congressional Leadership Award; The Cuban American National Council's 2013 Leadership Award
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

Strongly 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: 116
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
08/25/2011 H.R.2235 Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act 08/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.  (All Actions)
08/01/2011 H.R.2678 Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2011 08/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/20/2011 H.R.2522 Nursing Home Patient Protection and Standards Act of 2011 07/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/15/2011 H.R.2141 MOMS for the 21st Century Act 06/15/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/25/2011 H.R.1562 STOP Act 04/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/07/2011 H.Res.187 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week. 04/07/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/21/2011 H.R.933 Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act 03/21/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.  (All Actions)
02/11/2011 H.R.393 For the relief of Maria Eva Duran, Jessica Duran Cortes, Daniel Ivan Duran Cortes, and Jose Antonio Duran Cortes. 02/11/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.  (All Actions)
12/20/2010 H.R.6158 For the relief of Maria Eva Duran, Jessica Duran Cortes, Daniel Ivan Duran Cortes, and Jose Antonio Duran Cortes. 12/20/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  (All Actions)
09/29/2010 H.R.6261 Nursing Home Patient Protection and Standards Act 09/29/2010 Referred to House Energy and Commerce  (All Actions)
04/15/2010 H.R.5033 Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2010 04/15/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
09/29/2010 H.R.6241 STOP Act 09/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
09/13/2010 H.R.558 Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act of 2009 09/13/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
07/30/2010 H.Res.1604 Honoring the bicentennial anniversary of Mexican independence and the centennial anniversary of the beginning of the Mexican Revolution. 07/30/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/21/2010 H.R.5807 MOMS for the 21st Century Act 07/21/2010 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
03/11/2010 H.Res.1162 Recognizing National Public Health Week. 03/11/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
11/16/2009 H.R.3564 CARE Act of 2009 11/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
07/21/2009 H.R.1738 Downey Regional Water Reclamation and Groundwater Augmentation Project of 2009 07/21/2009 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
05/14/2009 H.R.2390 Guidance, Understanding, and Information for Dual Eligibles (GUIDE) Act 05/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/16/2009 H.R.1215 Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act 03/16/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  (All Actions)
Total: 3797
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.2878 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.
05/22/2017 H.R.2590 To authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to increase access to prekindergarten through grade 12 computer science education.
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.Res.347 Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017 H.R.672 Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.2482 To extend temporarily the Federal Perkins Loan program, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.Res.332 Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2451 Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
05/05/2017 H.R.2351 Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/04/2017 H.R.2392 Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2017
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.
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/01/2017 H.R.2043 Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2017
04/28/2017 H.R.2254 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building".
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