• FARR, SAM
Experience: House: District 20, 1993-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $212,351Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Samuel 'Sam' Farr
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Shary; 1 Child: Jessica
    Birth Date: 07/04/1941
    Birth Place: San Francisco, CA
    Home City: Carmel, CA
    Religion: Episcopalian

Education

    Attended, Monterey Institute of International Studies
    Attended, University of Santa Clara
    BS, Biology, Willamette University, 1963

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 20, 1993-present
    Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, District 20, June 2003
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1969-1975, 1980-1993
    Member, Board of Supervisors, Monterey County, 1975-1980
    Chair, Board of Supervisors, Monterey County, 1979

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Member
    Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Bi-Partisan Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, present
    Member, Bi-Partisan Disabilities Caucus, present
    Member, California Democratic Congressional Delegation, present
    Member, Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Bike Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Coastal Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Coast Guard Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Internet Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Congressional Organic Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Rural Housing Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Wine Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Zoo & Aquarium Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Defense Communities Caucus, present
    Member, House Army Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, House Oceans Caucus, present
    Member, House Rural Health Care Coalition, present
    Co-Chair, House Unexploded Ordnance Caucus, present
    Member, National Marine Sanctuary Caucus, present
    Member, United States-Philippines Caucus, present
    Supervisor, Central Committee, Monterey County Democratic Party
    Member, Democratic Study Group Executive Committee
    Former Co-Chair, House and Senate International Education Study Group
    Former Vice Chair, House Environmental Caucus

Professional Experience

    Former Budget Analyst
    Former Committee Consultant

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Center for Non-Proliferation
    Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
    Member, Natividad Hospital Foundation
    Member, O'Neill Sea Odyssey
    Member, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Association
    Volunteer, United States Peace Corps, Colombia, 1964-1966
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

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly 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

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: 117
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
09/22/2016 H.R.1838 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act 09/22/2016 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.  (All Actions)
08/04/2016 H.R.5797 California Seamounts and Ridges National Marine Conservation Area Designation and Management Act 08/04/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.  (All Actions)
05/18/2016 H.J.Res.94 Conferring honorary citizenship of the United States on Staff Sergeant Laszlo Holovits, Jr. 05/18/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
08/18/2015 H.R.2717 Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2015 08/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
12/11/2014 H.R.5545 To reauthorize the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009. 12/11/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
11/17/2014 H.R.5541 Exercise and Fitness For All Act 11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
07/25/2014 H.R.272 To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the "Major General William H. Gourley VA-DOD Outpatient Clinic". 07/25/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-130. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
05/20/2014 H.R.1776 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act 05/20/2014 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
08/01/2013 H.Res.324 Expressing support for designation of the week of September 22, 2013, through September 28, 2013, as "National Marine Technology Week" to recognize the important contributions that marine technology has made to the United States. 08/01/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.  (All Actions)
04/08/2013 H.R.710 Truth in Trials Act 04/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.  (All Actions)
01/10/2013 H.R.3641 Pinnacles National Park Act 01/10/2013 Became Public Law No: 112-245. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
08/14/2012 H.R.6286 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act of 2012 08/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
08/02/2012 H.R.1171 Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012 08/02/2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
08/01/2012 H.R.6134 Truth in Trials Act 08/01/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
11/18/2011 H.R.3484 Travel Regional Investment Partnership Act 11/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)
10/04/2011 H.R.854 To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. 10/04/2011 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
09/23/2010 H.Res.1624 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Coastal States Organization, and for other purposes. 09/23/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.  (All Actions)
09/23/2010 H.R.4195 To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. 09/23/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
06/30/2010 H.R.5434 Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act 06/30/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.  (All Actions)
06/28/2010 H.Res.1387 Recognizing the heroic contributions of Japanese-Americans who served in the Military Intelligence Service during and after World War II. 06/28/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
Total: 4703
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/21/1995 H.R.1278 Corporate Welfare Reduction Act of 1995
03/20/1995 H.Res.118 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to restricting medical professionals from providing to women full and accurate medical information on reproductive health options.
03/20/1995 H.R.1154 Ocean Radioactive Dumping Ban Act of 1995
03/16/1995 H.R.1000 Morris K. Udall Wilderness Act of 1995
03/14/1995 H.R.1229 Student Loan Affordability Act of 1995
03/13/1995 H.R.1090 To provide a minimum survivor annuity for the unremarried surviving spouses of retired members of the Armed Forces who died before having an opportunity to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan.
03/13/1995 H.R.708 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow homemakers to get a full IRA deduction.
03/03/1995 H.R.940 Working Wage Increase Act of 1995
02/28/1995 H.R.983 Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995
02/27/1995 H.Res.94 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that reduction of the Federal deficit should be a very high budgetary priority of the Government and that savings from the enactment of spending-reduction legislation should be applied primarily to deficit reduction.
02/24/1995 H.R.883 Free Trade With Cuba Act
02/21/1995 H.R.833 Family Planning Amendments Act of 1995
02/21/1995 H.R.580 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title 10, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse the Military Health Services System for care provided to Medicare-eligible military retirees and their spouses in the Military Health Services System.
02/21/1995 H.Res.30 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that obstetrician-gynecologists should be designated as primary care providers for women in Federal laws relating to the provision of health care.
02/16/1995 H.R.974 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore a 100 percent deduction for business meals and entertainment and the deduction for the travel expenses of spouses and others accompanying the taxpayer on business.
02/13/1995 H.R.852 Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 1995
02/10/1995 H.R.801 Uniform Child Support Enforcement Act of 1995
02/10/1995 H.Res.54 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Open Market Committee and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System should defer any further increase in the Federal funds rate and the discount rate until at least September, 1995.
02/06/1995 H.Con.Res.23 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the current link between the levels of earnings allowed for blind individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits and the exempt amounts allowed for purposes of the social security earnings test for individuals who have attained retirement age should be maintained.
02/06/1995 H.R.697 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore, for taxable years beginning in 1994, the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.
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