• DENHAM, JEFF
Experience: House: District 10, 2011-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $2,290,988Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Jeffrey 'Jeff' Denham
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Sonia; 2 Children: Austin, Samantha
    Birth Date: 07/29/1967
    Birth Place: Hawthorne, CA
    Home City: Turlock, CA

Education

    BA, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1992
    AA, Victor Valley Junior College, 1989

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2010-present
    Senator, California State Senate, 2002-2010
    Candidate, California State Assembly, 2000

Current Legislative Committees

    Agriculture, Member
    Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Member
    Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Member
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
    Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Chair
    Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member
    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member
    Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives, present
    Member, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, present
    Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives, present

Professional Experience

    Entrepreneur
    Almond Rancher
    Owner/Operator, Denham Plastics
    Served, United States Air Force Reserve, 1988-2000
    Served, United States Air Force, 1984-1988
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

No Opinion
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 56
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/11/2017 H.R.1818 Big Cat Public Safety Act 04/11/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.R.1493 ADA Lawsuit Clarification Act of 2017 03/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.597 Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2017 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.R.434 New WATER Act 02/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.R.60 ENLIST Act 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
12/16/2016 H.R.6451 Federal Property Management Reform Act of 2016 12/16/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-318.  (All Actions)
12/16/2016 H.R.4465 Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 12/16/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-287. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/01/2016 H.R.6316 VET Bonus Act 12/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
11/14/2016 H.R.4937 PIPES Act of 2016 11/14/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 631.  (All Actions)
09/20/2016 H.R.6022 New WATER Act 09/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
07/06/2016 H.R.4582 SOS Act 07/06/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
04/28/2016 H.R.5091 Appropriate Care for Disabled Veterans Act 04/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
08/13/2015 H.R.498 Efficient Service for Veterans Act 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
08/13/2015 H.R.342 To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges, without time-period limitation, to members of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and also to extend such privileges to their dependents. 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
08/06/2015 H.Con.Res.72 Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. 08/06/2015 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
07/14/2015 H.R.1688 To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to designate 20 graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry. 07/14/2015 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
05/26/2015 H.R.2086 To direct the Secretary of Commerce, with the Oakdale Irrigation District and the South San Joaquin Irrigation District, California, to develop and conduct a pilot program to remove nonnative predator fishes from the Stanislaus River, California, and for other purposes. 05/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
05/26/2015 H.R.2085 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into negotiations with interested local water and power providers for the transfer of ownership, control, and operation of the New Melones Unit, Central Valley Project, and for other purposes. 05/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
05/22/2015 H.R.2497 NEPA Reciprocity Act 05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
04/23/2015 H.R.1989 ENLIST Act 04/23/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
Total: 521
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
09/20/2012 H.R.2541 Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act
09/20/2012 H.R.733 Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012
09/14/2012 H.R.2299 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
08/13/2012 H.R.6154 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012
08/10/2012 H.R.1905 Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 Passed Yea
08/03/2012 H.R.2527 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act Passed Yea
08/02/2012 H.R.4104 Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
08/02/2012 H.R.3158 FUELS Act
07/31/2012 H.R.3803 District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Failed Yea
07/30/2012 H.R.205 HEARTH Act of 2012 Passed Yea
07/25/2012 H.R.4157 Preserving America's Family Farms Act
07/20/2012 H.R.5744 Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012
07/18/2012 H.R.6140 Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2012
07/11/2012 H.R.1996 Government Litigation Savings Act
06/27/2012 H.R.3356 ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2011
06/26/2012 H.R.5907 Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012
06/25/2012 H.R.2997 Superfund Common Sense Act
06/12/2012 H.R.436 Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 Passed Yea
06/15/2012 H.R.4383 Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2012
06/15/2012 H.R.4382 Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act of 2012
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