• SANCHEZ, LINDA
Experience: House: District 38, 2003-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,192,203Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Linda T. Sánchez
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: James; 4 Children: Joaquin, Brendan, Jack, Seamus
    Birth Date: 01/28/1969
    Birth Place: City of Orange, CA
    Home City: Lakewood, CA
    Religion: Catholic

Education

    JD, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995
    BA, Spanish Literature, University of California, Berkeley, 1991

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 38, 2003-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Ethics, Ranking Member
    Select Committee on Benghazi, Member
    Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Member
    Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Co-Founder, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
    Former Member, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives
    Former Chair, Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, United States House of Representatives

Professional Experience

    Bilingual Aide
    Author
    Former Attorney
    Campaign Aide
    Former Instructor, English as a Second Language
    Former Compliance Officer, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
    Former Lecturer, National Association of Elected and Appointed Officials
    Former Compliance Officer, National Electrical Contractors Association

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Former Member, Justice for Janitors
    Former Member, Local 441, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
    Former Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Orange County Central Labor Council, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
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

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: 130
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
04/05/2017 H.R.1957 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017 04/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
03/27/2017 H.Res.214 Expressing support for designation of a Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. 03/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.R.1583 Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act 03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
03/22/2017 H.R.1688 To avoid duplicative annual reporting under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and for other purposes. 03/22/2017 Referred to House Education and the Workforce  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.R.977 Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act 02/07/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.Res.108 Expressing support for designation of the week of February 6, 2017, through February 10, 2017, as "National School Counseling Week". 02/07/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
02/01/2017 H.R.813 All-Year ACCESS Act 02/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.568 FAIR Act 01/13/2017 Referred to House Administration  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.567 RIGGED Act 01/13/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
11/29/2016 H.R.6402 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to avoid duplicative annual reporting, and for other purposes. 11/29/2016 Referred to House Education and the Workforce  (All Actions)
09/12/2016 H.R.5952 Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016 09/12/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
08/03/2016 H.R.5892 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve social security benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households. 08/03/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
07/15/2016 H.R.5681 Alzheimer's Beneficiary and Caregiver Support Act 07/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
06/14/2016 H.Res.784 Expressing support for the designation of Journeymen Linemen Recognition Day. 06/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.Res.666 Expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day". 03/23/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/08/2016 H.Res.593 Expressing support for designation of the week of February 1, 2016, through February 5, 2016, as "National School Counseling Week". 02/08/2016 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
12/11/2015 H.R.4212 Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2015 12/11/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2902 Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2022 Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
07/15/2015 H.Res.364 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Fédération Internationale de Football Association should immediately eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity. 07/15/2015 Referred to House Education and the Workforce  (All Actions)
Total: 2846
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/19/2009 H.R.1646 Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act
03/18/2009 H.R.1551 Responsible Education About Life Act
03/18/2009 H.R.1550 Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009
03/16/2009 H.R.1265 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
03/16/2009 H.R.1215 Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act
03/16/2009 H.R.1024 Uniting American Families Act of 2009
03/16/2009 H.R.610 Jane's Law
03/13/2009 H.R.1428 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease.
03/11/2009 H.R.1411 United States Primary and Preventive Health Care Corps Act of 2009
03/10/2009 H.R.1402 Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009
03/10/2009 H.R.1392 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price.
03/06/2009 H.Res.221 Recognizing and honoring Johnny Grant for his work as the Honorary Mayor of Hollywood, California for more than a quarter of a century.
03/06/2009 H.R.1326 Great Ape Protection Act of 2009
03/06/2009 H.R.1310 Clean Water Protection Act
03/06/2009 H.R.12 Paycheck Fairness Act Passed Aye
03/06/2009 H.R.11 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
03/05/2009 H.Res.213 Urging the establishment and observation of a legal public holiday in honor of Cesar E. Chavez.
03/05/2009 H.R.1296 Access for All America Act
03/03/2009 H.R.1255 To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident.
03/02/2009 H.R.1236 Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2009
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