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Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D)
California: Twenty-Ninth District
Last Updated May 11, 2001

Elected 1974
Born: Sept. 12, 1939, Los Angeles
Home: Los Angeles
Education: U.C.L.A., B.A. 1961, J.D. 1964
Religion: Jewish
Marital Status: married (Janet)
Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D)

Career:

  • Elected Office: CA Assembly, 1968-74.
  • Professional: Practicing atty., 1965-68.

DC Office: 2204 RHOB 20515, 202-225-3976; Fax: 202-225-4099; Web site: www.house.gov/waxman

State Offices: Los Angeles, 323-651-1040.

Committees:

  • Energy & Commerce (2d of 26 D): Commerce, Trade & Consumer Protection; Energy & Air Quality; Environment & Hazardous Materials; Health.
  • Government Reform (RMM of 19 D).

Group Ratings
ADA ACLU AFS LCV CON ITIC NTU COC ACU NTLC CHC
2000 90 86 85 93 80 56 28 45 4 9 0
1999 95 -- 100 100 76 -- 24 17 0 -- --

National Journal Ratings
1999 LIB -- 1999 CONS            2000 LIB -- 2000 CONS
Economic 88% -- 0%            95% -- 0%
Social 87% -- 0%            89% -- 10%
Foreign 95% -- 0%            94% -- 6%

Key Votes of the 106th Congress

1. Patient Bill of Rights Y
2. Accelerate Min. Wage Y
3. Strike Ban on Ergo. Stnd. Y
4. Ovrd. Estate Tax Veto N
5. Bar RU-486 $ for FDA N
6. Display 10 Commandments N

      

 7. Gun Show Bkgrnd. Checks Y
 8. Ban Part.-Birth Abortion N
 9. NATO War in Serbia Y
10. Perm. Trade with China Y
11. Debt Relief for 3rd World Y
12. Drop Cuba Econ. Embargo Y

Election Results
2000 general Henry A. Waxman (D) 180,295 (76%)
Jim Scileppi (R) 45,784 (19%)
Other 12,122 (5%)
2000 primary Henry A. Waxman (D) 114,147 (76%)
Jim Scileppi (R) 27,870 (19%)
Jack Anderson (LIB) 5,419 (4%)
Other 2,135 (1%)
1998 general Henry A. Waxman (D) 131,561 (74%)
Mike Gottlieb (R) 40,282 (23%)
Other 6,251 (4%)

Campaign Finance
2000ReceiptsReceipts from PACsExpenditures
Henry A. Waxman (D) $517,643 $335,450 $389,766


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