Grace Napolitano

	Grace Napolitano
	U.S. House, California, District 32
	Incumbent
	In office
	1999-Present
	Term ends
	January 3, 2015
Years in position	14
Party	Democratic
Predecessor	Steve Horn (R)
	Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
	Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 3, 1998
Next election	November 4, 2014
Campaign $	$2,779,483
Term limits	N/A
	Prior offices
	California State Assembly
	1993-1998
	Mayor of Norwalk, California
	1989-1990
	Norwalk, California City Council
	1986-1992
	Education
High school	Brownsville High School
Bachelor's	Cerritos College and Texas Southmost College (did not earn degree)
	Personal
Birthday	December 4, 1936
Place of birth	Brownsville, Texas
Profession	Automotive Industry
Net worth	$208,000
Religion	Roman Catholic
Websites
	Office website
	Campaign website

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Graciela Flores Napolitano (b. December 4, 1936) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House representing California's 32nd congressional district. Napolitano was first elected to the House in 1998.

Napolitano won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 32nd District as a Democrat.^[1] She was displaced from her former district, the 38th by redistricting.^[2]

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Napolitano is a "rank-and-file Democrat".^[3]

Biography

Napolitano was born in Brownsville, Texas. She attended Cerritos College and Texas Southmost College, but did not earn a degree.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Napolitano's academic, professional and political career:^[4]

1999-Present: U.S Representative from California's 38th congressional district
1992-1998: California State Assembly
1989-1990: Mayor of Norwalk, California
1986-1992: Member of Norwalk, California City Council

Napolitano worked at Ford Motor Company until her full-time entry into public service in 1992.^[5]

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Napolitano serves on the following committees:^[6]

Natural Resources Committee
- Subcommittee on Water and Power, Ranking Member
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
- Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

2011-2012

Napolitano served on the following committees:^[7]

Natural Resources Committee
- Subcommittee on Water and Power, Ranking Member
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
- Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

Issues

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Napolitano voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. She was one of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.^[8]

Elections

2012

See also: California's 32nd congressional district elections, 2012

Napolitano won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 32nd District as a Democrat.^[1] She was displaced from her former district, the 38th by redistricting. She and David Miller (R) advanced past the June 5, 2012, blanket primary, defeating G. Bill Gonzalez (D). They faced off in the November 6, 2012, general election.^[9]^[10]

U.S. House, California, District 32 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano Incumbent	65.7%	124,903
	Republican	David Miller	34.3%	65,208
Total Votes				190,111
Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Grace Napolitano, click [show] to expand the section.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Grace Napolitano won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Robert Vaughn (R) in the general election.^[11]

U.S. House, California District 38 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano incumbent	73.5%	85,459
	Republican	Robert Vaughn	26.5%	30,883
Total Votes				116,342

2008

On November 4, 2008, Grace Napolitano won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Christopher Agrella (L) in the general election.^[12]

U.S. House, California District 38 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano incumbent	81.7%	130,211
	Libertarian	Christopher Agrella	18.3%	29,113
Total Votes				159,324

2006

On November 7, 2006, Grace Napolitano won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Sidney Street (R) in the general election.^[13]

U.S. House, California District 38 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano incumbent	75.3%	75,181
	Republican	Sidney Street	24.7%	24,620
Total Votes				99,801

2004

On November 2, 2004, Grace Napolitano won re-election to the United States House. She ran unopposed in the general election.^[14]

U.S. House, California District 38 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano incumbent	100%	116,851
Total Votes				116,851

2002

On November 5, 2002, Grace Napolitano won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Alex Burrola (R) and Al Cuperus (L) in the general election.^[15]

U.S. House, California District 38 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano incumbent	71.1%	62,600
	Republican	Alex Burrola	26.3%	23,126
	Libertarian	Al Cuperus	2.6%	2,301
Total Votes				88,027

2000

On November 7, 2000, Grace Napolitano won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Robert Arthur Canales (R) and Julia Simon (Natural Law) in the general election.^[16]

U.S. House, California District 34 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano incumbent	71.3%	105,980
	Republican	Robert Arthur Canales	22.5%	33,445
	Natural Law	Julia Simon	6.2%	9,262
Total Votes				148,687

1998

On November 3, 1998, Grace Napolitano won election to the United States House. She defeated Ed Perez (R), Jason Heath (L), and Walter Scott (American Independent) in the general election.^[17]

U.S. House, California District 34 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano	67.6%	76,471
	Republican	Ed Perez	28.6%	32,321
	Libertarian	Jason Heath	1.9%	2,195
	American Independent	Walter Scott	1.8%	2,088
Total Votes				113,075

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Napolitano is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Napolitano raised a total of $2,779,483 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 22, 2013.^[18]

Grace Napolitano's Campaign Contribution History
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2012	US House (California, District 32)		$540,770
2010	US House (California, District 38)		$391,824
2008	US House (California, District 38)		$425,757
2006	US House (California, District 38)		$329,193
2004	US House (California, District 38)		$350,930
2002	US House (California, District 38)		$305,286
2000	US House (California, District 34)		$435,723
Grand Total Raised			$2,779,483

2012

Breakdown of the source of Napolitano's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Napolitano won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Napolitano's campaign committee raised a total of $540,770 and spent $610,490.^[19]

U.S. House, California District 32, 2012 - Grace Napolitano Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$540,770
Total Spent	$610,490
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$43,608
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$37,865
Top contributors to Grace Napolitano's campaign committee
American Crystal Sugar	$10,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union	$10,000
Committee for Hispanic Causes-BOLD PAC	$10,000
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union	$10,000
Raytheon Co	$10,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Lobbyists	$34,700
Air Transport	$32,250
Transportation Unions	$29,500
Construction Services	$26,250
Public Sector Unions	$24,500

2010

Breakdown of the source of Napolitano's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Napolitano won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that election cycle, Napolitano's campaign committee raised a total of $391,824 and spent $265,608.^[20]

His top 5 contributors between 2009-2010 were:

U.S. House, California District 38, 2010 - Grace Napolitano Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$391,824
Total Spent	$265,608
Total Raised by General Election Opponent	$0
Total Spent by General Election Opponent	$0
Top contributors to Grace Napolitano's campaign committee
Edison International	$10,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$10,000
Laborers Union	$10,000
Operating Engineers Union	$10,000
United Technologies	$10,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Transportation Unions	$40,750
Lobbyists	$28,550
Air Transport	$28,000
Building Trade Unions	$26,000
Lawyers/Law Firms	$22,300

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Napolitano missed 411 of 9,871 roll call votes from January 1999 to March 2013. This amounts to 4.2%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.^[21]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Napolitano paid her congressional staff a total of $1,034,325 in 2011. She ranked 93rd on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and she ranked 128th overall of the highest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, California ranked 5th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.^[22]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Napolitano's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $1,002 and $414,999. That averages to $208,000, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. Her average net worth increased by 326.09% from 2010.^[23]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Napolitano's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-448,997 and $264,998. That averages to $-91,999.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.^[24]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Napolitano ranked 27th in the liberal rankings in 2012.^[25]

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Napolitano was 1 of 19 members of congress who ranked 1st in the liberal rankings.^[26]

Political positions

Percentage voting with party

November 2011

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Grace Napolitano voted with the Democratic Party 94.9% of the time, which ranked 15 among the 192 House Democratic members in 2011.^[27]

Personal

Napolitano and her husband, Frank, have five children.

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