Henry Waxman

Henry Waxman
U.S. House, California, District 33
Incumbent
In office
1975-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2015
Years in position	38
Party	Democratic
Predecessor	John H. Rousselot (R)
Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	1974
Next election	November 4, 2014
Campaign $	$6,622,701
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
California State Assembly
1969-1974
Education
Bachelor's	University of California, Los Angeles
J.D.	University of California, Los Angeles
Personal
Birthday	September 12, 1939
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Profession	Attorney
Net worth	$1,207,510
Religion	Jewish
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Henry Waxman (b. September 12, 1939) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House representing California's 33rd congressional district. Waxman was first elected to the House in 1974.

Waxman won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 33rd District as a Democrat. He was displaced from the 30th district by redistricting.

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Waxman is a "far-left Democrat".

Biography

Waxman was born in Los Angeles, California. He earned his B.A. and J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1961 and 1964 respectively.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Waxman's academic, professional and political career:

• 1975-Present: U.S House of Representatives, California's 30th congressional district
• 1969-1974: California State Assembly

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Waxman serves on the following committees:

• Energy and Commerce Committee, Ranking Member

2011-2012

Waxman served on the following committees:

• Energy and Commerce Committee, Ranking Member

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Waxman's campaign website listed the following issues:

• Jobs & The Economy

Excerpt: "Congressman Waxman believes the top priority for this Congress should be putting America back to work. When President Obama was sworn into office, our country was facing the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression."

• Health Care

Excerpt: "In one of the most powerful, industrialized countries in the world, no one should have to choose between taking their child to a doctor and paying the rent. Congressman Henry A. Waxman has spent decades crafting and debating policy that advances equality and opportunity - a legislative journey that has been interrupted and delayed far too many times at the expense of the health and well-being of the American public."

• Medicare & Medicaid

Excerpt: "Congressman Waxman strongly opposes efforts by the Republican majority in the House to end Medicare as we know it and to cut Medicaid. The GOP budget plan inflicts terrible harm on Americans from all walks of life – while protecting the wealthiest taxpayers in America, both individuals and corporations. "

• Environment

Excerpt: "Protecting the environment has been a top priority for Congressman Waxman throughout his congressional career. He has fought tirelessly to address global climate change, create new jobs in American clean energy and reduce our nation’s dependency on foreign oil."

• Consumer Protection

Excerpt: "Congressman Henry A. Waxman has been fighting for years to protect the rights of America's consumers, promoting a thriving commercial environment while protecting the vulnerable and advocating for protections from corrupt and deceptive business practices"

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Waxman 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. He 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.

Elections

2012

See also: California's 33rd congressional district elections, 2012

Waxman won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 33rd District as a Democrat. He was displaced from the 30th district by redistricting. He and Bill Bloomfield (Ind) advanced past the June 5, 2012, blanket primary, defeating Zein Obagi (D), Tim Pape (D), Bruce Margolin (D), Christopher David (R), Steve Collett (L), and David William Steinman (G). They faced off in the November 6, 2012, general election.

U.S. House, California, District 33 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Henry Waxman Incumbent	54%	171,860
	Independent	Bill Bloomfield	46%	146,660
Total Votes				318,520
Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Race background

A November 2012 article in Fox News reported that Waxman would face a tight battle from Bloomfield in the general election. Bloomfield spent millions of his own money on the campaign. A former Republican, Bloomfield says gridlock has "paralyzed" Congress. Fernando Guerra, political science professor at Loyola Marymount University, said he expects Waxman to win in a closer race than usual. "There is no doubt that Congressman Waxman is being challenged in this election and that he has to take it seriously."

Full history

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

2010 On November 2, 2010, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Wilkerson (R), Erich Miller (L), and Richard Castaldo (P&F) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 30 General Election, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 64.6% 153,663      Republican Charles Wilkerson 31.9% 75,948      Libertarian Erich Miller 2.1% 5,021      Peace and Freedom Richard Castaldo 1.3% 3,115 Total Votes 237,747 2008 On November 4, 2008, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election. U.S. House, California District 30 General Election, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 100% 242,792 Total Votes 242,792 2006 On November 7, 2006, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Nelson Jones (R) and Adele Cannon (P&F) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 30 General Election, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 71.5% 151,284      Republican David Nelson Jones 26.4% 55,904      Peace and Freedom Adele Cannon 2.1% 4,546 Total Votes 211,734 2004 On November 2, 2004, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Victor Elizalde (R) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 30 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 71.2% 216,682      Republican Victor Elizalde 28.8% 87,465 Total Votes 304,147 2002 On November 5, 2002, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tony Goss (R) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 30 General Election, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 70.4% 130,604      Republican Tony Goss 29.6% 54,989 Total Votes 185,593 2000 On November 7, 2000, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Scileppi (R), Bruce Joseph Currivan (Natural Law), and Jack Anderson (L) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 29 General Election, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 75.7% 180,295      Republican Jim Scileppi 19.2% 45,784      Natural Law Bruce Joseph Currivan 3.3% 7,944      Libertarian Jack Anderson 1.8% 4,178 Total Votes 238,201 1998 On November 3, 1998, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Gottlieb (R), Mike Binkley (L), and Karen Blasdell-Wilkinson (Natural Law) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 29 General Election, 1998 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 73.9% 131,561      Republican Mike Gottlieb 22.6% 40,282      Libertarian Mike Binkley 2% 3,534      Natural Law Karen Blasdell-Wilkinson 1.5% 2,717 Total Votes 178,094 1996 On November 5, 1996, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paul Stepanek (R), John Peter Daly (P&F), Mike Binkley (L), and Brian Rees (Natural Law) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 29 General Election, 1996 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 67.6% 145,278      Republican Paul Stepanek 24.6% 52,857      Peace and Freedom John Peter Daly 4.1% 8,819      Libertarian Mike Binkley 2.2% 4,766      Natural Law Brian Rees 1.4% 3,097 Total Votes 214,817 1994 On November 8, 1994, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paul Stepanek (R) and Michael Binkley (L) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 29 General Election, 1994 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 68% 129,413      Republican Paul Stepanek 28.3% 53,801      Libertarian Michael Binkley 3.8% 7,162 Total Votes 190,376 1992 On November 3, 1992, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mark Robbins (R), David Davis (I), Susan Davies (P&F), and Felix Tavi Rogin (L) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 29 General Election, 1992 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 61.3% 160,312      Republican Mark Robbins 25.7% 67,141      Independent David Davis 5.9% 15,445      Peace and Freedom Susan Davies 5.3% 13,888      Libertarian Felix Tavi Rogin 1.8% 4,699      N/A Write-in 0% 1 Total Votes 261,486 1990 On November 6, 1990, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Cowles (R) and Maggie Phair (P&F) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 24 General Election, 1990 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 68.9% 71,562      Republican John Cowles 25.6% 26,607      Peace and Freedom Maggie Phair 5.5% 5,706 Total Votes 103,875 1988 On November 8, 1988, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Cowles (R), James Green (P&F), and George Abrahams (L) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 24 General Election, 1988 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 72.2% 112,038      Republican John Cowles 23.8% 36,835      Peace and Freedom James Green 2.3% 3,571      Libertarian George Abrahams 1.7% 2,627 Total Votes 155,071 1986 On November 4, 1986, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated George Abrahams (L) and James Green (P&F) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 24 General Election, 1986 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 87.9% 103,914      Libertarian George Abrahams 7.5% 8,871      Peace and Freedom James Green 4.6% 5,388 Total Votes 118,173 1984 On November 6, 1984, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jerry Zerg (R), James Green (P&F), and Tim Custer (L) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 24 General Election, 1984 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 63.4% 97,340      Republican Jerry Zerg 33.2% 51,010      Peace and Freedom James Green 1.8% 2,780      Libertarian Tim Custer 1.6% 2,477 Total Votes 153,607 1982 On November 2, 1982, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jerry Zerg (R) and Jeff Mandel (L) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 24 General Election, 1982 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 65.1% 88,516      Republican Jerry Zerg 31% 42,133      Libertarian Jeff Mandel 4% 5,420 Total Votes 136,069 1980 On November 4, 1980, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Roland Cayard (R), Maggie Feigin (P&F), Robert Lehman (L), and Jack Smilowitz (American Independent) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 24 General Election, 1980 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 63.8% 93,569      Republican Roland Cayard 27.1% 39,744      Peace and Freedom Maggie Feigin 4% 5,905      Libertarian Robert Lehman 3.5% 5,172      American Independent Jack Smilowitz 1.6% 2,341 Total Votes 146,731 1978 On November 7, 1978, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Howard Schaefer (R) and Kevin Casey Peters (P&F) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 24 General Election, 1978 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 62.7% 85,075      Republican Howard Schaefer 32.6% 44,243      Peace and Freedom Kevin Casey Peters 4.8% 6,453 Total Votes 135,771 1976 On November 2, 1976, Henry Waxman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Irving Simmons (R) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 24 General Election, 1976 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman incumbent 67.8% 108,296      Republican David Irving Simmons 32.2% 51,478 Total Votes 159,774 1974 On November 4, 1974, Henry Waxman won election to the United States House. He defeated Elliott Stone Graham (R) and David Davis (American Independent) in the general election. U.S. House, California District 24 General Election, 1974 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Henry Waxman 64.2% 85,343      Republican Elliott Stone Graham 32.8% 43,680      American Independent David Davis 3% 3,980 Total Votes 133,003

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Waxman is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Waxman raised a total of $6,622,701 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 22, 2013.

Henry Waxman's Campaign Contribution History
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2012	US House (California, District 33)		$1,894,271
2010	US House (California, District 30)		$1,538,103
2008	US House (California, District 30)		$990,870
2006	US House (California, District 30)		$648,175
2004	US House (California, District 30)		$564,007
2002	US House (California, District 30)		$469,632
2000	US House (California, District 29)		$517,643
Grand Total Raised			$6,622,701

2012

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

Waxman won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Waxman's campaign committee raised a total of $1,894,271 and spent $2,663,178.

U.S. House, California District 33, 2012 - Henry Waxman Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,894,271
Total Spent	$2,663,178
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$7,985,573
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$7,982,215
Top contributors to Henry Waxman's campaign committee
Akin, Gump et al	$24,450
Comcast Corp	$22,500
News Corp	$21,500
Time Warner	$20,000
DISH Network	$19,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Health Professionals	$181,000
TV/Movies/Music	$156,250
Lawyers/Law Firms	$124,830
Hospitals/Nursing Homes	$78,750
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products	$63,000

2010

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

Waxman won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that election cycle, Waxman's campaign committee raised a total of $1,538,103 and spent $1,440,465.

His top 5 contributors between 2009-2010 were:

U.S. House, California District 30, 2010 - Henry Waxman Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,538,103
Total Spent	$1,440,465
Total Raised by General Election Opponent	$364,125
Total Spent by General Election Opponent	$244,713
Top contributors to Henry Waxman's campaign committee
News Corp	$32,900
LHC Group	$19,200
National Assn for Home Care	$14,800
Arnold & Porter	$13,550
Akin, Gump et al	$13,250
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Health Professionals	$168,350
TV/Movies/Music	$149,150
Hospitals/Nursing Homes	$117,800
Health Services/HMOs	$112,350
Lawyers/Law Firms	$85,350

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

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

According to the website GovTrack, Waxman missed 2,087 of 22,884 roll call votes from January 1975 to March 2013. This amounts to 9.1%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Waxman paid his congressional staff a total of $1,226,333 in 2011. He ranked 5th on the list of the highest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and he ranked 6th 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.

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, Waxman's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $654,021 and $1,761,000. That averages to $1,207,510, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average net worth increased by 4.95% from 2010.

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Waxman's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $625,020 and $1,676,000. That averages to $1,150,510, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.

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. Waxman ranked 26th in the liberal rankings in 2012.

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Waxman ranked 39th in the liberal rankings.

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, Henry Waxman voted with the Democratic Party 94.5% of the time, which ranked 22 among the 192 House Democratic members in 2011.

Personal

Waxman and his wife, Janet, have two children.

Recent news

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Henry Waxman News Feed

• House Passes Bill to Speed Keystone Approval - Wall Street Journal
• 'Primal Scream' for Reform: LA's 77 Percent Vote to Overturn 'Citizens United ... - The Nation. (blog)
• Pallone Calls for Greater Clarity in Law Regulating Compounding Pharmacies - PolitickerNJ
• Many US Power Companies Face Relentless Cyber Attacks, Says ... - RedOrbit
• Advocate 'confident' Boy Scouts will end ban on gay youth - Washington Blade
• 'Irrational' hackers are growing US security fear - DAWN.com
• CBO Report: The Pros and Cons of Carbon Tax - Wall Street Journal (blog)
• Ten House Dems endorse Aguilar for House seat - The Hill (blog)
• Meet the Man Who Set Off the IRS Firestorm11:28 AM ET - GovExec.com
• Issa's Restraint at IRS Hearing Could Benefit GOP - RealClearPolitics

External links

• Campaign website
• Official House website

• Social media:
  • Facebook
• Biographies:
  • U.S. Congress
  • Wikipedia
• Political profiles:
  • GovTrack
  • OpenCongress
  • Project Vote Smart
  • CongressMerge
• Financial:
  • FEC
  • OpenSecrets.org
  • LegiStorm.com
• Interest group ratings:
  • Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions:
  • On The Issues
  • Project Vote Smart
• Public statements:
  • Project Vote Smart
• Voting record:
  • Project Vote Smart
  • Washington Post
• Media appearances:
  • C-SPAN
• Media coverage:
  • New York Times
  • Washington Post

References

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Preceded by John H. Rousselot	U.S. House of Representatives - California 1975-Present	Succeeded by '
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