Brad Sherman
Brad Sherman | |
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California Board of Equalization from the 4th district | |
In office January 1991 – January 3, 1997 | |
Preceded by | Conway Collis |
Succeeded by | John Chiang |
Personal details | |
Born | Bradley James Sherman October 24, 1954 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Lisa Kaplan (m. 2006) |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Website | House website |
Bradley James Sherman (born October 24, 1954) is an American accountant and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 32nd congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in 1997. Sherman represented California's 24th congressional district for three terms, California's 27th congressional district for five terms, and California's 30th congressional district for five terms. His district includes parts of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County and the eastern part of the Simi Hills in Ventura County.
Early life, education, and early career
Sherman was born in
Board of Equalization (1991–1996)
Sherman served on the
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
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In 1994, incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative
Sherman ran for the seat and won the seven-candidate Democratic primary with 54% of the vote.[9] In the general election, he defeated Republican nominee Rich Sybert (also the 1994 nominee), 49%–44%.[10] He has not faced another contest nearly that close since. In 1998, he was reelected with 57% of the vote.[11] Since then, he has been reelected every two years with at least 62%.[12]
2012
Redistricting following the
Berman was the more established candidate. He was endorsed by over 20 congressmen, including party leaders
In the general election, Sherman defeated Berman, 60%–40%.[25]
Tenure
First elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1996, Sherman is serving his 12th term in Congress. He is a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.[7] Sherman has held over 160 Town Hall meetings since being elected to Congress.[26]
Sherman voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.[27]
Environment
Serving on the House Budget Committee in 1997, Sherman authored the Sherman Amendment to the Budget Resolution, providing an additional $700 million for the acquisition of environmentally important lands in FY 1998.[28] Sherman has earned a 100% rating from the Sierra Club[29] and the League of Conservation Voters.[30]
Transportation
He has introduced legislation to implement a mandatory nighttime curfew at
In 2022, Sherman expressed concern about the construction of an underground metro line connecting San Fernando Valley with the influent neighborhood of Westside. Sherman asked the LA Metro to listen to concerns by prominent Westside NIMBYs, such as Fred Rosen and the Bel Air Association Metro Committee. In his letter to LA Metro, Sherman argued that a subway station would not useful in Westside because students at University of California, Los Angeles (which is located in Westside) do not like using the subway.[32]
Economy
During the debate over the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Sherman was an early and outspoken critic of the proposal, leading the House revolt against the bill, a move that made him "spectacularly unpopular with both the Republican and Democratic leaderships, not to mention K Street".[33] He argued that Bush and his advisors had created a panic atmosphere in an effort to get lawmakers to rubber-stamp the bill.[34]
Sherman opposed the
In 2010, Sherman received a 61% rating from the
Social Security and health care
Sherman has said he is "opposed to creating a voucher system for Medicare". He wants to avoid "turn[ing] Social Security into a welfare program", instead keeping it "for people who contribute to it".
Housing
Sherman introduced the Preserving Equal Access to Mortgage Finance Programs Act (HR 1754), which raises the conforming loan limit for
Foreign relations
In August 2010, Sherman introduced legislation aimed at rescinding China's
Sherman has introduced or co-sponsored more than 20 bills in the 111th and 112th Congresses that he says "enact tougher sanctions to isolate Iran economically and diplomatically".[45] His efforts have included legislation designed to close loopholes for U.S. companies with subsidiaries operating in Iran, and to curtail U.S. funding of international organizations providing loans to Iran.[46]
Sherman has been a strong supporter and advocate of the
On July 9, 2014, Sherman appeared as a guest commentator on the Al Jazeera America's network. During his appearance, he criticized the network's Qatar-based owners for funding Hamas. Sherman said: "Every one of those rockets [fired by Hamas into Israeli cities] is a war crime, almost every one. Of course it's a war crime committed by Hamas. And of course the owners of this TV network help fund Hamas." Sherman emphasized that Hamas often aims attacks at civilian targets. The Qatari government owns Al Jazeera.[50]
In December 2014, Sherman and Representative
Sherman and other pro-Israel members of Congress have introduced legislation to allow Israel to be part of the
As a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sherman has focused on Congressional recognition of the Armenian genocide, as well as increasing funding to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, which is officially part of Azerbaijan, but has been under control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since the end of a separatist war in 1994.[54][55][56] He called for the imposition of sanctions against Azerbaijan.[57]
Sherman urged the Trump administration to take a tougher line on
Internet policy
In 2011, Sherman co-sponsored
LGBT
Sherman strongly supports
Abortion
Sherman is
Gun control
Sherman has received a 100% rating from the
Office environment
In December 2017, eight former aides to Sherman said that his offices in Washington, D. C., and California had a toxic environment characterized by frequent "verbal abuse from the congressman and senior staff who made them feel bullied and demoralized".[72] A focus of the criticism was Matt Dababneh, Sherman's district director and a close advisor,[72] who began working for Sherman in 2005 and became district director to Sherman in 2009.[73] Dababneh was elected to the California State Assembly in 2013[73] and resigned from that body after allegations of sexual assault and other misconduct were made against him.[72] Former employees in Sherman's office told the Los Angeles Times that Dababneh frequently made inappropriate sexual remarks, including degrading and sexist comments and bragged about his sexual exploits.[72] No one suggested that Sherman knew of Dababneh's conduct but several staffers said the office environment did not encourage reporting and that Sherman would not have been receptive to complaints about a trusted advisor.[72]
Sherman has acknowledged being "a demanding boss" but "denied that his management style contributed to the silence about Dababneh's behavior".[72] Surveys of Capitol Hill staff rated Sherman as one of the worst members of Congress to work for with high staff turnover rates.[72]
In January 2018, Sherman held a town hall meeting in
Impeachment
On July 12, 2017, Sherman introduced an Article of Impeachment (H. Res. 438) against President Donald J. Trump for High Crimes and Misdemeanors on the grounds that Trump attempted to obstruct justice by firing James Comey from the F.B.I.[75][76][77] Sherman had only one co-sponsor, Al Green, who first called for Trump's impeachment in May 2017.[78]
Other
Sherman's voting record has most often earned him a 100% rating from the
Committee assignments
For the 118th Congress:[83]
Caucus memberships
- Congressional Progressive Caucus[84]
- Israel Allies Caucus(co-chair)
- Congressional Sindh Caucus (chair)
- House Baltic Caucus[85]
- Congressional Arts Caucus[86]
- Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus[87]
- Congressional Coalition on Adoption[88]
Personal life
On December 3, 2006, Sherman married Lisa Nicola Kaplan, a foreign affairs officer for the U.S. State Department.[89] The couple's first child, Molly Hannah Sherman, was born on January 14, 2009.[90] Their second, Naomi Claire Sherman, was born on February 6, 2010.[91] Their third, Lucy Rayna Sherman, was born on August 8, 2011.[92]
Sherman and his wife, who are
See also
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External links
- Congressman Brad Sherman official U.S. House website
- Brad Sherman for Congress campaign website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Brad Sherman at Curlie