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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Member, Asian Pacific American Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Coast Guard Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Community College Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Congressional Bike Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Congressional Hazards Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional High-Performance Buildings Caucus, United States Congress, present

Co-Chair, Congressional High-Tech Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Congressional Research & Development Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional Water Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus, United States Congress, present

Vice Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Diabetes Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Energy Efficiency Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Global Warming Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Green Schools Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, House Hunger Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Humanities Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Judicial Branch Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Equality Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Medical Technology Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Missing In Action Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Chair, National Service Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Native American Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Out of Poverty Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Renewable Energy Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Stop Driving Under the Influence Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Tri-Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, United Kingdom Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Former Member, Arts Caucus, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Autism Caucus, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Committee on Rules, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Prisoner of War Caucus

Former Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment & Climate Change, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Victims Rights Caucus, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • BA, Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1966

Professional Experience

  • BA, Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1966
  • Former President, KVIE Public Television Channel
  • Deputy Assistant to the President, White House Office of Public Liaison, Clinton Administration, 1993-1998
  • Staff, President Bill Clinton Transition Team, 1992-1993

Political Experience

  • BA, Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1966
  • Former President, KVIE Public Television Channel
  • Deputy Assistant to the President, White House Office of Public Liaison, Clinton Administration, 1993-1998
  • Staff, President Bill Clinton Transition Team, 1992-1993
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 6, 2013-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 6, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 5, 2005-2013
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 5, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Asian Pacific American Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Coast Guard Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Community College Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Congressional Bike Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Congressional Hazards Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional High-Performance Buildings Caucus, United States Congress, present

Co-Chair, Congressional High-Tech Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Congressional Research & Development Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional Water Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus, United States Congress, present

Vice Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Diabetes Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Energy Efficiency Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Global Warming Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Green Schools Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, House Hunger Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Humanities Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Judicial Branch Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Equality Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Medical Technology Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Missing In Action Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Chair, National Service Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Native American Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Out of Poverty Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Renewable Energy Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Stop Driving Under the Influence Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Tri-Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, United Kingdom Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Former Member, Arts Caucus, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Autism Caucus, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Prisoner of War Caucus

Former Member, Victims Rights Caucus, United States House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce

Member, Natural Resources Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

Member, Subcommittee on Energy (Energy and Commerce)

Member, Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce)

Member, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1966
  • Former President, KVIE Public Television Channel
  • Deputy Assistant to the President, White House Office of Public Liaison, Clinton Administration, 1993-1998
  • Staff, President Bill Clinton Transition Team, 1992-1993
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 6, 2013-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 6, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 5, 2005-2013
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 5, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
  • Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption, United States Congress, present
  • Member, Congressional Task Force Against Anti-Semitism, United States Congress, present
  • Co-Chair, Congressional Task Force on Seniors, United States Congress, present
  • Member, Council, National Museum of African American History and Culture, present
  • Member, Council, National Museum of American History, present
  • Member, Entertainment Task Force, United States House of Representatives, present
  • Chair, National Children's Study Congressional Working Group, United States Congress, present
  • Former Member, Arena Stage Board
  • Member, Board, Crocker Art Museum
  • Former Chair, Board, KVIE Public Television Channel
  • Member, Board, National Symphony Orchestra
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, California Institute
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Meridian International Center
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Woodrow Wilson Center
  • Member, Governance Committee, Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institution
  • Member, Junior League of Sacramento
  • Member, Sacramento Children's Home
  • Former Member, Sacramento Symphony Orchestra
  • Member, Women's Club of Sacramento

Other Info

Astrological Sign:

Libra

Favorite Book:

Team of Rivals; Lyndon B. Johnson, Master of the Senate; To Kill a Mockingbird

Favorite Movie:

The American President, Forrest Gump, I Am Sam, Crash, The House of Sand and Fog, Born on the 4th of July, Grapes of Wrath, 12 Angry Men, Michael Clayton.

Favorite Musician:

Classical music, especially Mozart, and music that reminds me of Sacramento... my staff has given me some great tunes by the Deftones, Bucho! and Cake

Favorite Quote:

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." - Barack Obama

  • "Don't forget what I discovered that over ninety percent of all national deficits from 1921 to 1939 were caused by payments for past, present, and future wars." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • "We don't accomplish anything in this world alone... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads form one to another that creates something." - Sandra Day O'Connor
  • "We don't accomplish anything in this world alone... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads form one to another that creates something." - John Adams
  • Favorite TV Shows:

    The Evening News, Good Day Sacramento, PBS Programming

    Names of Grandchildren:

    Anna, Robby

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    Priority Issues:

    Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui represents the Sacramento region in the United States House of Representatives making sure her constituent's voices are heard in Washington, D.C. She is a member of two of the House's most powerful committees. the House Rules Committee and the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. One of Rep. Matsui's top priorities has been to increase the level of flood protection in the Sacramento area. As a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Matsui was able to secure the authorization for the critical Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project. This spillway will significantly increase the level of flood protection in the Sacramento region within the next decade. Another top priority of Rep. Matsui's is improving Sacramentos transportation systems. Helping to meet our areas transportation needs in the future requires an investment in our region's public transit and roadway infrastructure. This investment will not only be good for families and business alike, but will help clean up our air and preserve our quality of life.

    Policy Positions

    2021

    Abortion

    1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
    - Pro-choice

    Budget

    1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
    - Yes

    2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
    - Yes

    Campaign Finance

    1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
    - Yes

    Crime

    Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
    - No

    Defense

    Do you support increasing defense spending?
    - Unknown Position

    Economy

    1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
    - Yes

    2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
    - No

    3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
    - Yes

    Education

    1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
    - Yes

    Energy and Environment

    1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
    - Yes

    2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
    - Yes

    Guns

    1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
    - Yes

    Health Care

    1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
    - No

    2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
    - Yes

    Immigration

    1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
    - No

    2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
    - No

    National Security

    1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
    - Unknown Position

    2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
    - Unknown Position

    Trade

    Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
    - Yes

    2019

    Abortion

    1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
    - Pro-choice

    Budget

    1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
    - Yes

    2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
    - Unknown Position

    Campaign Finance

    1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
    - Yes

    Economy

    1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
    - Yes

    2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
    - No

    Education

    1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
    - Yes

    Energy & Environment

    1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
    - Yes

    2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
    - Yes

    Guns

    1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
    - Yes

    Health Care

    1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
    - No

    Immigration

    1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
    - Unknown Position

    2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
    - No

    Marijuana

    Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
    - Unknown Position

    National Security

    1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
    - Yes

    2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
    - Unknown Position

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