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Grace Flores Napolitano, a Democrat has represented the 38th Congressional District of California in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1999.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Biography 2.1 2006 elections 2.1.1 2008 elections 3 Money in Politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 4.2 Coalitions and Caucuses 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Napolitano voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Biography

Napolitano was born December 4, 1936 in Brownsville, Texas. She was educated at Texas Southmost College and was a member of the Norwalk, California City Council and a member of the California Assembly before entering the House.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Sidney W. Street to face Napolitano in her November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Napolitano retained her seat.

2008 elections

This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the California superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Grace Napolitano, as a superdelegate, had endorsed her for President.

Money in Politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
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
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers	$ 9,000
United Technologies	$ 9,000
National Assn of Realtors	$ 8,000
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees	$ 7,500
American Assn for Justice	$ 7,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Grace Napolitano from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Grace Napolitano from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Grace Napolitano from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Grace Napolitano from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

• Congressional Advisory Board, Humpty Dumpty Institute

Committees

• House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
  • Subcommittee on Water and Power
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Highways & Transit
  • Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines & Hazardous Materials
  • Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on Water & Power
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Highways, Transit & Pipelines
  • Subcommittee on Railroads
  • Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on International Relations
  • Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats
  • Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
• House Committee on Resources
  • Subcommittee on Water and Power - Ranking Minority Member

Coalitions and Caucuses

• Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

More Background Data

• Background information on Grace Napolitano from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Grace Napolitano from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Grace Napolitano from the Washington Post database

• Information on Grace Napolitano from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Grace Napolitano. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
1610 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-5256 Fax: 202-225-0027 Webform email
District offices
11627 East Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 Ph: 562-801-2134 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

• Official website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Tiger Beat: Music, Culture, and Politics

Semantic data (Edit data)

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: Nov. 3, 1998	First Took Current Office: January 6, 1999	Next Election: November 2, 2010	Term Ends:
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District Offices:
11627 East Telegraph Road, Suite 100, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 Phone: 562-801-2134 / Fax: 562-949-9144
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Date of Birth: December 4, 1936 Nov. 3, 1998