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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of California Berkeley - BA, psychology (1962-1966)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  6th Congressional District of California
  Doris Okada Matsui, 73.34%

  Democrat
  Christine Bish (Chris), 26.66%

  Republican

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  6th Congressional District of California
  Doris Okada Matsui, 80.43%

  Democrat
  Jrmar Jefferson, 19.57%

  Democrat

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  6th Congressional District of California
  Doris Okada Matsui, 75.43%

  Democrat
  Robert Evans (Bob), 24.57%

  Republican

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  6th Congressional District of California
  Doris Okada Matsui, 72.69%

  Democrat
  Joseph Mccray Sr, 27.31%

  Republican

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  6th Congressional District of California
  Doris Okada Matsui, 75.05%

  Democrat
  Joseph Mccray Sr, 24.95%

  Republican

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  5th Congressional District of California
  Doris Okada Matsui, 72.05%

  Democrat
  Paul A Smith, 25.28%

  Republican
  Gerald Allen Frink, 2.66%

  Peace and Freedom

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  5th Congressional District of California
  Doris Okada Matsui, 74.27%

  Democrat
  Paul A Smith, 20.80%

  Republican
  L R Roberts, 4.85%

  Peace and Freedom

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  5th Congressional District of California
  Doris Okada Matsui, 70.80%

  Democrat
  Claire Yan, 23.52%

  Republican
  Jeff Kravitz, 4.33%

  Green
  John C Reiger, 1.35%

  Peace and Freedom

Associated Organizations

• Smithsonian Institution Museum of African American History and Culture (Washington, D.C.)

  Advisory Council Member

• Smithsonian Institution Museum of American History (Washington, D.C.)

  Advisory Board Member

• Smithsonian Institution (2017-)

  Member, Board of Regents

• SAC PAC

• Matsui Leadership Fund

• Matsui for Congress (California)

Awards

• National Service Hall of Fame (Voices for National Service) (2022)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Congressional Wireless Workforce Champion Award (Wireless Infrastructure Association) (Sept. 2019)

• Jacob K. Javits Award (American Psychiatric Association) (March 2019)

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Edward M. Kennedy National Service Lifetime Leadership Award (Voices for National Service) (Feb. 2018)

• Health IT Pioneer Award (Health Innovation Alliance) (Dec. 2017)

• Defender of Housing (National Association of Home Builders) (Sept. 2016)

• Porker of the Month (Citizens Against Government Waste) (Sept. 2013)

• Outstanding National Service Advocacy Award (Voices for National Service) (2010)

• Outstanding New Member Award (Voices for National Service) (2007)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	2311 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0507
Phone:	202-225-7163
Fax:	202-225-0566

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Lobbying and Foreign Representation

Listed as lobbyist by registrants:

• Collier Shannon Scott PLLC (2001-2005)

Lobbied on behalf of:

• American Iron and Steel Institute
• Budget Rent a Car Corp.
• Chrome Coalition
• Claria Corp.
• Coalition for Safe Ceramicware
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Privately Financed Travel

2 trips taken between 2005 - 2014 costing $12,236

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Energy and Commerce Committee Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Ranking Member
House Energy and Commerce Committee Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee

Caucuses

• ALS Caucus
• American Sikh Congressional Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Bipartisan House 988 and Crisis Services Task Force
• Bipartisan Women Veterans Task Force
• California Democratic Congressional Delegation
• California Public Higher Education Caucus
• Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus
• Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus
• Congressional Afterschool Caucus
• Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Arthritis Caucus
• Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Executive Board Member
• Congressional Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus
• Congressional Bike Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
• Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
• Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans
• Congressional Caucus on Maternity Care
• Congressional Caucus on Multicultural Media
• Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Caucus on Vietnam
• Congressional Caucus to Cure Blood Cancers and Other Blood Disorders, Co-Chair
• Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
• Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Coast Guard Caucus
• Congressional Community College Caucus
• Congressional Cut Flower Caucus
• Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus
• Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Equality Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Food Allergy Research Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Friends of the Irish National Caucus
• Congressional Green Schools Caucus
• Congressional Grid Innovation Caucus
• Congressional Hazards Caucus
• Congressional High-Performance Buildings Caucus
• Congressional High Tech Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional History Caucus
• Congressional Home Protection Caucus
• Congressional Humanities Caucus
• Congressional Independent Colleges Caucus
• Congressional Internet Caucus
• Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus
• Congressional Library of Congress Caucus
• Congressional Life Sciences Caucus
• Congressional Lupus Caucus
• Congressional Maker Caucus
• Congressional Men's Health Caucus
• Congressional Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Minor League Baseball Caucus
• Congressional Moms Task Force on Family Separation
• Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
• Congressional National Marine Sanctuary Caucus
• Congressional Native American Caucus
• Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
• Congressional Nursing Caucus
• Congressional Oceans Caucus
• Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus
• Congressional Privacy Caucus
• Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
• Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus
• Congressional Public Health Caucus
• Congressional Research and Development Caucus
• Congressional Rock and Roll Caucus
• Congressional Safe Climate Caucus
• Congressional Small Business Caucus
• Congressional Spectrum Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional STARBASE Caucus
• Congressional STEAM Caucus
• Congressional STEM Education Caucus
• Congressional Taiwan Caucus
• Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Congressional UK Caucus
• Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus
• Congressional Wine Caucus
• Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus
• Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus
• Democratic Women’s Caucus
• Electrification Caucus
• Friends of Finland Caucus
• Friends of Job Corps Congressional Caucus
• Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
• Historic Preservation Caucus
• House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus Committee on Caucus Procedures
• House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families, Co-Chair
• House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
• House Hunger Caucus
• House Medical Technology Caucus
• House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
• House Small Brewers Caucus
• House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, Co-Chair
• House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Climate and Agriculture Task Force
• House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Nature and Oceans Task Force, Co-Chair
• Municipal Finance Caucus
• National Service Congressional Caucus, Co-Chair
• New Media Working Group
• Olympic and Paralympic Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus, Co-Chair
• Rice Caucus
• Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics
• Voices for National Service, Co-Chair
• Women's Working Group on Immigration Reform

Caught Our Eye

• For many members of Congress, lobbying is a family business

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 11, 2021
  Most U.S. senators eventually will have federal lobbyists in their family, LegiStorm data suggests. The proportion of representatives who will have family lobbying ties is nearly as high. read more

• Environmental lobbyist returns to House Democrats

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 13, 2020
  An environmental lobbyist has made another pass through the revolving door and into the office of Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.). read more

• Some members very generous with staff bonuses

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on March 8, 2011
  Nearly 1 in 10 House members paid at least six-figure bonuses to their staffs last year after a hard-fought election. Most who paid such bonus packages were defeated in the election or retired - with most of those departing being Democrats, of course, given the election tilt toward the GOP.
  
  But three of the top four bonus payers last year who remained in office were Republicans, including Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), who chairs the Energy and Commerce Committee. He paid roughly $133,000 in bonuses to his personal staff, which does not include his committee staffers. read more