Rep. Adam Schiff

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D California, 27th (2001-2003), 29th (2003-2013), 28th (2013-2023), 30th (2023-) In Office

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Biographical

Full Name: Adam Bennett Schiff
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: A-duhm shihf
Date of Birth: June 22, 1960 (age: 63)
Place of Birth: Framingham, Mass.
Religion: Jewish
Hometown: Various
Place of Residence: Burbank, Calif.
Occupation: Prosecutor

Wikipedia

Martindale lawyer profile

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Family:

Married: Eve Schiff

2 children: Alexa, Elijah

Biography:

Rep. Adam Schiff represents California in the U.S. House. Throughout his tenure in Congress, he has focused on growing the economy, bolstering national security, strengthening our communities, helping small businesses, and improving education, safety and health care for our children.

In addition to his committee work, Schiff’s top priority is to create jobs and help improve the economy. Schiff has always believed that small businesses have been the true engine of growth in challenging economic times and has been fighting to enact tax relief for small businesses, to assist them with access to capital and to remove burdensome regulations. Schiff also believes that reestablishing America as a manufacturing powerhouse is crucial. Through t hese efforts, American businesses can begin growing and adding jobs again so that all Americans can enjoy a brighter, more prosperous future.

Schiff has also been a leader on national security and foreign policy efforts in Congress, and has pushed for a broader strategy that emphasizes diplomacy, intelligence reform, and efforts to stabilize countries that are at risk of becoming future failed states and havens for terrorists. He has advanced efforts to ensure the safety of all Americans by addressing nuclear proliferation, and is the author of the Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act, which President Obama signed into law on Feb. 16, 2010. Schiff has also been a leader on human rights, and a forceful advocate for recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-23, introducing resolutions and giving numerous floor speeches on the matter, including one delivered in Armenian and another addressed directly to the Turkish people. Schiff has also been an outspoken leader in the effort to end or “sunset” the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force, which he believes no longer applies to the current struggle against ISIS and the diffuse franchises of al Qaeda scattered around the world.

As a former federal prosecutor, Schiff has made improving public safety, with an emphasis on smart, cost-effective solutions, a major focus of his work in Congress. Among his successes are obtaining federal funding to create a Foothills Regional DNA Lab in Glendale to speed the processing of DNA evidence in Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, and other foothill cities and take violent offenders off the street. The lab began operations in April 2012. He also was able to obtain vital funding to assist the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department with eliminating a backlog of thousands of untested sexual assault evidence kits, resulting in numerous convictions in cases that would otherwise have gone unsolved. Legislatively, he introduced the Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Act of 2012 which encourages states to collect DNA upon arrest for certain felonies in order to solve open cases and prevent further crimes, legislation which was signed in to law on Jan. 10, 2013.

A long time champion of the environment and mass transit, Schiff is the author of the Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act, which was signed into law by President Bush on May 08, 2008. As a State Senator, he wrote the legislation establishing the Gold Line Light Rail Authority and in Congress has led efforts to extend the light rail throughout the San Gabriel Valley. And because the Entertainment Industry is one of the largest job creators in the region and an economic powerhouse, Schiff is a leader on efforts to combat intellectual property theft and piracy. He is a founder and co-chair of the International Creativity and Theft-Prevention Caucus, a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers dedicated to working with America’s international trade partners to secure the enactment of strong copyright laws and the vigilant enforcement of those laws.

Schiff is a strong proponent of science and believes that American leadership in space exploration is a key driver of American leadership in a host of high-tech and emerging industries. Schiff has fought hard to preserve and expand the robotic missions undertaken by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada-Flintridge, from missions to Mars to a future mission to Jupiter’s moon of Europa.

Prior to serving in the House of Representatives, Schiff completed a four-year term as State Senator for California's 21st State Senate District, chairing the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Senate Select Committee on Juvenile Justice and the Joint Committee on the Arts. During his time in Sacramento, he led legislative efforts to guarantee up-to-date textbooks in the classroom, overhaul child support, and pass a patient's bill of rights. Before serving in the Legislature, Schiff served with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles for six years, most notably prosecuting the first FBI agent ever to be indicted for espionage.

Born on June 22, 1960, Adam is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School. He and his wife Eve (yes, it's true – Adam and Eve) have two children, a daughter, Alexa Marion, born in July 1998, and a son, Elijah Harris, born in July 2002. See more >>

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Education

Harvard Law School - JD (1985)
Stanford University - Bachelor's, political science (1982)
Monte Vista High School (Danville, Calif.) - Diploma (1978)

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2023-) In Office

Member, 30th Congressional District of California
U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 2, 2023) Changed District

Member, 28th Congressional District of California
U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 2, 2013) Changed District

Member, 29th Congressional District of California
U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2001-Jan. 2, 2003) Changed District

Member, 27th Congressional District of California

State Legislature Offices:

California Senate (1996-2000)

D Senator, District 21

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

28th Congressional District of California

Adam Bennett Schiff, 72.66%
Democrat

Eric Early, 27.34%
Republican
2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

28th Congressional District of California

Adam Bennett Schiff, 78.37%
Democrat

Johnny Nalbandian, 21.63%
Republican
2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

28th Congressional District of California

Adam Bennett Schiff, 77.99%
Democrat

Lenore Solis, 22.01%
Republican
2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

28th Congressional District of California

Adam Bennett Schiff, 76.50%
Democrat

Steve Stokes, 23.50%
Non-designated
2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

28th Congressional District of California

Adam Bennett Schiff, 76.49%
Democrat

Phil Jennerjahn, 23.51%
Republican
2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

29th Congressional District of California

Adam Bennett Schiff, 64.78%
Democrat

John P Colbert, 31.98%
Republican

William P Cushing, 3.24%
Libertarian
2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

29th Congressional District of California

Adam Bennett Schiff, 68.91%
Democrat

Charles Hahn, 26.74%
Republican

Alan Pyeatt, 4.35%
Libertarian
2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

29th Congressional District of California

Adam Bennett Schiff, 63.47%
Democrat

William J Bodell, 27.42%
Republican

William M Paparian, 5.72%
Green

Lynda L Llamas, 1.81%
Peace and Freedom

Jim Keller, 1.57%
Libertarian
2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

29th Congressional District of California

Adam Bennett Schiff, 64.63%
Democrat

Harry Frank Scolinos, 30.40%
Republican

Philip Koebel, 2.76%
Green

Ted Brown, 2.21%
Libertarian
2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

29th Congressional District of California

Adam Bennett Schiff, 62.56%
Democrat

Jim Scileppi, 33.42%
Republican

Ted Brown, 4.02%
Libertarian
2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

27th Congressional District of California

Adam Bennett Schiff, 52.70%
Democrat

James Edward Rogan, 43.80%
Republican

Miriam R Hospodar, 1.79%
Natural Law

Ted Brown, 1.70%
Libertarian

Associated Organizations

Election campaign:

Volunteer service:

Boy Scouts of America

Own leadership PAC:

United for a Strong America

Bar membership:

U.S. Appeals Court, Ninth Circuit Bar. Appeals Court, Ninth Circuit Bar (1986-)
U.S. District Court, District of Central California Bar (1986-)
State Bar of California (1986-)

Awards

Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)
Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)
Congressional Champion Award (YMCA of the USA) (May 2015)
Friend of the National Parks Award (National Parks Conservation Association) (2013)

Publications

Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could (2021)

Official Signature

Contact Information

Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	2309 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0530
Phone:	202-225-4176
Fax:	202-225-5828

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Privately Financed Travel

13 trips taken between 2001 - 2019 costing $36,992

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2003 (Amendment)
Extension Letter: 2024, 2023, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
Stock transaction: 12/21/2021, 07/30/2021, 07/09/2020, 01/08/2020, 05/09/2019, 09/06/2018, 03/07/2018, 01/22/2018, 01/10/2018, 02/14/2017, 12/16/2016, 11/01/2016, 09/07/2016, 06/21/2016, 06/09/2016, 05/11/2016, 04/27/2016, 04/27/2016, 03/16/2016, 01/07/2016, 11/20/2015, 02/26/2015, 01/09/2015, 12/09/2014, 12/04/2014, 11/12/2014, 09/08/2014, 07/09/2014, 06/19/2014, 06/19/2014, 04/30/2014, 10/22/2012
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Foreign Gifts

8/22/2001: Helicopter and ground tour from Yerevan to Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia

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Congressional Staff

Staff Turnover:

Turnover Index: 0.35
(House Average: 0.25)
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Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $83,493.33
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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Committees

House Judiciary Committee

House Judiciary Committee Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

Caucuses

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Rep. Adam Schiff

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2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

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