Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA)

Representative for California, Democrat, CA-30

Biography

Home town:	Sherman Oaks
Born:	October 24, 1954
Born in:	Los Angeles, CA
Occupation:	Attorney, Accountant
Religion:	Jewish
Marital status:	M
Spouse:	Lisa
Previous political experience:	CA Board of Equalization, 1991-97
Elected in year:	1996
Next election in year:	2020
Family:	3 children
Education:	JD Harvard Univ., 1979
Ethnicity:	Caucasian

Online

Website:	http://bradsherman.house.gov
Twitter Handle:	https://www.twitter.com/BradSherman
Facebook Address:	pages/Congressman-Brad-Sherman/63158229861

Committees

Financial Services

Housing, Community Development and Insurance
International Monetary Policy and Trade
Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets
National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Financing

Foreign Affairs

Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation
Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism

Science, Space and Technology

Research and Technology

Offices

Washington, D.C. Office:

2181 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-0530
Phone: 202-225-5911
Fax: (202) 225-5879

Sherman Oaks Office:

5000 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite 420
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-1791
Phone: 818-501-9200
Fax: (818) 501-1554

Support these important defense bill provisions

Lawmakers are preparing to finalize their work on the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill contains a number of measures tied to MOAA’s legislative priorities, including putting a stop to a proposed cut in up to 18,000 medical billets, ending a financial penalty on military survivors known as the widows tax, and more.
Let's Put an End to the Widows Tax

The House version of the annual defense bill contains a provision to end what's commonly referred to as the widows tax.
Do Not Dismantle Military Medicine

The readiness and effectiveness of America’s armed forces demand a full complement of well-trained medical professionals. But the Defense Department’s fiscal 2020 budget would eliminate roughly 20 percent of military medical positions, along with other reorganization measures. This shortsighted “reform” effort could have drastic, even deadly, consequences—on the battlefield and throughout American health care.
Ensure Safe Housing For Military Families

When military families face health threats in their homes, it can be harder for servicemembers to focus on their mission. Congress is considering legislation to address health threats in base housing—by remediating environmental hazards, establishing strong tenants’ rights procedures, and restoring proper oversight of construction and maintenance contractors.
Act Now to Help Veteran Caregivers

The Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures (TEAM) for Veteran Caregivers Act improves the veterans caregiver program by ensuring all caregivers are included in the veterans’ medical records, establishing a minimum standard of information in downgrade notification letters, and extending benefits for at least 90 days after a termination letter is sent for cases where a veteran is deemed “no longer clinically eligible” for the program.
Act Now And Urge Congress to Protect Commissaries and Exchanges

The Defense Department is moving too fast to merge commissaries and exchanges. Tell Congress to pump the brakes and mandate additional review on how this will impact servicemembers, families, and the MWR funds.
A skinny defense bill hurts military families

With conferees at an impasse over provisions in the annual defense authorization bill, Sen. Jim Inhofe introduced a “skinny NDAA” to extend essential national security authorities. While a skinny NDAA ensures the men and women in harm’s way continue to receive necessary support, it also fails to address crucial improvements to military housing, survivor benefits, spouse employment resources, and essential oversight of the military’s health care and defense resale systems.