Bradley James Sherman is an American politician. Since 1997, he has been a congressman for the Democratic Party of the United States House of Representatives . He currently represents California's 30th constituency in the San Fernando Valley , Los Angeles County, California.
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| Predecessor | Henry Waxman | ||||||
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| Father | Maurice Hyman Sherman | ||||||
| Mother | Lane sherman | ||||||
| Spouse | Lisa Nicola Kaplan | ||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||
| The consignment | Democratic | ||||||
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles Harvard Law School | ||||||
| Religion | Judaism | ||||||
| Site | sherman.house.gov | ||||||
Sherman previously represented the 24th and 27th congressional districts of Los Angeles.
Political Opinions
Sherman’s legislation received a 100% rating from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in 2011, 100% from the National Organization for Women in 2007-2008, 100% from the 2009–2010 human rights campaign, and 98 ratings. % of NAACP in 2009-2010. [one]
He is an active supporter of the protection of animal rights [2] .
Sherman is a strong supporter of LGBT rights and equality. [3] He is a member of the LGBT Equality Council, which serves to promote the equality of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people. Sherman supports gay marriage and supported the repeal of the Do Not Ask, Do Not Tell law until President Obama repealed it. [four]
Supports a woman’s right to abortion. [5] [6]
In July 2017, Brad Sherman and his colleague Al Green introduced a bill on impeachment of President Donald Trump for obstructing the investigation of his ties with Russia. [7] [8]
Personal life
Bradley Sherman - comes from a family of Russian-speaking Jews [9] .
On December 3, 2006, Sherman married Lisa Nicola Kaplan, a foreign affairs officer in the US Department of State [10] . The couple has three children - the daughters of Molly Hannah (born January 14, 2009) [11] , Naomi Claire (born February 6, 2010) [12] and Lucy Reina (born August 8, 2011) [13] . The family lives in Sherman Oaks (California).
Notes
- ↑ Representative Brad J. Sherman's Special Interest Group Ratings . Project Vote Smart. Date of treatment August 13, 2012.
- ↑ Michael Markarian: Animals and Politics: Hot Off the Press: 112th Congress Midterm Humane Scorecard . Hslf.typepad.com (January 13, 2012). Date of treatment May 3, 2012.
- ↑ Congressional Bills and Votes , The New York Times . Archived January 18, 2016.
- ↑ List of Caucus Members in the 112th Congress . LGBT Equality Caucus. Date of treatment September 10, 2012. Archived January 20, 2011.
- ↑ ProcoIce Archived July 7, 2011.
- ↑ Planned Parenthood Action Center (inaccessible link) . Plannedparenthoodaction.org. Date of treatment May 3, 2012. Archived on October 20, 2011.
- ↑ Democrats Brad Sherman and Al Green introduced Impeachment Bill for President Donald Trump
- ↑ Rep. Brad Sherman Files Article Of Impeachment Against Trump
- ↑ Bradley James Sherman . Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Date of treatment May 3, 2012.
- ↑ Lisa Kaplan and Brad Sherman (December 3, 2006).
- ↑ Oczypok, Kate Announcements - January 20, 2009 . The hill. Date of treatment May 3, 2012.
- ↑ Wilkie, Christina Rep. Brad Sherman welcomes baby girl who had good timing . The Hill (February 8, 2010). Date of treatment May 3, 2012.
- ↑ Felde, Kitty Another Sherman in Sherman Oaks . KPCC (August 9, 2011). Date of treatment May 3, 2012. (unavailable link)