Waxman, Henry A. (Henry Arnold), 1939-

WAXMAN, Henry Arnold, a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 12, 1939; attended Los Angeles public schools; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1961; J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1964; lawyer, private practice; member of the California state assembly, 1969-1974; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the nineteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 2015); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014; chair, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (One Hundred Tenth Congress); chair, Committee on Energy and Commerce (One Hundred Eleventh Congress).

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li>11/06/2012 CA - District 33 Won 53.96% (+7.91%)</li>
<li>06/05/2012 CA - District 33 - Open Primary Won 45.32% (+20.68%)</li>
<li>11/02/2010 CA - District 30 Won 64.63% (+32.69%)</li>
<li>06/08/2010 CA District 30 - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>11/04/2008 CA - District 30 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>06/03/2008 CA District 30- D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>11/07/2006 CA - District 30 Won 71.45% (+45.05%)</li>
<li>06/06/2006 CA District 30 - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>11/02/2004 CA - District 30 Won 71.24% (+42.49%)</li>
<li>03/02/2004 CA - District 30 - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
<li>11/05/2002 CA DIstrict 30 Won 70.37% (+40.74%)</li>
<li>11/07/2000 CA District 29 Won 75.69% (+56.47%)</li>
<li>11/03/1998 CA District 29 Won 73.87% (+51.25%)</li>
<li>06/02/1998 CA District 29 - All-Party Primary Won 70.48% (+56.60%)</li>
<li>11/05/1996 CA District 29 Won 67.63% (+43.02%)</li>
<li>11/08/1994 CA District 29 Won 67.98% (+39.72%)</li>
<li>06/07/1994 CA District 29 - D Primary Won 80.14% (+60.27%)</li>
<li>11/03/1992 CA District 29 Won 61.31% (+35.63%)</li>
<li>06/02/1992 CA District 29 - D Primary Won 84.41% (+68.82%)</li>
<li>11/06/1990 CA District 24 Won 68.89% (+43.28%)</li>
<li>11/08/1988 CA District 24 Won 72.25% (+48.50%)</li>
<li>11/04/1986 CA District 24 Won 87.93% (+80.43%)</li>
<li>11/06/1984 CA District 24 Won 63.37% (+30.16%)</li>
<li>06/05/1984 CA District 24 - D Primary Won 87.20% (+74.40%)</li>
<li>11/02/1982 CA District 24 Won 65.05% (+34.09%)</li>
<li>11/04/1980 CA District 24 Won 63.77% (+36.68%)</li>
<li>11/07/1978 CA District 24 Won 62.66% (+30.07%)</li>
<li>06/06/1978 CA District 24 - D Primary Won 80.51% (+61.02%)</li>
<li>11/02/1976 CA District 24 Won 67.78% (+35.56%)</li>
<li>06/08/1976 CA District 24 - D Primary Won 80.70% (+61.40%)</li>
<li>11/05/1974 CA District 24 Won 64.01% (+31.01%)</li>
<li>06/04/1974 CA District 24 - D Primary Won 74.14% (+59.57%)</li>
<li>11/07/1972 CA State Assembly 61 Won 69.97% (+43.75%)</li>
<li>11/03/1970 CA State Assembly 61 Won 70.00% (+39.99%)</li>
<li>11/05/1968 CA State Assembly 61 Won 66.46% (+32.92%)</li>
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<p>Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from California from 1975 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party.</p>

<p>His district included much of the western part of the city of Los Angeles, as well as West Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Beverly Hills, and was numbered the 24th district from 1975 to 1993, the 29th district from 1993 to 2003, and the 30th district from 2003 to 2013, changing because of redistricting after the 1990, 2000, and 2010 censuses. He now serves as chairman at Waxman Strategies, a D. C.-based communications and lobbying firm, working on health care, environmental, energy, technology, financial services, labor, and telecommunications issues. In addition, he serves as a Regent Lecturer for University of California, Los Angeles, and as an advisor and lecturer at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.</p>

<p>Waxman was considered to be one of the most influential liberal members of Congress, and was instrumental in passing laws including the Infant Formula Act of 1980, the Orphan Drug Act of 1983, the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, the Clean Air Act of 1990, the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, the State Children's Health Insurance Program of 1997, the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. He served as Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2007 to 2009, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce from 2009 to 2011, and was the ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee from 2011 until 2015. On January 30, 2014, Waxman announced he would not seek re-election to a 21st term in 2014. State senator Ted Lieu defeated district attorney Elan Carr and author Marianne Williamson in the mid-term election on November 4, 2014, and succeeded Waxman on January 3, 2015.</p>