or Login to see your representatives.

Access Candidates' and Representatives' Biographies, Voting Records, Interest Group Ratings, Issue Positions, Public Statements, and Campaign Finances

Simply enter your zip code above to get to all of your candidates and representatives, or enter a name. Then, just click on the person you are interested in, and you can navigate to the categories of information we track for them.

Summary

Representative Barbara J. Lee

Full Name: Barbara J. Lee
Office: U.S. House (CA) - District 13, Democratic
First Elected: 04/07/1998
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Female
Family: Single; 2 Children: Craig, Tony
Birth Date: 07/16/1946
Birth Place: El Paso, TX
Home City: Oakland, CA
Religion: Baptist

Recent Key Votes

HR 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Legislation (Nay)

Nov. 30, 2012 - Repeals the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, which provides visas to 55,000 randomly selected qualified immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the ...

HR 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Legislation (Nay)

Sept. 20, 2012 - Repeals the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, which provides visas to 55,000 randomly selected qualified immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the ...

HR 4628 - Extending Student Loan Interest Rates
Legislation (Nay)

April 27, 2012 - Extends the following interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans made to undergraduates from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2013 (Sec. 2): ...

More Key Votes

Recent Public Statements

Letter to Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh - Bangladesh Government on Worker Safety and Rights

May 16, 2013 - As friends of the Bangladeshi people, we strongly urge Bangladesh's authorities to join in a comprehensive, concrete and coordinated plan to ensure worker safety and ...

National Nurses Week

May 9, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, thank you Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson for hosting this special order and for your ongoing and ...

Progressive Caucus Holds Hearing on Implications of U.S. Drone Policy

May 8, 2013 - Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, including Peace and Security Task Force Chair Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and CPC Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) ...

More Public Statements

Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 National Association for College Admission Counseling Positions 100%
2011 National Education Association Positions A
2010 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Positions 100%
More Ratings

Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $1,167,291.69
Total Spent $1,148,467.65
Cash On Hand $45,180.59
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
More Campaign Finance Data

Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Barbara Lee refused to tell citizens where she stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

Project Vote Smart does not permit the use of its name or programs in any campaign activity including advertising, debates, and speeches.

View Barbara J. Lee's California Congressional Election 2010 Political Courage Test
We Need Your Help
Become a member today!

Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
https://lee.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

Washington, D.C. Website
http://lee.house.gov/

Capitol Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/RepBarbaraLee?ref=ts

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/repbarbaralee

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/RepLee

Washington, D.C.
2267 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2661
Fax: 202-225-9817

District
Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation
1470 Fruitvale Avenue
Oakland, CA 94601

District
1301 Clay Street
Suite 1000-N
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-763-0370
Fax: 510-763-6538

Key Staff
Tatyana Kalinga
Scheduler
2444 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2661
Fax: 202-225-9817

Key Staff
Julie Nickson
Chief of Staff
2444 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2661
Fax: 202-225-9817

Key Staff
Nathan Britton
Communications Director
2444 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2661
Fax: 202-225-9817

Back to top