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FACEBOOK YOUTUBE INSTAGRAMAfter the 2020 US Census, redistricting changed the boundaries of Ami Bera’s former district, leading him to run in the redrawn District 6, which includes incorporated suburban sections of Sacramento, the cities of Citrus Heights and Rancho Cordova, and the neighborhoods of Arden Arcade, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Natomas and Rio Linda.
A centrist, Bera has served as Democratic co-chair for the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, though the caucus subsection on his Congressional website indicates he is no longer part of this group. His time in Congress hasn’t come without controversy, with Bera’s father being sentenced to federal prison after participating in money laundering to help fund two of Bera’s campaigns.
Background
The son of Indian immigrants, Bera was born in Los Angeles in 1965 and earned his bachelor’s and medical degrees from University of California, Irvine. Prior to serving in Congress, Bera’s work included serving as chief medical officer for Sacramento County and teaching at University of California Davis School of Medicine.
He has been married since 1991 to Janine Bera and has one child.
Committee Assignments
Bera serves on three key House Committees in the 118th Congress: the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Select Legislation
In a sign of how sharply divided Congress has become, Bera has never had a piece of legislation he sponsored become a law, with five bills passing the House but not being able to complete the rest of the legislative process. (Bera has had better luck as a cosponsor, with 74 pieces of legislation he supported in this method becoming law.)
Bera’s sponsored bills that have passed the House but not made it any further are essentially three bills that he’s introduced five times cumulatively:
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