Henry A. Waxman

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).