Dennis Cardoza

Dennis Cardoza currently serves the 18th Congressional district of California

Dennis A. Cardoza, a Democrat, has represented the 18th District of California in the U. S. House of Representatives since 2003. (map)

Record and controversies

Iraq War

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Biography

Cardoza was born March 31, 1959 in Merced, California. He grew up in Atwater, California and graduated from Atwater High School. He was educated at the University of Maryland, College Park. He served as a city council member for the City of Atwater and the City of Merced and was a Member of the California State Assembly before entering the U.S. House.

Cardoza defeated his embattled former boss, Congressman Gary Condit, in the March 2002 Democratic Party primary election.

"Cardoza's centrist philosophy is highlighted in his role as co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of 35 moderate to conservative House Democrats committed to fiscal responsibility."[1]

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated John Kanno to face Cardoza in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2] Cardoza retained his seat.

2008 elections

This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the California superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Dennis Cardoza, as a superdelegate, had endorsed her for President.

For more information and sources, see the state page for this superdelegate linked to in the blue box above.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
  • Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
  • Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, Chair
• House Committee on Rules

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture
  • Subcommittee on Department Operations Oversight Dairy Nutrition and Forestry
• House Committee on International Relations
  • Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia
  • Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation
• House Committee on Resources
  • Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health
  • Subcommittee on Water and Power

More Background Data

• 2006 California CD 18 Candidate List from VIS

Wikipedia also has an article on Dennis Cardoza. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Articles and resources

• Official website
• Links to Cardoza's committees and legislation
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Tiger Beat: Music, Culture, and Politics

Contact

DC Office:
435 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6131
Fax: 202-225-0819
Web Email
Website

District Office- Merced:
2222 M Street, Suite 305
Merced, CA 95340
Phone: 209-383-4455
Fax: 209-726-1065

District Office- Modesto:
1321 I Street, Suite 1
Modesto, CA 95354
Phone: 209-527-1914
Fax: 209-527-5748

District Office- Stockton:
137 East Weber Avenue
Stockton, CA 95202
Phone: 209-946-0361
Fax: 209-946-0347

Corresponding article on Wikipedia and Cause Caller. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of senators and representatives.)

Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
Leadership Position:	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses:
Committees:
110th Congress
Leadership Position: None	Committees Chaired: House Committee on Agriculture/Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses:
Committees: House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Agriculture/Subcommittee on Conservation Credit Energy and Research, House Committee on Agriculture/Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, House Committee on Agriculture/Subcommittee on Livestock Dairy and Poultry, House Committee on Rules, House Committee on Rules/Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: November 5, 2002	First Took Current Office: January 3, 2003	Next Election: November 2, 2010	Term Ends:
Freshman Member? No	Previous Political Work? California Assembly, Merced City Council, Atwater City Council	Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
1. 2222 M Street, Suite 305 Merced, CA 95340 Phone: 209-383-4455 / Fax: 209-726-1065 2. 1321 I Street, Suite 1 Modesto, CA 95354 Phone: 209-527-1914 / Fax: 209-527-5748 3. 137 East Weber Avenue Stockton, CA 95202 Phone: 209-946-0361 / Fax: 209-946-0347
Campaign Contact:
Website: Webform Email: / Email: Campaign Offices: 1. Phone: / Fax:
Zip Code Affiliations:
Misc:
Date of Birth: March 31, 1959