Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA 23rd District)
8th term Democrat from California 23rd District.
Bio
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Residence: Santa Barbara
Marital Status: Widowed
Prev. Occupation: Nurse, Teacher
Prev. Political Exp.: no prior elected office
Education: BS Pacific Lutheran University, 1959; MA Yale University, 1964; MA University of California - Santa Barbara, 1990
Birthdate: 01/10/1938
Birthplace: Ladysmith, WI
Religion: Lutheran
Percentage in Last Election: 58%
Major Opponent: Tom Watson
Contact
Current Elected Office Contact Information
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Website: capps.house.gov
Washington, D.C. Office:
2231 Rayburn House Office Building,District of Columbia 20515-0523
Phone: (202) 225-3601
Fax: (202) 225-5632
Santa Barbara, California 93101
Phone: (805) 730-1710
Fax: (805) 730-9153
Staff
Current Elected Office Staff Members:
- Chief of Staff: Randolph Harrison
- Scheduler: Sarah Rubinfield
Letters
Current Elected Office Letters to Leaders:
Recent messages sent to Rep. Lois Capps by our constituents:
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Google's attempted monopoly
- Santa Barbara, CA - 01/16/2012 -
Balanced budget vote
- Santa Barbara, CA - 11/21/2011 -
jobs bill really?
- Big Bear Lake, CA - 09/12/2011 -
Jobs bill
- big bear lake, CA - 09/09/2011 -
Too Many Suicides
- Santa Barbara, CA - 08/26/2011 -
Pipe line from Canada
- Santa Barbara, CA - 08/03/2011 -
budget
- goleta, CA - 07/26/2011 -
Federal Debt Limit
- Santa Barbara, CA - 07/22/2011 -
corporations and taxes
- Santa Barbara, CA - 07/14/2011 -
Defense spending
- Santa Barbara, CA - 07/11/2011 -
War with Libya & Bradley Manning
- Goleta, CA - 06/20/2011 -
War with Libya & Bradley Manning
- Goleta, CA - 06/20/2011 -
War with Libya
- Santa Barbara, CA - 05/31/2011 -
Funding for High Speed Rail and current Amtrak Pacific Surfliner routes
- goleta, CA - 05/28/2011 -
genetically engineered produce
- santa barbara, CA - 05/18/2011 -
No Fruit No Name
- santa barbara, CA - 05/12/2011 -
Gov't. shutdown
- Los Osos, CA - 04/07/2011 -
SR99
- Goleta, CA - 03/29/2011 -
Could I please have some help with my VA case?
- San Luis Obispo, CA - 03/22/2011 -
Let the Government Shut Down
- Los Osos, CA - 03/15/2011
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Recent Headlines
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The Beat: Defense
Congress.org editor Ryan Teague Beckwith and CQ defense reporter John Donnelly discuss the latest in defense news.
Alerts from Groups and Organizations 
Urge Congress to Extend the Lautenberg Amendment
by Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society on August 3
Help Eliminate the Disparity in Coverage for Chemotherapy
by International Myeloma Foundation on August 3
Faces of the Famine
by International Rescue Committee on August 2
Great News! National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2011
by National Coalition for Literacy on August 3
Bizarre Government Spending at NIH
by Traditional Values Coalition on August 2





