Henry Waxman

Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939) is an American politician and lobbyist. He was a U.S. representative from California from 1975 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Henry Waxman
Chair of the House Energy Committee
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	John Dingell
Succeeded by	Fred Upton
Chair of the House Oversight Committee
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Tom Davis
Succeeded by	Edolphus Towns
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	John Rousselot
Succeeded by	Ted Lieu
Constituency	24th district (1975–1993) 29th district (1993–2003) 30th district (2003–2013) 33rd district (2013–2015)
Member of the California State Assembly from the 61st district
In office January 6, 1969 – November 30, 1974
Preceded by	Lester A. McMillan
Succeeded by	John L. E. Collier
Personal details
Born	Henry Arnold Waxman (1939-09-12) September 12, 1939 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Janet Kessler
Children	2
Education	University of California, Los Angeles (BA, JD)

He was once called "lobbyist's worst nightmare". In retirement, Waxman became a successful lobbyist when he opened his own firm.

Other websites

• Waxman Strategies
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission

Links formerly displayed via the CongLinks template:

• Biography at Ballotpedia
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Congressional profile at Roll Call
• Financial information (federal office) at OpenSecrets.org