Henry Waxman

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:Georgetown_University_Law_Center
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency's_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkb:National_Association_of_Social_Workers'_Public_Citizen_of_the_Year_Award
gptkb:American_Cancer_Society's_National_Distinguished_Advocacy_Award
gptkb:National_Organization_for_Women’s_Woman_of_Courage_Award
gptkb:American_Heart_Association's_Distinguished_Service_Award
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy_Profile_in_Courage_Award
gptkb:National_Leadership_Award_from_the_American_Diabetes_Association
gptkb:American_Public_Health_Association's_Distinguished_Service_Award
gptkb:American_Lung_Association's_Distinguished_Service_Award
gptkb:National_Association_of_Counties'_County_Leadership_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1939-09-12
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:committee gptkb:House_Energy_and_Commerce_Committee
gptkb:House_Oversight_and_Government_Reform_Committee
gptkb:California's_33rd_congressional_district
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Waxman
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Henry_Waxman%2C_official_portrait%2C_113th_Congress.jpg/220px-Henry_Waxman%2C_official_portrait%2C_113th_Congress.jpg
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkb:Joe_Biden
gptkbp:knownFor Health care reform
Environmental legislation
Consumer protection legislation
Tobacco control legislation
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Jewish_American
gptkbp:nickname Henry
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Waxman-Markey_Act
Affordable Care Act
gptkbp:occupation Attorney
gptkbp:office U.S._Representative
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Esther_Waxman
gptkb:Morris_Waxman
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1975
2015
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_J._McFall
gptkbp:religion Judaism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Janet_Waxman
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ted_Lieu
gptkbp:termEnd 2015-01-03
gptkbp:termStart 1975-01-03
gptkbp:website http://waxman.house.gov