Adam Schiff
Democrat Representative of California's 30th district
Representative
California, district 27
January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2003
Representative
California, district 29
January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2005
Representative
California, district 29
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
California, district 29
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
California, district 29
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
California, district 29
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
California, district 28
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
California, district 28
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
California, district 28
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
California, district 28
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
California, district 28
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
California, district 30
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
12
Congresses Served
12
House Terms
June 22, 1960 (64 years old)
Birthday
- American lawyer, author, and politician
- Served as a U.S. representative since 2001
- Former member of the California State Senate (1996-2000)
- Education includes a BA from Stanford University and a JD from Harvard Law School
- Worked as an assistant United States attorney, notably prosecuting Soviet spy Richard Miller in 1993
- Chaired the House Intelligence Committee from 2019 to 2023
- Served on the House Appropriations Committee and previously on the House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Lead impeachment manager in the first impeachment trial of President Donald Trump
- Candidate in the 2024 United States Senate elections in California
- Raised in a Jewish family with historical ties to the Holocaust
- Authored legislation related to transportation, including efforts to continue the Blue Line light rail extension to Pasadena, renamed the Gold Line
- Advocated for “tough on crime” measures during his tenure in the California State Senate
- Supported surveillance reforms and criticized the bulk collection of telephone metadata by the NSA
- Played a role in the investigation of the Benghazi attack and formed the Congressional Caucus for Freedom of the Press
- Supported the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen initially but later voted to end U.S. involvement
- Advocated for recognizing the Armenian genocide and has been a leading voice in Armenian-American issues
- Criticized for his stance and comments during the Trump-Russia collusion investigation
- Censured by the House of Representatives in 2023 for alleged “falsehoods, misrepresentations, and abuses of sensitive information”
- Called North Korea “one of the most brutal and despotic regimes in the world” and condemned the treatment of Otto Warmbier
- Supporter of Israel and criticized Representative Ilhan Omar’s comments as anti-Semitic smears
- Published a book titled “Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could”
- Participated in endurance challenges, including triathlons and marathons, and has written screenplays