Howard Berman
Howard Berman | |
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 Official portrait, 2006 | |
| Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee | |
| In office February 11, 2008 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Lantos |
| Succeeded by | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Rousselot |
| Succeeded by | Brad Sherman (redistricted) |
| Constituency | 26th district (1983–2003) 28th district (2003–2013) |
| Majority Leader of the California State Assembly | |
| In office December 2, 1974 – December 1, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Jack R. Fenton |
| Succeeded by | Mike Roos |
| Member of the California State Assembly | |
| In office January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Charles J. Conrad |
| Succeeded by | Gray Davis |
| Constituency | 57th district (1973–1974) 43rd district (1974–1982) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Howard Lawrence Berman April 15, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Janis Berman |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA, LLB) |
Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15, 1941) is an American attorney and retired Democratic Party politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1983 to 2013. His district, which was modified twice in decennial redistricting, encompassed the Hollywood Hills and parts of the San Fernando Valley.
He was a classmate and longtime political ally of fellow representative Henry Waxman of western Los Angeles, whom he met at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2012, Berman was defeated for re-election by fellow Democratic incumbent Brad Sherman after their districts were combined in redistricting.