• LOEBSACK, DAVID WAYNE
Experience: House: District 2, 2007-Present
Home State: Iowa
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,184,954Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: David 'Dave' W. Loebsack
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Terry; 4 Children: Jennifer, Sarah, Marcos, Madeleine
    Birth Date: 12/23/1952
    Birth Place: Sioux City, IA
    Home City: Iowa City, IA
    Religion: Methodist

Education

    PhD, Political Science, University of California, Davis, 1985
    MA, Political Science, Iowa State University, 1976
    BS, Political Science, Iowa State University, 1974

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2006-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Energy and Commerce, Member
    Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Center Aisle Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues
    Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
    Member, Congressional Military Families Caucus
    Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children’s Caucus
    Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
    Member, House Manufacturing Caucus
    Army National Guard Vice Chair, National Guard and Reserve Component Caucus
    Co-Chair, Rural Education Caucus

Professional Experience

    Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Cornell College, 1982-present
    Coordinator, Linn County, Howard Dean Presidential Campaign
    Former Chair, Political Science Department, Cornell College
    Local Leader, Bill Bradley Presidential Campaign, 2000

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, American Federation of Teachers
    Former Member, American Political Science Association
    Former Member, Brazilian Studies Association
    Member, Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau
    Former President, Iowa Conference of Political Scientists
    Former Member, Latin American Studies Association
    Board Member, United Nations America, Iowa
    Board Member, Iowa Civil Liberties, 2002-2005
    Chair, Linn Phoenix Club, 2002-2005

Additional Information

Awards:

    Enlisted Association of the National Guard's G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Eagle Award (2011)
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 86
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
11/16/2015 H.R.3369 RURAL Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2378 Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2015 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
11/05/2015 H.Res.521 Expressing support for designation of the week beginning on November 9, 2015, as "National School Psychology Week". 11/05/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
03/27/2015 H.R.1707 Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2015 03/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/27/2015 H.Res.183 Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 13, 2015, through April 17, 2015, as National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Awareness Week. 03/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/03/2015 H.R.688 Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act 02/03/2015 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
07/08/2014 H.Res.659 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the Committee on Ethics from waiving any requirement that Members, officers, and employees of the House include information on reimbursements for travel in the financial disclosure reports such individuals are required to file under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. 07/08/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
04/01/2014 H.R.4051 REFUEL Act 04/01/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
03/27/2014 H.Res.526 Recognizing the important work of the Meals On Wheels Association of America and its member programs throughout the country in addressing senior hunger and improving the quality of life for millions of our nation's seniors each year. 03/27/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
12/10/2013 H.R.3692 Schools of the Future Act 12/10/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
11/12/2013 H.Res.406 Expressing support for designation of the week beginning on November 11, 2013, as National School Psychology Week. 11/12/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
09/24/2013 H.R.3034 National Flood Research and Education Center Act 09/24/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.2268 Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.2184 WE CARE Act 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
07/08/2013 H.R.1940 Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2013 07/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
06/25/2013 H.R.2498 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 06/25/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.  (All Actions)
04/23/2013 H.R.919 SECTORS Act of 2013 04/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
02/14/2013 H.Res.71 Opposing the International Olympic Committee's decision to eliminate wrestling from the Summer Olympic Games beginning in 2020. 02/14/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/23/2013 H.R.398 Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act 01/23/2013 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
09/26/2012 H.R.5732 Schools of the Future Act 09/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
Total: 2259
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/13/2017 H.R.627 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/18/2017 H.R.1222 Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.2479 To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.2475 To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/12/2017 H.Res.320 Expressing support for the designation of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month".
05/04/2017 H.R.2383 American Renewable Fuel and Job Creation Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2311 Express Appeals Act
05/03/2017 H.Res.312 Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing the Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being.
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.Con.Res.52 Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.
04/28/2017 H.Res.295 Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2017, through May 6, 2017, as "National Small Business Week" to honor the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States.
04/28/2017 H.Res.277 Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as National Stress Awareness Month.
04/26/2017 H.R.2153 Congressional Pay for Performance Act of 2017
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