• ROHRABACHER, DANA
Experience: House: District 48, 1989-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $724,175Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Dana T. Rohrabacher
    Gender: ale
    Family: Wife: Rhonda; 3 Children: Annika, Tristen, Christian
    Birth Date: 06/21/1947
    Birth Place: Coronado, CA
    Home City: Costa Mesa, CA
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    MA, American Studies, University of Southern California, 1975
    BA, History, Long Beach State College, 1969
    Attended, Los Angeles Harbor College, 1965-1967

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 48, 1988-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Foreign Affairs, Member
    Science, Space, and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy, Member
    Subcommittee on Environment, Member
    Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats, Chair
    Subcommittee on Space, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Former Co-Chair, House Scouting Caucus
    Chair, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, 1997-2005

Professional Experience

    Former Reporter, City News Service, Radio News West
    Former Editorial Writer, Orange County Register
    Special Assistant, President Ronald Reagan, 1981-1988
    Speechwriter, President Ronald Reagan, 1981-1988
    Assistant Press Secretary, Bush Committee, 1980
    Assistant Press Secretary, Reagan Committee, 1980

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 259
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/18/2017 H.Res.316 Celebrating the success of the Marshall Plan in fostering peace and prosperity in the seven decades since its conception and affirming the continued relevance of the Marshall Plan for the United States and its global allies and the values for which it stood. 05/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.  (All Actions)
03/29/2017 H.R.1792 Expanding Employee Ownership Act of 2017 03/29/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.Res.113 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should continue to authorize cash flow financing to Egypt and expand other areas of cooperation. 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.975 Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.565 Save Christians from Genocide Act 01/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.4752 Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act of 2016 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 H.R.2263 Office of Space Commerce Act 09/28/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 620.  (All Actions)
05/12/2016 H.R.4233 To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for other purposes. 05/12/2016 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
02/25/2016 H.J.Res.82 Relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Pakistan of F-16 Block 52 aircraft. 02/25/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/12/2016 H.R.4577 Expanding Employee Ownership Act of 2016 02/12/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/12/2016 H.Res.574 Calling for a restoration of civil government in Thailand established by fair, free, democratic, and open elections and expressing solidarity with the people of Thailand in their desire for democracy. 02/12/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.  (All Actions)
02/12/2016 H.Res.563 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the Republic of Belarus should establish full diplomatic relations. 02/12/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.  (All Actions)
12/04/2015 H.R.4017 Save Christians from Genocide Act 12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
12/04/2015 H.R.3942 Save Christians from Genocide Act 12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
11/23/2015 H.R.3439 To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide for the inclusion of the names of certain members of the Armed Forces on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
11/03/2015 H.Res.459 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Christians in the Middle East are victims of genocide. 11/03/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
08/12/2015 H.R.3400 To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. 08/12/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
07/28/2015 H.R.3259 To grant authority to the President to detain non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in the United States and non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in certain other countries until all United States citizens held by the Government of Iran are released and returned to the United States, and for other purposes. 07/28/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/16/2015 H.R.2501 Citizens' Districts Preservation Act 06/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
06/16/2015 H.R.2484 Stop Birth Tourism Act of 2015 06/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
Total: 3701
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
10/09/1998 H.Con.Res.341 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the commitment made by the United States, in conjunction with South Korea and Japan, to arrange financing and construction of 2 nuclear reactors for North Korea, and to provide fuel oil and other assistance to North Korea, should be suspended until North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat to the peace and security of Northeast Asia or the United States.
10/09/1998 H.Con.Res.340 Expressing the sense of the Congress that Iraq is in unacceptable and material breach of its international obligations, that the United States should insist on the removal, destruction, or otherwise rendering harmless of Iraq's programs for biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, and that the United States should fully support the right of inspectors with the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq to unfettered and unannounced inspections of suspected weapons facilities.
10/08/1998 H.Con.Res.345 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should reassert the traditional opposition of the United States to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State.
10/08/1998 H.Con.Res.343 Expressing the opposition of Congress to any deployment of United States ground forces in Kosovo, a province in southern Serbia, for peacemaking or peacekeeping purposes.
10/08/1998 H.R.2348 To redesignate the Federal building located at 701 South Santa Fe Avenue in Compton, California, and known as the Compton Main Post Office, as the "Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building". Passed Not Voting
10/06/1998 H.Res.304 Directing the Committee on the Judiciary to undertake an inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach William Jefferson Clinton, the President of the United States.
09/28/1998 H.R.4545 Code of Conduct Arms Transfer Act of 1998
09/28/1998 H.R.1608 To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars.
09/25/1998 H.R.3506 To award a congressional gold medal to Gerald R. and Betty Ford.
09/24/1998 H.Con.Res.315 Expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the atrocities by Serbian police and military forces against Albanians in Kosova and urging that blocked assets of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) under control of the United States and other governments be used to compensate the Albanians in Kosova for losses suffered through Serbian police and military action. Passed Not Voting
09/16/1998 H.R.2191 National Debt Repayment Act of 1997
09/16/1998 H.R.857 Social Security Preservation Act of 1997
09/15/1998 H.R.4035 Drugs and Informed Consent Armed Forces Protection Act of 1998
09/15/1998 H.Res.381 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should renegotiate the extradition treaty with Mexico so that the possibility of capital punishment will not interfere with the timely extradition of criminal suspects from Mexico to the United States.
09/14/1998 H.Con.Res.304 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the culpability of Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, and for other purposes. Passed Not Voting
09/11/1998 H.Res.532 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should personally reimburse the Federal Government for the costs incurred by the Office of Independent Counsel since January 26, 1998.
09/10/1998 H.R.4542 Tax Relief for Working Americans Act of 1998
09/09/1998 H.Res.459 Commemorating 50 years of relations between the United States and the Republic of Korea. Passed Not Voting
08/31/1998 H.R.3743 Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1998 Passed Not Voting
08/26/1998 H.R.4455 Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure Act
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