• 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
11/18/2010 H.R.6444 No Health Care Subsidies for Illegal Aliens Act of 2010 11/18/2010 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
06/23/2010 H.R.5587 To establish a United States Commission on Planetary Defense, and for other purposes. 06/23/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.  (All Actions)
06/15/2010 H.Res.1197 Expressing support for democracy in Honduras and restoring normal relations between Honduras and the United States. 06/15/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.  (All Actions)
05/19/2010 H.Res.873 Calling for the establishment of a United States Consulate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq along with similar efforts in other areas of Iraq. 05/19/2010 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
10/01/2009 H.Res.794 Calling for a runoff election in Afghanistan between the two top finishers. 10/01/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/12/2009 H.J.Res.53 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to Congressional succession. 06/12/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
06/12/2009 H.R.665 District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration Act of 2009 06/12/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)
05/06/2009 H.R.2287 No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2009 05/06/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/06/2009 H.R.2286 Social Security Exemption Relief Act of 2009 05/06/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/19/2009 H.R.1656 Assisted Institution Bonus Repayment Act of 2009 03/19/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
02/10/2009 H.R.964 Emergency Solar Power Permit Act 02/10/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
01/26/2009 H.R.692 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock. 01/26/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/19/2008 H.R.7292 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock. 11/19/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/29/2008 H.R.6645 Filipino Veterans Assistance Act of 2008 07/29/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/16/2008 H.R.6527 Emergency Solar Power Permit Act 07/16/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
06/26/2008 H.R.6419 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock. 06/26/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/17/2008 H.Res.1123 Calling on the President of the United States not to commit the United States to any status of forces agreement or any other bilateral agreement with the Republic of Iraq that involves the continued presence of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq unless the agreement includes a provision under which the Republic of Iraq agrees to reimburse the United States for all costs incurred by the United States related to the presence of United States Armed Forces in Iraq after the effective date of the agreement. 04/17/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/14/2008 H.Res.1004 Expressing sincere congratulations to the United States Navy and the Department of Defense for successfully intercepting the disabled National Reconnaissance Office satellite, NROL-21, on February 20, 2008. 03/14/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.  (All Actions)
02/07/2008 H.R.5310 Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2008 02/07/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/28/2008 H.R.4917 NEO Preparedness Act 01/28/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.  (All Actions)
Total: 3701
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
04/03/2017 H.R.1861 Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
06/14/2017 H.R.381 To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/12/2017 H.R.2887 To regulate certain State impositions on interstate commerce.
06/12/2017 H.R.1654 Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2809 American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2017
05/22/2017 H.R.115 Thin Blue Line Act Passed Yea
05/18/2017 H.R.1872 Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017
05/11/2017 H.R.2415 Everglades FIRST Act
05/04/2017 H.R.2358 Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act
04/28/2017 H.R.2254 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building".
04/27/2017 H.R.2215 SAFE Act of 2017
04/27/2017 H.R.613 Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
04/26/2017 H.R.2170 Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017
04/25/2017 H.R.1159 United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act
04/25/2017 H.R.431 Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017
04/25/2017 H.R.312 Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017
04/18/2017 H.R.353 Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/06/2017 H.R.1988 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Merle Haggard Post Office Building".
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
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