• 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
09/10/2007 H.Res.646 Celebrating the 220th Anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America, and for other purposes.
09/19/2007 H.R.3096 Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2007 Passed Yea
09/18/2007 H.Con.Res.213 Celebrating the outstanding contributions of California's wine industry to the State, the Nation and winemaking as a whole and supporting the goals and ideals of "California Wine Month".
09/17/2007 H.Res.639 Commending the actions of the Government of Germany and its cooperation with United States intelligence agencies in preventing a large-scale terrorist attack against locations in Germany, including sites frequented by Americans.
09/17/2007 H.Res.497 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release from custody the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and should refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people, and for other purposes.
09/05/2007 H.Res.575 Commending the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for their continued committment to holding elections and broadening political participation, and for other purposes.
09/05/2007 H.Res.508 Recognizing the strong security alliance between the Government of Japan and the United States and expressing appreciation to Japan for its role in enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its efforts in the global war against terrorism. Passed Yea
09/05/2007 H.R.23 Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007
08/24/2007 H.R.3245 To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range.
08/10/2007 H.R.3053 Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2007
08/10/2007 H.Res.499 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Administration should rigorously enforce the laws of the United States to substantially reduce illegal immigration and greatly improve border security.
08/09/2007 H.R.1384 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 118 Minner Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Buck Owens Post Office".
08/08/2007 H.Res.541 Recognizing the Marines of Company M (or "Mike Company") of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division on the occasion of their 25th Annual Reunion.
08/04/2007 H.Res.628 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should take immediate action to boycott the Summer Olympic Games of 2008 in Beijing, China.
08/03/2007 H.R.3358 Renewing Our Commitment to Safe and Clean Power Act
08/03/2007 H.Con.Res.202 Noting the absence of human rights as a topic of discussion in the U.S.-Saudi Strategic Dialogue between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and urging the President to include this subject in working level discussions with Saudi counterparts.
08/03/2007 H.R.2750 NASA 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act Passed Yea
08/03/2007 H.Con.Res.136 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding high level visits to the United States by democratically-elected officials of Taiwan.
08/01/2007 H.J.Res.44 Joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
08/01/2007 H.R.1175 To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to increase the ceiling on the Federal share of the costs of phase I of the Orange County, California, Regional Water Reclamation Project.
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