LOEBSACK, DAVID WAYNE

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: 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%; Write a Review

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 Womens Issues

Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine

Member, Congressional Military Families Caucus

Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Childrens 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 Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 86

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/18/2017	H.R.2536	To provide for grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities.	05/18/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
05/05/2017	H.R.2337	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State Medicaid option to enhance administrative matching funds to support statewide behavioral health access program activities for children under 21 years of age, and for other purposes.	05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
05/05/2017	H.R.2336	Behavioral Health Care Integration Act of 2017	05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.2042	Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2017	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.Res.265	Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 24, 2017, through April 28, 2017, as National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Awareness Week.	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
04/06/2017	H.R.2041	New Jobs Training Act	04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/29/2017	H.R.1786	Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act	03/29/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1546	Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.R.874	Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act	02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
11/14/2016	H.Res.924	Expressing support for designation of the week beginning on November 14, 2016, as "National School Psychology Week".	11/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
10/19/2016	H.R.6153	To provide installation reutilization authority for arsenals, depots, and plants.	10/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (All Actions)
10/06/2016	H.R.6108	Never Again Act	10/06/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/30/2016	H.R.5516	National Flood Research and Education Center Act	09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5849	New Jobs Training Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
06/13/2016	H.R.5462	To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State Medicaid option to enhance administrative matching funds to support statewide behavioral health access program activities for children under 21 years of age, and for other purposes.	06/13/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
04/19/2016	H.Res.691	Expressing support for designation of the week of April 18, 2016, through April 22, 2016, as "National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Awareness Week".	04/19/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/22/2016	H.R.4673	REFUEL Act	03/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. (All Actions)
03/01/2016	H.Res.633	Recognizing the important work of Meals on Wheels America and senior nutrition programs throughout the Nation in addressing hunger and isolation and improving the health and quality of life for millions of our Nation's seniors each year.	03/01/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
01/15/2016	H.R.4388	Behavioral Health Care Integration Act of 2016	01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/15/2016	H.R.4261	For the relief of Max Villatoros.	01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)

Total: 2259

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
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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