• 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
05/08/1991 H.J.Res.248 Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
05/06/1991 H.R.1968 Consolidated Maternal and Child Health Services Act of 1991
05/06/1991 H.J.Res.120 To designate May 1991 as "National Physical Fitness and Sports Month".
05/03/1991 H.J.Res.103 Designating the second week in May 1991 as "National Tourism Week".
04/26/1991 H.J.Res.235 Designating May 15, 1991, as "Joe DiMaggio Day".
04/24/1991 H.R.2049 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the exclusion of immigrants infected with the HIV virus.
04/24/1991 H.J.Res.185 To designate May 27, 1991, as "National Hero Remembrance Day".
04/22/1991 H.R.1882 National Commemorative Events Advisory Act
04/22/1991 H.R.1408 Environmental Marketing Claims Act of 1991
04/19/1991 H.J.Res.220 Designating May 8, 1991, as "National Tax Freedom Day".
04/18/1991 H.J.Res.134 To designate the weeks of April 14-21, 1991 and May 3-10, 1992 as "Jewish Heritage Week".
04/16/1991 H.R.1546 To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to minimize the impact on State and local governments of unexpected provisions of legislation proposing the imposition of large unfunded costs on such governments, and for other purposes.
04/16/1991 H.R.640 Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act
04/16/1991 H.R.444 Independent Counsel Sunset Act of 1991
04/15/1991 H.R.1658 Operation Desert Storm Commemorative Coin Act
04/11/1991 H.R.1666 Outside Counsel Fee Limitation Act of 1991
04/10/1991 H.R.1696 First-Time Home Buyer's Act of 1991
04/01/1991 H.R.1468 To authorize and direct the General Accounting Office to audit the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Advisory Council, the Federal Open Market Committee, and Federal Reserve banks and their branches.
03/28/1991 H.J.Res.174 To express the sense of the House of Representatives in support of a National Victory Parade in Washington D.C. and Regional Parades throughout the rest of the United States.
03/26/1991 H.R.1575 Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act of 1991
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