• 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
07/23/2002 H.J.Res.101 Disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam. 07/23/2002 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/25/2002 H.R.4613 Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act 04/25/2002 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
12/19/2001 H.Con.Res.273 Reaffirming the special relationship between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines. 12/19/2001 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
12/10/2001 H.R.3440 To extend nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Afghanistan. 12/10/2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
08/06/2001 H.R.2474 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to specify that imprisonment for reentering the United States after removal subsequent to a conviction for a felony shall be under circumstances that stress strenuous work and sparse living conditions, if the alien is convicted of another felony after the reentry. 08/06/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
07/26/2001 H.J.Res.55 Disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam. 07/26/2001 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/19/2001 H.R.2475 Fair Disbursement of Offshore Oil Revenue Act of 2001 07/19/2001 Executive Comment Requested from Interior.  (All Actions)
07/19/2001 H.J.Res.50 Disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the People's Republic of China. 07/19/2001 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/16/2001 H.R.2504 Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2001 07/16/2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/16/2001 H.R.2415 To amend title 35, United States Code, to direct the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to adjust fees charged by the Office so that the fees collected in any fiscal year will equal, to the greatest extent practicable, the amount appropriated to the Office for that fiscal year. 07/16/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.  (All Actions)
06/28/2001 H.R.2416 Employee Ownership Act of 2001 06/28/2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/18/2001 H.R.2113 Secret Evidence Against Lawful Aliens Repeal Act of 2001 06/18/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
03/09/2001 H.R.894 To provide compensation for injury and property damages suffered by persons as a result of the bombing attack by the United States on August 20, 1998 in Khartoum, Sudan, and for other purposes. 03/09/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
03/09/2001 H.Res.81 To provide for the consideration by the United States Court of Claims of a bill for compensation, and for other purposes. 03/09/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
11/14/2000 H.R.5636 To provide compensation for injury and property damages suffered by persons as a result of the bombing attack by the United States on August 20, 1998 in Khartoum, Sudan, and for other purposes. 11/14/2000 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
11/14/2000 H.Res.668 To provide for the consideration by the United States Court of Claims of a bill for compensation, and for other purposes. 11/14/2000 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
11/01/2000 H.R.5535 Coastal Resources Enhancement and Restoration Act of 2000 11/01/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.  (All Actions)
11/01/2000 H.R.2607 Commercial Space Transportation Competitiveness Act of 2000 11/01/2000 Became Public Law No: 106-405. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
10/30/2000 H.R.1654 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2000 10/30/2000 Became Public Law No: 106-391. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
10/12/2000 H.R.5391 National Moment of Remembrance Act 10/12/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.  (All Actions)
Total: 3701
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
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
04/03/2017 H.R.1861 Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
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