• ROUZER, DAVID CHESTON MR.
Experience: House: District 7, 2015-Present
Home State: North Carolina
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,097,863Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: David Rouzer
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 02/16/1972
    Birth Place: Landstuhl, Germany
    Home City: Benson, NC
    Religion: Christian

Education

    Bachelors, Chemistry, North Carolina State University
    Graduated, Institutes on Business and Government Affairs and American Economic and Political Systems, Fund for American Studies
    Bachelors, Agriculture Business Management/Agricultural Economics, North Carolina State University, 1994

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 7, 2014-present
    Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 12, 2009-2012
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 7, 2012
    Candidate, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, 2000

Current Legislative Committees

    Agriculture, Member
    Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Member
    Subcommittee on Nutrition, Member
    Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member
    Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Professional Experience

    Owner, The Rouzer Company, present
    Owner/Operator, Warehouse Distribution, present
    Associate Administrator/Rural Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture, 2005-2006
    Senior Policy Adviser, Senator Elizabeth Dole, 2003-2005
    Assistant to the Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2001-2002
    Senior Policy Adviser, Senator Jesse Helms, 2001-2002
    Legislative Assistant, Senator Jesse Helms, 1996-2000

Additional Information

Awards:

President's Award, North Carolina Farm Bureau; President's Award, North Carolina Turfgrass Council; Legislator of the Year, North Carolina Green Industry Council; Tobacco Great Inductee, North Carolina State University

General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

No Opinion
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Oppose
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

No Opinion
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 17
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/11/2017 H.R.2420 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax preferred savings accounts for individuals under age 26, and for other purposes. 05/11/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/11/2017 H.R.2419 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pays non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers for hospital care or medical services furnished to veterans pursuant to the laws administered by the Secretary. 05/11/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/04/2017 H.R.2179 Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act 05/04/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.  (All Actions)
03/31/2017 H.Res.232 Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2017, as National Lineman Appreciation Day. 03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.R.1721 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", and for other purposes. 03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/10/2017 H.R.1510 States' Education Reclamation Act of 2017 03/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.694 Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans Act 01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
12/16/2016 H.R.5015 Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 12/16/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-292. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
10/07/2016 H.R.5883 Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016 10/07/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-237. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
04/25/2016 H.R.1206 No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act 04/25/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 434.  (All Actions)
12/04/2015 H.R.3914 Half-Staff for Homeland Heroes Act 12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
08/18/2015 H.R.2599 Don't Ignore the Will of the American People Act 08/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.  (All Actions)
07/17/2015 H.R.3047 Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act 07/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.  (All Actions)
05/12/2015 H.R.2281 States' Education Reclamation Act of 2015 05/12/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/30/2015 H.R.2183 To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to consider Brunswick County, North Carolina, to be part of the same metropolitan statistical area as Wilmington, North Carolina. 04/30/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
04/24/2015 H.R.1986 Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans 04/24/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
04/07/2015 H.R.1512 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", and for other purposes. 04/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
Total: 441
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/01/2015 H.R.2058 FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015
04/29/2015 H.R.2077 To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from increasing minimum financial responsibility requirements established by Congress for motor carriers of passengers, and for other purposes.
04/29/2015 H.R.1234 Medical Freedom Act of 2015
04/29/2015 H.R.881 Bringing Awareness and Knowledge to Exempt Schools Against Legislative Encroachment Act
04/29/2015 H.R.612 National Right-to-Work Act
04/29/2015 H.R.524 Local Control of Education Act
04/29/2015 H.R.465 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2015
04/24/2015 H.R.596 To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes. Failed No
04/23/2015 H.R.1195 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act Passed Yea
04/22/2015 H.R.1928 Empowering Parents to Invest in Choice Act of 2015
04/21/2015 H.R.1784 MEND Act
04/17/2015 H.R.1844 Military Corridor Transportation Improvement Act of 2015
04/15/2015 H.Res.202 Congratulating the 2015 national champions, the Duke University Blue Devils, for their win in the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
04/07/2015 H.R.1559 Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act of 2015
03/31/2015 H.R.1365 Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act
03/31/2015 H.R.1180 Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2015
03/31/2015 H.R.1120 To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.
03/30/2015 H.R.270 Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015
03/30/2015 H.R.169 Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015
03/27/2015 H.R.1711 Federal Transit Modernization Act of 2015
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