• BRAT, DAVID ALAN MR.
Experience: House: District 7, 2014-Present
Home State: Virginia
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $932,481Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: David 'Dave' Brat
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Laura; 2 Children: Jonathan, Sophia
    Home City: Henrico, VA

Education

    BA, Business Administration, Hope College
    MDV, Princeton Theological Seminary
    PhD, Economics, American University

Political Experience

    Member, United States House of Representatives, 2014-Present

Current Legislative Committees

    Budget, Member
    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Small Business, Member
    Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, Member
    Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, Member
    Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Member

Professional Experience

    Director, BB&T Ethics Program, 2009-present
    Chair, Economics and Business Department, Randolph-Macon College, 2005-present
    Professor, Economics and Ethics, Randolph-Macon College, 1996-present
    Employee, Arthur Anderson & Company
    Former Economics Consultant, United States Army
    Special Assistant, Office of the Senator Walter Stosch, 2005-2011
    President, Virginia Association of Economists, 2005-2006

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Advisory Board, The Virginia Public Access Project, 2011-present
    Member, Board of Trustees, Virginia Municipal League/Virginia Association of Counties Pooled Other Post-Employment Benefits Trust (VACo/VML Pooled OPEB Trust), 2009-present
    Vice-Chair, Great Aspirations Scholarship Program, Incorporated, 2008-present
    Member, Richmond Metropolitan Authority Board, 2008-present
    Member, Henrico Republican Party
    Member, Joint Advisory Board of Economists
    Member, Saint Mary’s Catholic Church
    Member, Virginia Board of Accountancy
Total: 1
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

No Opinion
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
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

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 30
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/08/2017 H.R.2835 To amend the Small Business Act to waive the guarantee fee for loans of not more than $150,000 provided to veterans and spouses of veterans under the Export Working Capital, International Trade, and Export Express programs. 06/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
05/02/2017 H.R.2157 OCEAN Act 05/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.  (All Actions)
04/25/2017 H.R.2125 BASIC Act 04/25/2017 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
03/28/2017 H.R.1753 Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2017 03/28/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.  (All Actions)
03/28/2017 H.R.1752 Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act 03/28/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.  (All Actions)
03/27/2017 H.R.1729 Statutes at Large Modernization Act 03/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1597 The Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act 03/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
03/10/2017 H.Res.190 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Lake of the Woods Association of Orange County, Virginia. 03/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
02/08/2017 H.R.591 USCIS Act 02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
02/07/2017 H.R.937 Universal Savings Account Act 02/07/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/04/2017 H.R.247 Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 01/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/16/2016 H.R.5032 To allow certain property in the town of Louisa, Virginia, to be used for purposes related to compliance with water quality standards, and for other purposes. 11/16/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 650.  (All Actions)
08/11/2016 H.R.5826 Detain and Deport Act 08/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
08/11/2016 H.R.5825 Illegal Alien Capture Notification Act 08/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
08/11/2016 H.R.5824 Religious FIRE Act 08/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
08/02/2016 H.R.5823 Naming the Enemy Within Homeland Security Act 08/02/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.  (All Actions)
05/25/2016 H.R.5324 Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2016 05/25/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/27/2016 H.Res.707 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Appropriations to maintain proposed and historical budget authority and outlays for each category of spending. 04/27/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
04/21/2016 H.Res.698 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Appropriations to maintain proposed and historical budget authority and outlays for each category of spending. 04/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
04/01/2016 H.R.4791 USCIS Act 04/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
Total: 338
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
07/27/2016 H.R.5759 Readable Legislation Act of 2016
07/22/2016 H.Con.Res.148 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States protects the individual right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense and that the Second Amendment right is fully applicable to the States.
07/20/2016 H.R.5654 Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
07/15/2016 H.R.5646 Sarah's Law
07/14/2016 H.R.5904 Taxpayers Before Insurers Act
07/14/2016 H.R.5876 Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act
07/14/2016 H.R.5119 No 2H2O from Iran Act Passed Yea
07/14/2016 H.R.4992 United States Financial System Protection Act of 2016 Passed Yea
07/14/2016 H.R.4901 SOAR Reauthorization Act Passed Aye
07/14/2016 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015
07/13/2016 H.R.4768 Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 Passed Aye
07/12/2016 H.Con.Res.138 Designating the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the National George C. Marshall Museum and Library.
07/11/2016 H.R.1270 Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act of 2016 Passed Yea
07/05/2016 H.R.5621 To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during WWII.
07/05/2016 H.Con.Res.140 Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.
06/22/2016 H.J.Res.88 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary". Failed Yea
06/21/2016 H.R.5525 End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2016 Failed Yea
06/21/2016 H.R.5513 PROVE IT Act of 2016
06/21/2016 H.R.5499 Agency Accountability Act of 2016
06/16/2016 H.J.Res.95 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees.
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