• 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
01/05/2016 H.R.4300 Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 01/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.  (All Actions)
12/18/2015 H.R.2693 To designate the arboretum at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, as the "Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum". 12/18/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-103. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/09/2015 H.R.4198 Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act 12/09/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
11/19/2015 H.R.4094 Universal Savings Account Act 11/19/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.4006 Statutes at Large Modernization Act 11/16/2015 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
10/22/2015 H.R.3804 Cost Estimates Reform Act of 2015 10/22/2015 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
09/18/2015 H.R.3567 HMDA Repeal Act of 2015 09/18/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
08/05/2015 H.Res.377 Recognizing "National Atomic Veterans Day" on July 16. 08/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/23/2015 H.R.3199 To prohibit statutory sanctions relief by the United States with respect to Iran unless the Senate provides its advice and consent to ratification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. 07/23/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/01/2015 H.J.Res.55 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 06/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
Total: 338
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/08/2017 H.R.2832 To help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.Con.Res.33 Designating the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the National George C. Marshall Museum and Library.
05/19/2017 H.R.2552 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
05/10/2017 H.J.Res.36 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation". Passed Yea
05/04/2017 H.R.2192 To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff. Passed Yea
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2310 Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
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.
04/27/2017 H.Res.288 Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2017, through May 6, 2017, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.
04/27/2017 H.R.613 Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection 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
04/12/2017 H.R.1777 To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes.
04/06/2017 H.R.1999 Federal Budget Accountability Act
04/03/2017 H.R.1861 Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
04/03/2017 H.Res.245 Expressing support for designation of April 23 as "Barbara Johns Day" to highlight the important role Ms. Barbara Rose Johns (Powell) played in the Civil Rights Movement, in Brown v. Board of Education and the desegregation of schools, and her role in the history of the United States and the lives of United States citizens.
04/03/2017 H.Res.92 Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
03/31/2017 H.R.1847 PAST Act
03/31/2017 H.R.1525 Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/28/2017 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
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